Little Richard, Flamboyant Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer, Dead at 87

By The Associated Press
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Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died Saturday. He was 87.
Published date: May 9, 2020 at 05:49PM
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