Little Richard: the king is dead. Long live the queen!
When news hit of rock legend Little Richard’s death, revisionists were quick to claim him as the originator of rock’n’roll. Bongani Madondo praises the camp queen, maps the African roots of the music and sets the record—a vinyl LP — straight
17 May 2020 - 00:00
Good Golly, Miss Molly, the larger-than-life Richard Penniman, is, uh, heavened-up! Little Richard died last Saturday at the age of 87 and the world lost its marbles. Lord ha' mercy, what we gonna do?..
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