Little Richard
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 4:29 pm
andPaying tribute after news of his death emerged, former Beatles drummer Sir Ringo Starr tweeted: "God bless Little Richard, one of my all-time musical heroes."
In the late 1950s, he turned his back on music after seeing a fireball cross the sky while on stage in Sydney, Australia. It was the Sputnik 1 satellite returning to Earth - but Richard took it as a sign from God that he should immediately change his ways.