搖滾音樂史上最具原創精神的藝人小理查（Little Richard），當他站上歌唱舞台，總是使出渾身解數，將一種凝聚了流行樂，搖滾樂，節奏藍調，靈魂樂與放克樂的彈唱風格來個狂放不羈的大爆發，讓每一個聽到他的歌的人百分之百的感受到他的熱情與活力。小理查的歌唱風格對貓王、詹姆斯布朗、披頭四、滾石樂團、麥可傑克森等不同世代的傳奇藝人影響至深。
小理查在1957年發行首張專輯【Here`s Little Richard】，專輯登上全美告示牌雜誌流行專輯榜第13名，此張專輯在「2012年版滾石雜誌史上最偉大500張專輯名單」中名列第50名，美國樂壇推崇這張專輯裡頭的每一首歌曲都是不可多得的經典唱作，絕對值得每一位搖滾樂狂熱份子珍藏，其中包含了在MOJO音樂雜誌的「100張改變世界的唱片名單」中排名總冠軍，專文中公開推舉為史上第一首搖滾樂作品，同時也在2012年獲得滾石雜誌讚揚為擁有史上最具啟發性的搖滾樂歌詞創作，入選「2011年版滾石雜誌史上最偉大500首歌曲名單」第43名的"Tutti Frutti"，蟬連全美告示牌雜誌黑人單曲榜6週冠軍，晉升熱門單曲榜第6名，入選「2011年版滾石雜誌史上最偉大500首歌曲名單」第55名的"Long Tall Sally"，晉升熱門單曲榜第10名的"Jenny Jenny"，勇奪節奏藍調單曲榜冠軍的"Rip It Up"，晉升節奏藍調單曲榜亞軍曲"Slippin` And Slidin`"，晉升節奏藍調單曲榜第6名的"Miss Ann"，晉升節奏藍調榜第8名的"Ready Teddy"，晉升節奏藍調榜第9名的"She`s Got It"。

In the 1970s, Little Richard could still bring a house down on-stage; his riveting performances were a staple on the Richard Nader touring packages. Reprise Records should be commended for allowing Richard Penniman the opportunity to express his artistry through new music crafted with some old friends, including decent liner notes about what is truly an historic recording session. On The Second Coming, the man who "supervised all of the original legendary Little Richard hits, R.A. 'Bumps' Blackwell, reunites many of the musicians used on the first recordings." It's a funkier, thick sound with less of the rock & roll fury of the earlier masters, with a rearrangement of "The Saints" that's chock-full of saxes and groove. The liners claim that they used recording techniques from the '50s for songs and sounds of the 1970s, and the result is very slick for 1972. "The Saints" would have been great for urban radio of that time period, and Bill Hemmons' "Nuki Suki" could really have brightened up Top 40 radio with its innovation and suave musical movements. Jim Horn brings his baritone sax to the party alongside Hemmons and Lee Allen's tenor sax, and the album is rich with Blackwell's refined presentation. It's truly a team effort between Blackwell and Richard Penniman; they co-write five of the nine compositions, with both men credited as "producing and arranging" the affair on the label (the album cover credits only Blackwell for production and arrangements). There's not a bad track here, though there also isn't any one number which stands out as a bona fide hit. Any of these titles would've made you crank the car AM up a notch or two, the craftsmanship coming through loud and clear. Little Richard's screams in "Rockin' Rockin' Boogie" provide subtle thunder, the rock & roll abandon of his early sides replaced by a contained professional noise. But there's something eminently charming about it all, with Penniman advising to "keep on seeking and searching" in his wonderfully preachy "Prophet of Peace." The guitars wail underneath the bubbling rhythm; The Second Coming is a lot more serious than the very loud Dave Willardson cover photo of the singer. "Thomasine" dips back into the '50s and adds some fun to these precise recordings. All in all, a really special set of songs and performances that are ripe for rediscovery. ~ Joe Viglione, Rovi

Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, and an early pioneer of rock and roll.

<em>Very Best Of Little Richard</em> by Little Richard. The Original Rock'n Roller unleashes an essential collection of 25 digitally remastered greatest hits including "Tutti Frutti", 'Long Tall Sally", "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and more! These are the original hits as recorded for the legendary Specialty Records label from the fabulous `50s!