Little Richard

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Left-American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969; Right- Black and white photo of Little Richard while he's posing behind a piano

Rare pre-fame Jimi Hendrix recording from his short stint as Little Richard's guitarist is now up for auction

By Janelle Borg published

The recording is a rare glimpse of pre-fame Jimi Hendrix's guitar skills when he was still in Little Richard's backing band

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Little Richard reprimanded Jimi Hendrix for playing his guitar behind his head

That time Little Richard reprimanded Jimi Hendrix for his guitar showmanship: “Don’t you ever play your f**king guitar behind your head again!”

By Matt Parker published

Graham Nash recalls seeing the rock ‘n’ roll icon dress down the guitarist post-show

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Musician Little Richard poses for a still in Los Angeles, California to promote the movie "Don't Knock The Rock" which was released in 1956.

Little Richard, rock ’n’ roll trailblazer, dies aged 87

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Tutti Frutti singer influenced generations of musicians and changed the course of music history

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