Before everybody, there was the one and only King. Thank you. 
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No way! RIP
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Damn, RIP.
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A Great
rip
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Bad time for musicians at the moment…little Richard was a hugely important person, who changed the world in so many ways, he also was the personification of the rock n roll life style…one of a kind.
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Not again! Too many legends passing away! RIP Little Richard.
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RIP!! Changed the world and youth culture!
I hope he was not ripped off and lived a comfortable life.
Dayum…RIP. The helicopter scene in Predator wouldn’t be the same without that song.
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I mean, we throw legend out a lot, and many of those people deserve it, but Little Richard has got to be the definition of legend. The modern pop star before they even existed. I have to believe he lived a good life, and the amount of people he inspired during his life is overwhelming. Go easy you legend.
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Check the vid inside 
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RIP. THE BEATLES were covering him before their world fame. He discovered Jimi Hendrix! The world would not be the same without his influence.
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a true sexual tyrannosaurus.
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RIP Richard! You will be missed and remembered…
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What a legend. Beyond words.
This is well worth a watch … Little Richard in fine form, inducting Otis Redding to the Hall of Fame … it’s all about me, or is it Ottis? Wonderful 
An interesting comment from someone on HN about ‘people like this’:
“Having known people like this, I think it moves beyond instinct. They definitely have a more finely-tuned inborn sense of themselves and other people, for sure. But they also have developed a calculated and astute sense for what part of themselves to present to people provoke a particular emotional or behavioral response, and also the courage to present those parts (in Prince’s case, occasionally quite literally and physically) when need be.”
And then there is this little gem from a Jimi Hendrix documentary:
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