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Little Richard

1932 - 2020

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Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), better known by his stage name Little Richard, was an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the "Architect of Rock and Roll", Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding backbeat and powerful raspy vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll. Richard's innovative emotive vocalizations and uptempo rhythmic music played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Little Richard is the 149th most popular singer (up from 182nd in 2019), the 1,049th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,195th in 2019) and the 60th most popular American Singer.

Little Richard is most famous for his rock and roll music.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Little Richard ranks 149 out of 4,381. Before him are Paul Anka, Sandra, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Bing Crosby, Jenny Lind, and Grace Jones. After him are Chester Bennington, Thomas Anders, Carmen Miranda, Suzi Quatro, Enya, and Esma Redžepova.

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Among people born in 1932, Little Richard ranks 52. Before him are Pat Morita, Valentino, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Adolfo Suárez, V. S. Naipaul, and Algirdas Brazauskas. After him are Vladimir Ivashko, Vytautas Landsbergis, John Searle, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Ryszard Kapuściński, and Robert Mundell. Among people deceased in 2020, Little Richard ranks 38. Before him are John Lewis, Diana Rigg, John le Carré, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Arthur Ashkin, and Lee Teng-hui. After him are Juliette Gréco, Kenny Rogers, Dmitry Yazov, Michael Lonsdale, Luis Sepúlveda, and Jiří Menzel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Little Richard ranks 1,049 out of 20,380. Before him are John B. Calhoun (1917), Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909), Charles Koch (1935), Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), Charlie Sheen (1965), and Jesse Livermore (1877). After him are William T. G. Morton (1819), Arthur Kornberg (1918), Haldan Keffer Hartline (1903), Douglass North (1920), René Auberjonois (1940), and Chester Bennington (1976).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Little Richard ranks 60. Before him are Melanie (1947), Selena (1971), Art Garfunkel (1941), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), DMX (1970), and Bing Crosby (1903). After him are Chester Bennington (1976), Suzi Quatro (1950), Kris Kristofferson (1936), Tori Amos (1963), Kenny Rogers (1938), and Toni Braxton (1967).

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