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Little Richard was one of the innovators and founding members of Rock & Roll.He was born Richard Wayne Penniman but later became known as Little Richard due to his slight and small size. He was brought up in a religious family and like many singers from the south he was a happy boy when in a church that had live music and singing. In the late 60s he had sold 30 plus million records. Not only his singing but his piano playing were jumping and jiving styles on songs like Tutti Frutti, Lucille, and Jenny, Jenny.