Little Richard

1. The Architect of Rock and Roll Little Richard

2. Richard Wayne Penniman was born on December 5, 1932, in Macon, Georgia. He has not died yet. Birth/Death

3. Little Richard typically was a solo artist but occasionally had other famous people work with him such as Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Cochran, and Gene Vincent. Members of the group

4. Richard grew up on a dirt street in an impoverished section of Macon, Georgia. Music was all around him. He sang gospel with the Penniman Singers and Tiny Tots Quartet as a child. Esquerita Bill Wright Musical Influence

5. 1951-won a talent competition that led to a contract with RCA Victor. Then he recorded 2 singles. Early records

6. “Little Richard’s Boogie” “Tutti Frutti” “Freedom Blues” He also performed at Bill Clinton’s inauguration. Important Recordings/Performances

7. Little Richard played a type of music that was a mixture of blues and early rock and roll. Type of music

8. Other than singing Little Richard played piano in most of his music. Instruments/singing

9. Civil Rights movement. Korean War was starting. 1972-Terrorists attacked Olympic Games 1973-U.S. leaves Vietnam 1985-Wreck of Titanic found U.S. History at the Time

10. http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1980timeline.htmhttp://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1980timeline.htm http://www.history-of-rock.com/richard.htm Bibliography