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Little Richard Created the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix!

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From taking The Beatles on their first European tour in 1962 when they were making just $50 a week, to having James Brown as his backing singer and Jimi Hendrix as his guitarist for four years. Little Richard, the Architect of Rock and Roll sets the record straight about who really shaped the sound that changed music forever. This is rock history you've never heard before. #LittleRichard #TheBeatles #JimiHendrix

About Little Richard

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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