Rhythm & Blues Suite - Little Richard, 1987

In the 1950s, Little Richard literally defined the dynamic sound of rock and roll. His influence on popular music runs the gamut from James Brown, Bo Diddley, Otis Redding and Ray Charles to Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. For this and countless other reasons, Little Richard was one of the first group of recording artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.