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Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard was laid to rest Wednesday at the Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. The larger-than-life icon was buried among a humble gathering of close friends and family at the cemetery, owned by the historically black, Seventh-day Adventist college he attended, Oakwood University. His band’s members spoke lovingly of …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard will be buried at Oakwood University, a historically black university in Huntsville, Alabama. Gerald Kibble, director of Oakwood Memorial Gardens, said the private funeral will be held Wednesday and will not be open to the public. Little Richard’s close friend Pastor Bill Minson said the singer …
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Demi Moore shared a throwback photo from her wedding to ex Bruce Willis to honor the late Little Richard. “Remembering #LittleRichard today… Bruce and I were so lucky and honored to have him officiate our wedding back in 1987 — thankful for the memories. Rest easy ❤️,” she captioned the black-and-white photo. Moore, 57, has …
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Little Richard, one of the founding fathers of rock ‘n’ roll and whose flamboyance and fire were just as much his calling cards as his pompadour, eyeliner and piano pounding, died Saturday at his brother’s home in Nashville. He was 87. The cause of death was bone cancer. Richard, whose machine gun delivery, “Wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom” from …
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard was laid to rest Wednesday at the Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. The larger-than-life icon was buried among a humble gathering of close friends and family at the cemetery, owned by the historically black, Seventh-day Adventist college he attended, Oakwood University. His band’s members spoke lovingly of …
