“Without Little Richard no Beatles, Bowie and Elton” | Entertainment

entertainment">That other musicians Richard Wayne Pennimanas his real name goes, give the honor to go through life as the inventor of rock and roll, as evidenced by the many reactions. Gene Simmons, frontman of KISS, writes that he once had the honor of meeting Little Richard. “He then said that he invented rock and roll. Amen!” Simmons also writes that his musical contributions should not be underestimated.

entertainment">Chance The Rapper is convinced that Little Richard shaped The Beatles musically and saved The Rolling Stones. Drummer for The Fab Four, Ringo Starr, shares a photo of The Beatles with Little Richard, whom he calls “one of his greatest musical heroes of all time.”

entertainment">Stevie Van Zandt, guitarist for the backing band of Bruce Springsteen, writes that Little Richard is the inventor and that Elvis Presley has made the genre popular. Third Man Records, the musician’s label Jack White, even calls him “rock and roll king”. “A god has left Earth,” Twitter said.

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entertainment">Also Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys), singer-songwriter Billy Bragg and Debbie Harry (Blondie) honor Little Richard on social media. “He was there from the beginning,” writes Wilson. “He taught us rock and roll. He was a great talent and will be missed very much. ”

entertainment">Guitarist Vernon Reid, known from the band Living Color in the early 1990s, the meaning of Little Richard sums up: “None Jimi (Hendrix, ed.), No Beatles, no (David, ed.) Bowie, none (Marc, ed.) Bolan, no GLAM, no Freddie (Mercury, ed.) None Prince, no Elton (John, ed.), None (Billy, ed.) Preston, no Sly (Stone, ed.), None Stevie (Wonder, ed.) WITHOUT Little Richard! “

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