Little Richard

Little Richard Martinez came through a six-hour heart surgery very well yesterday at Hospital Bloom, San Salvador. Maria, his mother, said that the surgeon was pleased with how things had gone.

Robert Palmer Rock 'n' roller Little Richard will perform live on the Capitol lawn Monday with three Muscle Shoals musicians. The concert — which will be broadcast live at 7 pm on PBS as part of Independence Day celebrations
Little Richard, a native of Macon, Ga., and one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was part of the first wave of rock ’n’ roll artists who altered the course of popular music, beginning in 1955. In the course of just two years, he charted a collection of hit singles that remain influential. Among them are “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” “Lucille,” “Rip It Up” and “Slippin’ and Slidin.’
He recorded his 1970 come-back album, “The Rill Thing,” at FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals. It contained the single, “Freedom Blues,” which briefly re-established him as a hit-maker after being out of the music business for years........But when it comes to playing and singing, he’s still on top of his game.”We are praying for richard....