2020 Deaths R I P Little Richard flamboyant father of rock n roll

We look back on the life of Little Richard the flamboyant father of rock n roll who died May 9 2020 at the age of 87 His songs like Tutti Frutti Long Tall Sally and Good Golly Miss Molly changed the world creating the template for rock music and inspiring a generation of musicians around the world His high-energy performances elaborate stage costumes and androgynous sexuality was rare in the 1950s but helped chart the course for the massive cultural changes of the coming decades Kirk Douglas part of the last generation of classic Hollywood Stars Physically athletic and emotionally intense he was an iconic star of dramas and action movies like Spartacus and the Bad and the Beautiful A serious student of acting he passed his love of the arts and storytelling to his sons who followed in his footsteps to become actors and producers

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