CARLATA BRADLEY

Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) is 84 years old today.

Little Richard infused gospel tones with blues music during his performances
as a teenager. He performed for the first time onstage when he was fourteen
and released his first single "Tutti Frutti" in 1955.

Richard has stated that,”I’m still singing. I don’t perform like I used to, but I
have my singing voice, I walk around, I had hip surgery a while ago but I’m
healthy.”

Ed Danahue

Carlotta Bradley

Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) is 83 today.

Richard was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the
Songwriters Hall of Fame. He performed for the first time onstage
when he was fourteen years old.

Ed Donahue

NASA’s shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-107, January 16, 2003.

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Carlota Bradley

Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) is 82 years old today

"Tutti Frutti" (means "All Fruits" in Italian) is a song written by Little
Richard along with Dorothy LaBostrie. It was recorded in 1955 and
became his first major hit record.