Little Richard
by Abigail Ingoglia and Uriah Ginder
Early Life
- he was poor religious, and gay as a teenager
- he participated in a medicine show as a teenager
- born in Macon Georgia December 5th 1932
- he was poor,religious and gay
- he left home for music
- his father was murdered
Influences
- touring headliner for the Beatles-1963
- touring headliner for rolling stones-1963
- R&B bug influence
- toured with his band-tempo toppers
Time Period
- time period was 1950
- cold war was beginning
Their music
- started recording in 1951
- Tutti Frutti-1955-first hit
- long tall sally, slippin' and slidin', rip it up, ready teddy-1956
- Lucille, jenny jenny, keep a knockin'-1957
- good folly miss molly-1958
- bama lama bama loo-1964
- lyrics sung in a screaming manor
- wild piano playing
Interesting Facts
- most hits were in 1950
- quit music in 1957 to become a minister
- came back to music in 1960
- was put in the rock and roll hall of fame in 1986
- he's still alive
- he's 83