Bing Search

Little Richard

Little Richard on stage at the Olympic Music Hall © Pierre Fournier/Corbis Sygma
Born: Dec 5, 1932 in St. Louis, MO
User rating: 
304 Ratings
Rate this artist:
Genre: Pop/Rock, R&B, Folk
Biography: One of the original rock & roll greats, Little Richard merged the fire of gospel with New Orleans R&B, pounding the piano and wailing with gleeful abandon. While numerous other R&B greats of the early '50s had been moving in a similar direction, none of them matched the sheer electricity of Richard's ...Read full biography
Little Richard Is Back [Remastered]
Released: 1965
Label: P-Vine Records
Critics' Rating:
Little Richard [1958]
Released: 1958
Label: Timeless Treasures
Critics' Rating:
Like his debut album, Here's Little Richard, Little Richard's self-titled second album was, in essence, a compilation record rather than a newly recorded LP. Among its 12 selections were nine songs that ...Read full review
Celeb birthdays for the week of May 13-19
May 9, 9:02 PM EST
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 13-19