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I also like the banging piano - that old good-time piano.
Little Richard
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Little Richard
Age: 87 †
Born: 1932
Born: December 5
Died: 2020
Died: May 9
Musician
Pianist
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Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Macon
Georgia
Richard Wayne Penniman
Richard
Richard Penniman
Piano
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Banging
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