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Elvis was God-given, there's no other explanation. A Messiah comes around every few thousand years, and Elvis was it this time.
Little Richard
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Little Richard
Age: 87 †
Born: 1932
Born: December 5
Died: 2020
Died: May 9
Musician
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Macon
Georgia
Richard Wayne Penniman
Richard
Richard Penniman
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