Analysis of the American musician, actor and composer Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard

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[...] Analysis of the American musician, actor and composer Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard I. Little Richard Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, is an American musician, actor, and composer, who throughout six decades was the leading figure in the American musical stage. Together with other singers, Little Richard was at the root of the creation of such genres as rock-and-roll, and in total, during his career, Little Richard released fifteen studio albums, thirty-seven singles, three live albums and one collection of songs. [...]

[...] Richard Penniman managed to win the prize, signed a professional contract for the recording of eight songs with the label “Specialty Records” and took the already known pseudonym – Little Richard. It was the crucial moment for Little Richard and from this key event, the new chapter in the musician's life began. In the early fifties, Little Richard performed with various music bands. As a rule, it was blues ensembles; original rock-and-roll compositions by Little Richard did not have great success in public. Richard usually played his music during intervals and on the warming ups. In this regard, he was not well-known to the big audience. [...]

[...] A genius Being already acknowledged genius, Little Richard nevertheless did not cease to surprise fans with the tricks and statements. His sexual orientation was a favorite subject of journalists. The musician said that when he was a child, he tried to wear women's clothing and to put on a make- up, what he was strictly punished by the father of; subsequently, Richard was often involved in sexual scandals, which, according to him, were often inflated by journalists. The singer convinced only in 1990 that he always knew about his homosexuality, but it never prevented him from communicating with women. [...]

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[...] This composition brought overwhelming success to Little Richard. He began to go on tours, perform, and work often in the studio. Other hits followed the first one, and soon incendiary and a little eccentric song of the composer was sung by the whole country. The song “Tutti Frutti”, according to many critics, became one of the major records during the era of the rock-and-roll; it has added to the genre several elements, which have strengthened its positions and transform into the classical subsequently. [...]