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They shoulda called me Little Cocaine, I was sniffing so much of the stuff! My nose got big enough to back a diesel truck in, unload it, and drive it right out again.
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I am the architect of rock and roll! I am the originator!
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A lot of songs I sang to crowds first to watch their reaction. That's how I knew they'd hit.
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The average person, when they see a black man, they would say "Man, he got soul cos' his color." But I disagree with that. I think that God would be a very selfish God if He gave all the soul to one race. He lets his rain fall on the red flowers, the green flowers, the blue flowers; the good, the bad, no races, so He lets His blessings fall on all races. So I think that there are types of souls, like there are different types of cars. But they're all cars. You know, I think that, when a white guy sing[s], if he have soul, that don't mean that he had to copy no negro to get it. I believe if he feels, when one sings from the heart and it reaches another heart, that's soul.
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I came from a family where my people didn't like rhythm and blues. Bing Crosby - "Pennies from Heaven" - Ella Fitzgerald, was all I heard.
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Well, you know I used to play piano for the church. You know that spiritual, 'Give Me that Old Time Religion', most churches just say, [sings] "Give me that old time religion" but I did, [sings] "Give me that old time, talkin' 'bout religion," you know I put that little thing in it you know, I always did have that thing but I didn't know what to do with the thing I had. So the style has always been with me... I always had my little thing I wanted to let the world hear, you know.
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I'm gonna rock it up!
I'm gonna shake it up!
I'm gonna ball it up!
I'm gonna Rip it Up!
Rip It Up (1956)
Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed.
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There are periods in history when change is necessary, and other periods when it is better to keep everything for the time as it is. The art of life is to be in the rhythm of your age.
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Born:
December 5, 1932
Died:
May 9, 2020
(aged 87)
Bio:
Richard Wayne Penniman, known by his stage name, Little Richard, was an American musician, singer and songwriter.
Known for:
Don't Knock the Rock (1956)
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Mister Rock and Roll (1957)
Celebrity Duets (2006)
The Pickle (1993)
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