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News Articles: Little Richard

Images of Macon’s famed showman line the hall of the Little Richard House in Pleasant Hill.

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Little Richard House closes indefinitely

The Little Richard Neighborhood Resource Center closed indefinitely without fanfare or public notice recently.

June 10, 2024
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By:
  • Laura Corley
Ocmulgee Mounds National State Park is one of the stops on the new Macon tourist attraction Georgia’s Trail of Legacy & Lore.

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Newly launched tourism trail highlights Macon’s unique cultural and historic sites

A new tourist attraction unveiled Wednesday in Macon seeks to highlight a culturally-rich region of Georgia.

May 17, 2024
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  • Jessica Payne
The new documentary <em>Little Richard: I Am Everything</em> premieres Monday Sept. 4. Above, Little Richard performs in 1975.

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CNN's new Little Richard documentary is a worthy tribute to the rock 'n' roll legend

Little Richard: I Am Everything focuses on the star's roots in — and struggle with — his connection to queer culture. TV critic Eric Deggans says it's a masterpiece.

September 05, 2023
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Little Richard during a visit to Macon in 2005.

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‘He was bold, ... he was gender-nonconforming.’ New film examines life of Little Richard

A new documentary film about Little Richard, the Macon-born architect of rock ’n’ roll, is a nuanced exploration of his life and career and the path he forged for generations of entertainers.

February 01, 2023
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  • Joe Kovac
Record player and Little Richard album

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Good Golly Miss Molly! Macon Hosts Little Richard Memorial Celebration

On the first anniversary of the death of Little Richard Penniman, Macon will be celebrating his colorful life which began in the city’s Pleasant Hill neighborhood.

May 06, 2021
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
Little Richard laid to rest in north Alabama.

Little Richard Laid To Rest At Alabama Alma Mater

Little Richard has been laid to rest at his alma mater in north Alabama. Mourners, many wearing masks, remembered the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer who died...

May 21, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Two Macon music legends: Alan Walden with Little Richard. "He was the one who influenced us the most to go into music," Walden said of the late Little Richard.

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Macon Music Legend Alan Walden Remembers Rock ‘N’ Roll 'King' Little Richard

Tributes have poured in from around the world since Little Richard’s death on Saturday, May 9. His influence crossed decades and borders, and he was...

May 15, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Little Richard greets crowd of well wishers at the historic Douglass Theatre  while in town in 2001 to receive an award.

Macon Remembers Hometown Music Icon Little Richard

"The Architect of Rock 'n' Roll" is being remembered in his hometown of Macon, Georgia, after he died Saturday at 87. "Little" Richard Penniman created...

May 09, 2020
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  • Adam Ragusea

Macon's Little Richard Dies at 87

One of Georgia’s most iconic musicians, Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, has died at age 87.

May 09, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
"The Macon Sound" premieres Tuesday at 8 p.m. on GPB TV

Exploring The Lives Of Legendary Musicians Through 'The Macon Sound'

You know James Brown, Otis Redding and The Allman Brothers Band. They all carried big sounds all over the world and started in the fairly small city of...

November 20, 2018
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

Happy Birthday To Macon's Little Richard

"Happy birthday!" to one of Georgia’s most iconic musicians. Little Richard was born in Macon on December 5, 1932. He grew up singing gospel in the...

December 05, 2017
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Ryan McFadin

On Second Thought For Tuesday, December 5, 2017

New FBI data show an uptick in reported hate crimes. Nationwide, 2016 saw more than 6,100 incidents, up by more than 270 from the year before. Georgia...

December 05, 2017
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  • Rickey Bevington ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

Alan Walden Remembers The Soul Of The Douglass Theatre

This Thursday, July 27, we take our show on the road to the historic Douglass Theatre in downtown Macon. This theater was an important space during the...

July 26, 2017
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By:
  • Sean Powers

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