Monday, September 13, 2021

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Class of 1986 No. 9

 Little Richard

"The Innovator, The Originator, and The Architect of Rock and Roll"

Inducted by Roberta Flack

(Wikipedia)


Refer to Wikipedia for Little Richard's career, legacy, and discography.

As with Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard's personal life was not one to condone and has tainted my view of him as a person.  As a musician, he was talented and earned his honors.

- Noteworthy Mentions -

"Tutti Frutti" 
- Inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry (2010)
- Honorable mention in Rolling Stone in 2012

- No. 50 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 

8th on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

"The Girl Can't Help It," "Long Tall Sally," and "Tutti Frutti" listed on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

"Long Tall Sally," "Tutti Frutti," and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" listed on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1993)

"Tutti Frutti," "Lucille," and "Long Tall Sally" inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame

Inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame (1984)

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1990)

Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation (1994)

American Music Award of Merit (1997)

NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame (2002)

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2003)

Inducted into Apollo Theater Hall of Fame (2006)

Star on Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame (2008)

Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame (2009)

Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (2015)

Inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame (2015)

Rhapsody & Rhythm Award from the National Museum of African American Music (2015)

Distinguished Artist Award at the Tennessee Governor's Arts Awards

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