10 Notable People Who Died in 2020

2. Little Richard

Little Richard was one such musician who paved the way for rock and roll music to seep into mainstream music. He passed away at age 87 on May 9. Little Richard’s flamboyant, ecstatic performance style inspired many future generations of musical entertainer, including Elton John, Prince, and the Beatles. His most popular singles from the mid-50s include hit tracks like “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally”, “Jenny, Jenny,” and “Slippin & Sliding.” If there was someone provided the genre with some of its first “benchmarks”, it was Little Richard.