Musician and lyricist Tim Rice called him an ‘indisputably unique entertainer’
Sirius XFM host Eric Alper tweeted: “Although he never hit the top 10 again after 1958, Little Richard’s influence was massive and quite frankly, influenced everybody., Stones, Elton, Everly Brothers, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, The Scorpions, Prince, EVERYBODY.”
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