Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the "Architect of Rock and Roll", Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding back beat and powerful raspy vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll. Richard's innovative emotive vocalizations and uptempo rhythmic music played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk. He influenced singers and musicians across musical genres from rock to hip hop; his music helped shape rhythm and blues for generations. More about Little Richard
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"Tutti Frutti" (1955), one of Richard's signature songs, became an instant hit, crossing over to the pop charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. His next hit single, "Long Tall Sally" (1956), hit No. 1 on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues Best-Sellers chart, followed by a rapid succession of fifteen more in less than three years. In 1962, after a five-year period during which Richard abandoned rock and roll music for born-again Christianity, concert promoter Don Arden persuaded him to tour Europe. During this time, the Beatles opened for Richard on some tour dates.In total, we tracked 100 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Little Richard (SAM COOKE & LITTLE RICHARD (1962 PROGRAMME) SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS) was sold in October 2014 for £498.00 while the cheapest item (Autographed Preprinted Castcard Little Richard) found a new owner for £0.10 in May 2014. The month with the most items sold (10) was May 2020 with an average selling price of £55.00 for an autographed item of Little Richard. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2014 with £498.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was April 2023. In average, an autographed item from Little Richard is worth £41.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Little Richard were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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LITTLE RICHARD music legend AUTOGRAPH on handbill UK 1972 | £47.69 | ||
LITTLE RICHARD (ROCK AND ROLL) SIGNED 12 INCH VINYL | £0.99 | ||
LITTLE RICHARD - Architect of Rock and Roll - Autograph - 1960s !! | £64.52 | ||
LITTLE RICHARD - Rock and Roll - Autograph Letter + Promo Photos - 1969 !! | £61.00 | ||
LITTLE RICHARD - Rock and Roll - Autograph Photo - 1960s !! | £75.00 | ||
Little Richard 1962 Autograph On Album Page | £159.99 | ||
Little Richard hand signed autograph | £85.00 | ||
Little Richard vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £89.00 | ||
Rock & Roll Great - LITTLE RICHARD Signed Cut Album Page w Pic | £21.00 | ||
The Fabulous Little Richard sings gospel orig 20th label lp vg Signed | £50.00 |