Singers Betty Wright and Little Richard along with music executive Andre Harrell died this weekend.
The soulful Betty Wright died from cancer Sunday, May 10, 2020, at the age of 66 in her Miami home, according to Billboard.
Wright’s career started with her family’s gospel group, according to Billboard, and she released her first album at the age of 14 in 1968.
Little Richard was an early figure in rock
The screaming, preening, scene-stealing wild man of early rock ‘n’ roll first came on the scene in the 1950s with hits like “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally” and “Slippin’ and Slidin’,” died Saturday, May 9, 2020, at the age of 87.
Richard Wayne Penniman, a Macon, Georgia, native had a long career after that saw him becoming one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, getting a street named after him in his home town and receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1993 Grammys.
