Richard Wayne Penniman

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American musician human pianist rock and roll musician singer songwriter

Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, was a pioneering American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist whose flamboyant style and energetic performances helped shape the genre in the 1950s.

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Richard Wayne Penniman canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
rock and roll musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2013 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1947 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Architect of Rock and Roll ⓘ
The Innovator ⓘ
The Originator ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
causeOfDeath bone cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1932-12-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-05-09 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
genre funk ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
influenced Bob Dylan ⓘ
Elvis Presley ⓘ
James Brown ⓘ
Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
Mick Jagger ⓘ
Otis Redding ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
The Beatles ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
memberOf Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
movement rock and roll ⓘ
name Richard Wayne Penniman self-link ⓘ
notableAchievement pioneered rock and roll in the 1950s ⓘ
notableFeature energetic stage presence ⓘ
flamboyant performance style ⓘ
notableWork Good Golly, Miss Molly ⓘ
Long Tall Sally ⓘ
Lucille ⓘ
Rip It Up ⓘ
Tutti Frutti ⓘ
occupation pianist ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Macon, Georgia, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
stageName Little Richard ⓘ

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Little Richard → birthName → Richard Wayne Penniman ⓘ
Richard Wayne Penniman → name → Richard Wayne Penniman self-link ⓘ
Penniman → usedBy → Richard Wayne Penniman ⓘ
Penniman → birthName → Richard Wayne Penniman ⓘ
subject surface form: Little Richard
Penniman → hasNotableBearer → Richard Wayne Penniman ⓘ