Bob Dylan was among those posting tributes to social media following the death of Little Richard: 'He was my shining star and guiding light back when I was only a little boy. His was the original spirit that moved me to do everything I would do.'
FILE - This 1966 file photo shows Little Richard. Tthe self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died Saturday, May 9, 2020.
— “I just heard the news about Little Richard and I’m so grieved. He was my shining star and guiding light back when I was only a little boy. His was the original spirit that moved me to do everything I would do," Bob Dylan tweeted. “In his presence he was always the same Little Richard that I first heard and was awed by growing up and I always was the same little boy. Of course he’ll live forever. But it’s like a part of your life is gone.
— “God bless little Richard one of my all-time musical heroes. Peace and love to all his family," Ringo Starr tweeted. — “#LittleRichard was a genius, pure and simple. He paved the way for so many artists. Watch his YouTube performances to see what I mean. I met him on “Down and Out in Beverly Hills”, in which he was hilarious. What a legacy. God bless you, Richard," Bette Midler tweeted.— “#LittleRichard Rest in peace and power," Carole King tweeted.
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