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Little Richard - Behind The Scenes with Billy Vera

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Pre-order Directly From My Heart: http://smarturl.it/DirectlyFromMyHeart Follow Little Richard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/little.richa... GRAMMY® Award winner Billy Vera shares his favorite Little Richard selections off Directly From My Heart: The Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years. Directly From My Heart: The Best of the Specialty & Vee-Jay Years is an all-new three-CD box set containing 64 songs that chronicle Little Richard’s career from 1956 to 1965. The collection contains Richard’s classics as well as B-sides and rarities. Also included is a 36-page illustrated booklet featuring a handful of rare photos and new liner notes by singer/songwriter/music historian Billy Vera.

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Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), better known by his stage name Little Richard, was an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Referred to as the "Architect of Rock and Roll", Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding backbeat and powerful raspy vocals, laid the foundation for rock...

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