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I thank God for making me a man.
Little Richard
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Little Richard
Age: 87 †
Born: 1932
Born: December 5
Died: 2020
Died: May 9
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Macon
Georgia
Richard Wayne Penniman
Richard
Richard Penniman
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I just want the world to know that God is present, that he's alive for ever more.
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I try to be a guide for people, to make their darkness bright and to make the pathway light, and never to condemn or control or criticize.
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