Richard influenced legions of performers whose fame would eventually outstrip his own. Glenn told TMZ he spoke with Richard on March 27 and the singer asked him to visit, but he could not because of the pandemic. “I’ve always thought that rock ‘n’ roll brought the races together,” Richard once told an interviewer. I used to feel good about that.”Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, James Brown, Otis Redding, David Bowie and Rod Stewart all cited Little Richard as an influence. Jimi Hendrix, who played in Richard’s band in the mid-1960s, said he wanted to use his guitar the way Richard used his voice.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 09, 2020 14:48 UTC