MACON, Ga. — Editor's Note: The lead video in this story is from a Dec. 2019 party in Macon commemorating Penniman's birthday. Little Richard died in his Nashville home Saturday at the age of 87. That ...

Richard Wayne Penniman, the groundbreaking rock ’n’ roll pianist, singer and songwriter known to the world as Little Richard, has died of cancer at age 87. His death was confirmed by his son, Danny ...

Flamboyant rock 'n' roll singer Little Richard, whose frenetic clothes and fervent piano playing produced hits like “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly" and “Rip It Up,” died Saturday. He was 87.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 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 ...