Little Richard (1932?—)
Singer and pianist Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, is one of the most audacious, seminal, and hysterical performers of 1950s rock 'n' roll. With h...
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Little Richard (born 1932) inspired a generation of rockers with his frenzied rhythms and wildly energetic and outlandish stage persona.Little Richard is a rock and roll pioneer in every sense of the ...
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Comments about James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," who died on Christmas morning at the age of 73:___"What James Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip-hop, rap, all of that, is what Bach wa...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike
Turner, who rose to fame in the 1950s and became a star
performing with his ex-wife Tina Turner, has died at age 76,
said an official with the per...
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American musician (b. Sept. 9, 1946,
Houston, Texas
—d. June 6, 2006,
Scottsdale, Ariz.
), was the consummate sideman as a keyboard player, recording and touring with a Who's Who of popular...
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When London called, Joe Strummer made it his job to listen. As the lead singer of the Clash, Strummer, who died in 2002 at the age of 50, turned the city’s breathless cries into a siren song ...
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American singer, songwriter, arranger, and dancer (b. May 3, 1933,
Barnwell, S.C.
—d. Dec. 25, 2006,
Atlanta, Ga.
), was one of the most important and influential entertainers in 20th-centu...
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It's a different kind of People's Court than viewers may remember when Judge Wapner was presiding.This is China, where, as business booms and capitalism takes firm root, a new form of jurisprudence...
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Ike Turner's funeral was part memorial service, part rock concert. The nearly three-hour remembrance Friday at Greater Bethany Community Church City of Refuge in Gardena featured Turner's eight-pie...
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James Brown, the undeniable "Godfather of Soul," told friends from his hospital bed that he was looking forward to performing on New Year's Eve, even though he was ill with pneumonia. His heart gav...
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Little Richard (1932?—)
Little Richard
Quotes about the death of James Brown
