Little Richard was a walking contradiction. Because of his religious upbringing, he couldn’t fully embrace rock ‘n’ roll, yet he gave us some of the most exciting recordings the world has ever heard. The third of 12 children from Macon, Georgia, Richard Penniman was the son of a church deacon who sold bootlegged moonshine and […]
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