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    • Aug 24, 2010
    "Sunflower" songwriter Neil Diamond ranks #40 among Gibson.com's Top 50 Frontmen (And Frontwomen) Of All Time. Elton John comes in at #39, with Little Richard ranking #31
    Sep 6, 2010
    "Shameless" songwriter Billy Joel ranks #51 among VH1's "100 Greatest Music Artists Of All Time." Behind him in the Top 60: Little Richard, #53; Kiss, #56; Tom Petty, #59; and Whitney Houston, #60
    Dec 8, 2010
    "Seven Spanish Angels" singer Ray Charles places #22 among Gibson.com's 50 Most Revolutionary Artists. Following him in the Top 30: James Brown, #23; Madonna, #26; and Little Richard, #28
    May 11, 2013
    Little Richard receives an honorary degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He wrote the Waylon Jennings country hit "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"
    Aug 25, 2014
    "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)" songwriter Little Richard is a passenger in an SUV that's hit by a car in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Both vehicles sustain major damage, but no one is seriously injured
    May 9, 2020
    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Little Richard dies of bone cancer in Nashville. A flamboyant rock and R&B pioneer in the 1950s, he saw two of his songs become hits for country stars: Billy "Crash" Craddock's cover of "Slippin' And Slidin'" and Waylon Jennings' version of "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"
    Dec 5, 2020
    Macon, Georgia, observes Little Richard Penniman Day, celebrating the author of "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)" on what would have been his 88th birthday
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