From late legends like Prince and David Bowie to contemporary icons like Janelle Monáe and Lady Gaga, countless artists have borrowed from Little Richard’s flamboyant performance style.
When Little Richard performed, he didn’t just sing and dance — he howled, commanding the stage like a peacock on display. His live show became legend, as an unceasingly energetic Richard played the piano within an inch of its life and kept his crowd dancing throughout.
Little Richard is the originator and my first idol.” The influence of Richard’s self-taught dance style — the thrashing, jumping and prancing — is evident in the way Jagger moves around the stage even today. Richard’s performance wasn’t confined to the piano — he dominated the entire stage, played to his audience and oozed confidence — and Jagger borrowed that uninhibited performance style from his one of his earliest tour mates.
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