Little Richard

Little Richard is a well-known black soul artist in America! How would you characterize his status as one of the top ten African American musicians of the 1950s? He was the pioneer, emancipator, and architect of rock & roll. In the mid-1950s, "awop-bop-a-loo-mop-alop-bam-boom" exploded into the American consciousness once more..."awop-bop-a-loo-mop-alop-bam-boom"... He was responsible for laying the groundwork and establishing the rules for a new musical form: rock & roll." He was born in the Georgia town of Macon. Little Richard has a discography in addition to his colorful make-up and dramatic coiffed hair. To mention a few, there's "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," "Rip It Up," "Lucille," "Jenny Jenny," "Keep A Knockin'," "Good Golly Miss Molly," and "Ooh! "You are my soul."

Many organizations honored Richard. In 1986, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of its first class. In addition, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He received the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award. Richard received a Rhapsody & Rhythm Award from the National Museum of African American Music in 2015 for his key role in the formation of popular music genres and helping to bring an end to the racial divide on the music charts and in concert in the mid-1950s, significantly changing American culture.

Genres: Rock and roll, rhythm and blues, gospel, soul