Rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard dies

By By Kristin M. Hall
Updated May 10 2020 - 7:56am, first published 7:52am
US singer Little Richard has died at the age of 87, his son has confirmed to Rolling Stone magazine.
US singer Little Richard has died at the age of 87, his son has confirmed to Rolling Stone magazine.

Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock 'n' roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died. He was 87.

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