AP - Feb 19, 2008
Little Richard got a standing ovation at the Ryman Auditorium — and he didn t even perform. The 75-year-old rock n roll pioneer was seated at the rear of the auditorium during a concert by 1960s...
More »USRN - May 21, 2003
(5/21/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- Van Morrison, Patti LaBelle, and Little Richard will be honored by the Songwriters Hall Of Fame at their 34th Annual induction and awards dinner on June 12 in New York City. Morrison...
More »USRN - Jan 16, 2003
(1/16/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- The Songwriters Hall Of Fame hasn t made an official announcement of its 2003 inductees, but the word might have been leaked by a nominee. This year s list of possibilities includes...
More »USRN - Apr 17, 2002
(4/17/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Rock n roll pioneers Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley will be honored next month during BMI s 50th annual Pop Awards in Los Angeles. The three legends will receive BMI...
More »USRN - Mar 29, 2002
(3/29/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- American Bandstand will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a prime-time ABC television special marking the milestone in May. American Bandstand s 50th...A Celebration will air...
More »USRN - Feb 26, 2002
(2/26/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Rock n roll legend Little Richard spoke of his recently announced retirement during his induction into the Hall Of Fame at the NAACP Image Awards ceremony on Saturday (February...
More »USRN - Feb 7, 2002
(2/7/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- Legendary entertainer Little Richard will be inducted into the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP) Hall Of Fame on February 23. The civil rights organization...
More »USRN - Mar 7, 2000
(3/7/00, 12 p.m. ET) - For the first time in its 15 years, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame paid tribute to some of the unsung heroes of popular music, session men. These musicians, most of whom never became...
More »USRN - Feb 9, 2000
(2/9/00, 12 p.m. ET) - Little Richard s life story will be told Feb. 20 in the two-hour movie, The Little Richard Story, NBC s made-for-television biopic about the rock n roll legend s rise to fame....
More »
