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  Img Capt Little Richard being interviewed by Army Archerd on the Red Carpet at the 60th Annual Academy Awards , April 11 , 1988
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  Birth Name Richard Wayne Penniman
  Alias Little Richard<br>
  Born
  Origin Macon, Georgia , US
  Instrument Vocals <br> Piano <br> Keyboard <br> Guitar
  Genre Rock <br> R&B <br> Gospel
  Years Active 1951 - present
  Label Atlantic <br> Bell <br> Brunswick <br> Coral <br> Critique <br> Elektra <br> End <br> Kent <br> Lost-Nite <br> Mainstream <br> Manticore <br> MCA <br> Mercury <br> Modern <br> Okeh <br> Peacock <br> RCA Victor <br> Reprise <br> Specialty <br> Vee Jay <br> Warner Bros <br> WTG


Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 ), better known by the Stage Name '''Little Richard''', is an African-American Singer , Songwriter , and Pianist , who began performing in the 1940s and recording from 1951, and was a key figure in the transition from Rythm & Blues to Rock n Roll in the mid-1950s.