Little Richard

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human pianist recording artist rock and roll musician singer songwriter

Little Richard was a pioneering American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist whose flamboyant performance style and hit songs like "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally" helped shape the genre’s early sound.

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → pianist → recording artist → rock and roll musician → singer → songwriter →
activeYearsStart	1950 →
awardReceived	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award →
birthName	Richard Wayne Penniman →
burialPlace	Oakwood University Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama, United States →
causeOfDeath	bone cancer →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1932-12-05 →
dateOfDeath	2020-05-09 →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Penniman →
gender	male →
genre	gospel music → rhythm and blues → rock and roll →
givenName	Richard →
honorificNickname	The Architect of Rock and Roll → The Innovator → The Originator →
influenced	Elvis Presley → James Brown → Jimi Hendrix → Mick Jagger → Otis Redding → Paul McCartney → Prince → The Beatles →
instrument	piano → vocals →
knownFor	flamboyant performance style → pioneering rock and roll sound → shouting vocal style →
memberOf	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame → Songwriters Hall of Fame →
nickname	Little Richard →
notableWork	Good Golly, Miss Molly → Long Tall Sally → Lucille → Ready Teddy → Rip It Up → Slippin' and Slidin' → Tutti Frutti →
occupation	musician → pianist → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Macon, Georgia, United States →
placeOfDeath	Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States →
recordLabel	Okeh Records → Reprise Records NERFINISHED → Specialty Records → Vee-Jay Records →
religion	Baptist → Christianity →
sexualOrientation	gay →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jimi Hendrix →	associatedAct
Macon, Georgia, United States →	birthplaceOf
Elton John →	influencedBy
Little Richard →	nickname
Down and Out in Beverly Hills →	starring