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Rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard dies at age 87

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Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87.Richard, a Grammy Award winner and inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame whose electrifying 1950s hits such as “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally” and flamboyant stage presence influenced legions of performers, succumbed to cancer.“Little Richard died in Tullahoma, Tennessee of bone cancer.

He was loved by his family and adored by millions,” his family said in a statement through their lawyer, Bill Sobel.Richard’s bass guitarist, Charles Glenn, told celebrity website TMZ the musician had been sick for two months and that he died

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