Little Richard's funeral took place in relative intimacy with his relatives and his former group this Wednesday at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama. According to local channel WZDX, 150 people were on site to attend the funeral oration. The guests, like the press, were all instructed to wear a mask due to the health crisis and to respect the rules of social distancing.
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According to People , the program of the ceremony shows that much of the religious service took place in music, the singer's niece, Brandie Inez Sutton, even singing a song in honor of his uncle.
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The father of rock and roll, whose real name is Richard Penniman, died at the age of 87. At first, the family of the deceased did not reveal the causes of his death, but People says that he was victim of bone cancer.
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'From' Tutti Frutti 'to' Long Tall Sally 'to' Good Golly, Miss Molly 'to' Lucille ', Little Richard came screaming into my life when I was a teenager. I owe a lot of what I do to Little Richard and his style; and he knew it. He would say, "I taught Paul everything he knows". I had to admit he was right. In the early days of The Beatles we played with Richard in Hamburg and got to know him. He would let us hang out in his dressing room and we were witness to his pre-show rituals, with his head under a towel over a bowl of steaming hot water he would suddenly lift his head up to the mirror and say, "I can 't help it cos I'm so beautiful ". And he was. A great man with a lovely sense of humor and someone who will be missed by the rock and roll community and many more. I thank him for all he taught me and the kindness he showed by letting me be his friend. Goodbye Richard and a-wop-bop-a-loo-bop. ' - Paul McCartney #LittleRichard #PaulMcCartney
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Known for his hits Tutti Frutti , Long Tall Sally or Good Golly Miss Molly , Little Richard has sold more than 30 million records during his career and has influenced some of the most popular artists of the past 50 years, from the Beatles to David Bowie via Otis Redding or Neil Young.
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