Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock ‘n’ roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, died Saturday after battling bone cancer.
He was 87.
IT HAPPENED SATURDAYEVERYBODY WELCOME TO 5 MORNINGNEWS AT 7 O'CLOCK MARK MESTERAND ON WHATEVER MATTER WE HAVESOME SAD NEWS TO TELL YOU THISMORNING WE JUST GOT WORD.THAT THE FAMOUS LITTLERICHARD HAS PASSED AWAY.
WEHAVE A PICTURE OF HIM TO SHOWYOU AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUTTHINK ABOUT ALL OF THE MUSICTO BE PLAYED ONE OF HISPOPULAR SONGS HERE LOOK ATTHIS YEAR'S READY TO GO.MANY THOUGHT HE WASCONSIDERED THE FOUNDING FATHEROF ROCK AND ROLL.YOU KNOW HE WOULD SHRIEKAND HE WAS SO FLAMBOYANT ANDSO MUCH FUN.
AGAIN 87 YEARSOLD THIS MORNING WILL BE PAIDTRIBUTE TO HIM WILL TRY TO
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