ロックンロールの創始者の一人、リトル・リチャード(Little Richard)が死去。87歳でした。 https://t.co/fkAefJOkcl
— amass (@amass_jp) May 9, 2020
Little Richard, one of rock's founding fathers who set the template that generations of musicians would follow, has died at 87 https://t.co/nwu9qMA9wf
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) May 9, 2020
"John was floored by Paul’s uncanny ability to mimic that screaming and hollering Little Richard voice. Everyone was amazed by it. Ian James says that Paul would often break into it without warning, as if Little Richard was trapped inside and occasionally surfaced for air." pic.twitter.com/kqeKJtMDwE
— Mark Lewisohn (@marklewisohn) May 9, 2020
Rest In Peace To One Of The True Creators Of Rock And Roll. This Is The Commercial I Directed With Little Richard And Michael Jordan, 1991. pic.twitter.com/51bEV1eYKB
— Spike Lee (@SpikeLeeJoint) May 9, 2020
Rock legend, Little Richard, has died at the age of 87 years old.
Rock music as we know it would not be without Little Richard’s influence. The barrier-breaking legend laid the blueprint for acts like The Beatles + Elvis. We send love to his family & friends. pic.twitter.com/HqNOApgaCq
— Def Pen (@defpen) May 9, 2020
Little Richard, the screaming, preening, scene-stealing wild man of early rock 'n' roll with hits like "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally," has died at 87, his former agent Dick Alen confirmed. https://t.co/VcilJ2qAwC pic.twitter.com/raIrr4dMBp
— CNN (@CNN) May 9, 2020
Little Richard (1932-2020) consenting to pose with obscure opening act in Hamburg, 1962: pic.twitter.com/HRFyE3knJE
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) May 9, 2020
Always remember to say thanks…RIP Little Richard. Thank you for giving us such FUN music for life’s journey! https://t.co/DO4Fl3BtDb
— TJFozzie (@TJFozzie) May 9, 2020
As a kid in central Georgia, I was excited to learn in my rock music class that the giant Little Richard was born in nearby Macon. #RIPLegend #riplittlerichard
Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87 https://t.co/cdu6BLoJ2s
— Lisa D. Cook (@drlisadcook) May 9, 2020
There can be no serious debate about the greatest lyrics in rock and roll history. They are:
A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom!
Gonna have Little Richard on all day long. https://t.co/1sRFo2Xz9B— Joe Hill (@joe_hill) May 9, 2020
Preminuo Little Richard.https://t.co/RwmSQ0de5q
— DJ_CallMeTheFixer (@CallMeTheFixer) May 9, 2020
RIP Little Richard. One of the pioneers or Rock N Roll. This guy never really got his flowers but you know his style and music influenced everyone from Parliament to Prince. And there’s no way Hip Hop exists with out him taking rock music to the next level. Rest in Power. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/JGjkjZL1Zt
— Mattie Wavy (@2bitmatthews93) May 9, 2020
The death of rock & roll pioneer Little Richard leaves the inconsolable 77 year old Paul McCartney without a vocal coach. pic.twitter.com/EevR2OQS5g
— Belarus News (Eng.) (@BelarusMiniInfo) May 9, 2020
Little Richard came up with the famed chorus in “Tutti Frutti” — “a wop bob alu bob a wop bam boom” — while he was washing dishes. He also wrote “Long Tall Sally” and “Good Golly Miss Molly” while working that same job. He died Saturday. 87 years old. https://t.co/HOQZdcD84V
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) May 9, 2020
RIP to the creator and the only King of Rock and Roll, Little Richard. 📌
Without Richard there is no Rock and Roll, fact check it. 💡 pic.twitter.com/krk5tGJfCB
— LJ (@fortunatelyljm) May 9, 2020
R.I.P. Little Richard.
You will be sadly missed. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/sOO9UAL6bp— 🤘🏻This Day In Metal 🤘🏻 (@thisdayinmetal0) May 9, 2020
【訃報】ロックン・ロールの草分けの一人、リトル・リチャードが87歳で逝去#littlerichardhttps://t.co/cH6cmxvMe5 pic.twitter.com/ePwkPY9WN2
— uDiscoverJP:音楽サイト (@uDiscoverJP) May 9, 2020
omg little richard 😭
— superstar (@kyiamari) May 9, 2020
James Brown got his big break as a Little Richard impersonator. Hendrix got his start playing guitar in Little Richard’s band. The Beatles formed around his work. Bob Dylan and Freddie Mercury began with his music. It’s impossible to overstate Little Richard’s influence.
— Anil Dash 😷 (@anildash) May 9, 2020
— Lauren Mascitelli (@laurmasi) May 9, 2020
Life is not about trump. True he is full of himself and all your doing is adding fuel to the fire with your worshipping but Little Richard has passed. Nothing political about this. Just a loss of human life so stop insulting the man by adding the devil's name into this. Damn.
— Khristiaan Parker (@BeastMorphersX) May 9, 2020
Sadly, Little Richard passed away today. A founding Father of Rock And Roll, his contributions simply can’t be overstated. I had the honor of meeting Richard in his later years and was awed by his presence. He told me, “I am the architect of Rock And Roll.” Amen! ..Rest In Peace. https://t.co/ceQuNU6pkF
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) May 9, 2020
Little Richard was a visionary and never really got his credit as being THEE rockstar.
The Fashion Fair makeup, the heels, the music.
AND being Black.
You have to stan— #Struggle (@illmatic_kid) May 9, 2020
R.I.P. to the legendary Little Richard, a major influence on the Beatles and many generations of rockers. https://t.co/szyuLlXZbx
— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) May 9, 2020
The Innovator, originator, the architect…. a Rock and Roll king! A god has left the earth. Rest in Power Little Richard. pic.twitter.com/yVYEVxr9Vj
— Third Man Records (@thirdmanrecords) May 9, 2020
Listen to Long Tall Sally in context with the rest of the UK Top 20 from early 1957 and you’ll instantly understand how shocking Little Richard must have seemed. It sounds wild enough today, but next to Pat Boone and Tab Hunter? Absolute fucking chaos.
— bob stanley (@rocking_bob) May 9, 2020
"I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock n' roll. And I want you to know that rhythm & blues had a baby and someone named it rock n' roll. " – Little Richard. pic.twitter.com/XC4yFFcNaw
— Martine St-Victor (@MartineMontreal) May 9, 2020
RIP Little Richard. The man who invented It. Elvis popularized it. Chuck Berry was the storyteller. Richard embodied the Spirit of RocknRoll. Maureen and I were so honored being the first marriage he conducted. Were lucky to know him. He lives forever in the Underground Garage.
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 9, 2020
Black queer people invented Rock & Roll. Rosetta Tharpe and Little Richard.
— Dana White (@DanaVivianWhite) May 9, 2020
There is no shortage of remarkable stories from the life of #LittleRichard. Those of us with ties to #Newcastle NSW recall the religious epiphany-inspired episode when he threw his jewellery into the river. Here’s a vg piece on the myths and the truth https://t.co/7anIY3D3O0 https://t.co/D9qlxYcG0s
— Hazel Flynn (@HazFly) May 9, 2020
Little Richard was a giant who contained the energy of the sun. May he rest in power. pic.twitter.com/wxsPnWYYhc
— Gabino Iglesias (@Gabino_Iglesias) May 9, 2020
In 2004 Little Richard wrote a profile of himself for our Immortals issue. He explained why he was so dangerous at the time — because was the first black artist whose records the white kids were starting to buy https://t.co/cX2qTkecyH pic.twitter.com/k8wG3I82rl
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) May 9, 2020
being a black kid heavily into rock n roll little richard, prince, tina turner, hendrix, chuck berry, phil lynott, sister rosetta tharpe…etc etc were the founding fathers and mothers. Like not only is rock not a "white thing" it's OUR thing.
— BrilliantVillain (@IntergalacticQ) May 9, 2020
The founding father of rock Little Richard has died at 87. Our prayers go out his family at this time. 💕 pic.twitter.com/3vn08wCNus
— MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) May 9, 2020
Little Richard when he gets to heaven and sees Elvis still on that bullshit pic.twitter.com/TCVrWaZqlU
— sage 🤝 (@sagemyster) May 9, 2020
Chuck Berry foi o grande guitarrista que colocou o instrumento em foco, mas a música do Little Richard exalava rock'n'roll em todos os aspectos possíveis.
— Gabriel Sacramento (@gabrielsacr) May 9, 2020
Rip little Richard
The first to do a lot of shit— 𝙉𝙊𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙉 (@999NOBRAINX) May 9, 2020
Many people don't know LITTLE RICHARD was also a great ballad singer. He waxed one of the greatest soul slow-burners all of time, featuring Jimi Hendrix on guitar –>https://t.co/FnundeuYwf
— Jeff Jackson (@DeathofLit) May 9, 2020
El creador del A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom y fundador del género en los cincuenta junto a Chuck Berry y Jerry Lee Lewis ha fallecido a los 87 años https://t.co/xlFhiXGb2O
— El País Cultura (@elpais_cultura) May 9, 2020
Little Richard, the founding father of rock'n'roll, dies at age 87.#RIPLittleRichard
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) May 9, 2020