276 Little Richard (1932- ) “Lucille” 1957

“Although [Richard Wayne Penniman] sang in a church choir from an early age, he also ‘hung out’ on the wild side…This complementing and conflicting mixing of the influence of gospel music and profane extravagance contributed towards the conflict which generated his excessive energy” (Clayton Goodwin, New African, 2005). 

Little Richard “Lucille”