Little Richard

Pounding the piano and howling lyrics in a wild falsetto, Little Richard - the so-called Quasar of Rock - became a seminal figure in the birth of rock & roll. Little Richard's no-holds-barred style, mascara-coated eyelashes, and high - almost effeminate - pompadour were exotic and in many ways personified the new music's gleeful sexuality and spirit of rebellion. In his own way - and as he is wont...