I've never heard of Little Richard
He broke down many walls for those who followed:
He got those middle-class white kids all stirred up with that forbidden "jungle music!" (Richard became one of the first black "crossover" artists to bring the races together in musical fashion.)
He was one of the first rock & rollers to "find religion" and become an Evangelist minister!
He was one of the first gender-bending entertainers long before David Bowie started confusing us with album covers.
If Jerry Lee Lewis, James Brown and Liberace all had a baby together - it might be Little Richard!