Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman)
(December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020)
(AP) – Little Richard, the rock legend best known for the hits "Tutti Frutti"
and "Good Golly Miss Molly," has died.
Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of Little Richard’s, told The Associated
Press that Little Richard died Saturday morning. The musician’s son,
Danny Jones Penniman, also confirmed his death to Rolling Stone and
said the cause of death was related to bone cancer.
Little Richard was nicknamed "The Innovator, The
Originator, and The Architect of Rock and Roll".