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and of course he influenced people like david bowie because he had such great showmanship.lid do you think that claim is that he may?” think that claim is that he may?” think it is a fairly reasonable claim. he took the rhythm and blues and made it rock and roll, more powerful, more impactful. it was just high energy music. it was an extraordinary feeling to experience him live and that is what influence people like david bowie, paul mccartney and so on, i could go on. but he was a great guy. and indeed as you say what a legacy he leaves having influence on many people. charles white, dr rock, official biographer of little richard, thank you very much for talking to us. the uk transport secretary, grant shapps, has called on people to walk and cycle to work once the lockdown restrictions are eased in england, describing the lockdown as a "once—in—a—generation opportunity" to transform the way people get around. mr shapps pledged £2 billion — that's $2.1; billion — from a fund announced in february that could see new bike lanes in england within weeks. our chief environment

and then come into our generation you know people like elton john prince david bowie they were absolutely fascinated by him and. again it was this mixture of the image that became ever more important you know when pop music got televised and things got more of you know a big stages and everything and you know the make of the gender bending the all the old tried to take part of his act and incorporate in their own because it's so hugely inspired by and the also amazing thing about him is his wide appeal i mean back in the 1950 s. there was still racial segregation in the united states and little richard had fans who were white who were black i mean in many ways his music brought people together absolutely i mean basically i mean this is what we've been said of music so often that it's bridged racial divides you know it's been able to you know where there's a racial divide they still want to come together listen to good music and that's move mountains totally and music legend who will always be remembered indeed warner poland always great to talk to you thank you so much. and that's the lat

to join little richard you know then getting more to our generation you got prince sultan john david bowie they all of course picked up on his music but also as rock'n'roll got more visually driven you know m.t.v. they they really experimented with little richard's gender bending in glad to make up the hairstyles that all became so important and all of these. icons quoted him visually and musically and they all took little parts of his act emitted their own are i have to wonder paul and always great to talk to you thank you so much. and you're up to date on d w news omarion and steams thanks for watching. this state of emergency is the normal. people around the world are documenting this traumatic times. they're keeping the koroma diary. and welcoming us into their lives. their lives get as up close and personal as the pandemic will allow a. diary starts many teams on t.w. .

honorary rank of colonel by the army for what he achieved and i wish they had made him a major, is a david bowier tom! laughter thanks forjoining us. that's it for the papers this hour. jo and anand will be back at 23:30 for another look at the papers. goodbye for now. hello. tuesday was very warm and sunny, the warmest day of the year for many, but wednesday will be warmer still, and a little more widespread across the country. but a chance of a few thunderstorms on thursday and as we head into the weekend it will be fresher for everyone. head into the weekend it will be fresherfor everyone. for head into the weekend it will be fresher for everyone. for the time being at high pressure is the dominant feature keeping these weather fronts out in the atlantic for the moment allowing a southerly feed of very warm air coming up from the new continent. despite a bit of early morning mist and fog it will bea mild early morning mist and fog it will be a mild start, widespread double digits, and any murkiness close to the coast will lift and there will be lots of sunshine coming through the day, just a

ambition to join little richard you know then going on to kind of more my generation elton john prince david bowie they were all hugely influenced by him and also also because rock and roll was changing was coming more visual the emergence of m.t.v. and they all cut little bits of his image you know they got the gender bending the make a and. integrated that in their own acts and were just hugely inspired by them and an absolute trailblazer want to poland thank you so much. and we have just about time that's it for the news i'll be back in 45 minutes with more. on. this state of emergency is that normal people around. world are documenting these dramatic times. they're keeping the coronas diary and welcoming us into their lives they let us get as a close and personal as the pandemic will allow. the diaries starts matey.

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. ♪ if you should fall into my arms ♪ ♪ and tremble like a flower >> artists in the '80s, david bowiertists who have been told their music doesn't fit the format. >> that's what's happening. we're being sat in the back of the bus television-style. and if pittman gets away with this and there are other cable shows that form, they're going to try it. >> mtv doesn't exclude black acts. what mtv does exclude is music that's not rock 'n' roll. >> mtv came out with no consideration on how to infuse black music into their mix. >> i'm just floored by the fact there are so few black artists featured on it. why is that? >> we have to try and do what we think not only new york and los angeles will appreciate, but also some town in the midwest that will be scared to death by prince or a string of other black faces. >> interesting. okay. thank you very much. >> when are we going to see anybody of color on mtv, because you said music television. when are you going to start covering all genres of music? ♪ >> music has no color. and it shouldn't have color. i don't believe in that. what i do, i don't

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influenced countless other legendary musicians members of the beatles otis redding jimi hendrix david bowie the list goes on and on little richard called himself. the architect of rock and roll. >>coming up delta airlines is suspending service at 10 the u.s. airports, including oakland. when those new travel cuts are coming in. >>examining the impact of covid-19 on children the questions a new study wants to answer when it comes to kids in the coronavirus plus the annual bay area nascar racing won't be happening this year in sonoma county why organizers say next year's race will be. >>bigger and better. and here's the latest look at the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the bay area where now up to more than 9500 cases locally and more than 340 people have died from covid-19. we have a full breakdown county by county and city by city online at >>start your engines nascar set to return to the track in just over a week but big but here officials have also announced that the annual road race at sonoma raceway has been canceled. >>mark demsky explains now how officials are working to ma

he's the constitute els soere is me, brendan yuri, and the roots performing "under pressure" by david bowie freddie mercury. ♪ ♪ ♪ pressure pushing down on me pressing down on you no man asks for ♪ ♪ under pressure that burns a building down splits a family in two put people on streets ♪ ♪ ♪ it's the terror of knowing what this world is about ♪ ♪ watching some good friends screaming let me out ♪ ♪ may tomorrow get me higher ♪ pressure on people people on streets ♪ ♪ ♪ can we give ourselves one mor chance ♪ ♪ why can't we give it that one more chance ♪ ♪ why can't we give love give love give love give love ♪ ♪ love's such an old-fashioned word and love dares you ♪ ♪ to care for the people on the edge of the knife ♪ ♪ and love dares you to change our way of ♪ ♪ caring about ourselves this i our last dance ♪ pressure ♪ ♪ under pressure ♪ pressure >> jimmy: my thanks to the roots and brendan yuri we'll be right back with "ask the fallons," oh (dog) bacon? gotta get that bacon! smoky bacon. crispy bacon. tasty bacon. bacon! there, in that bag! (mom) who wants a beggin' strip? (dog) me! i'd get i

. ♪ >> reporter: prince, elton john, david bowie and many more all grateful inheritors of his joyful was the biggest inspiration of my early teens, said mick jagger. we are so lucky to have had him, tweeted michelle obama. seeing him live was the most exciting event in my life at that time, elton john. little richard is true king, declared questlove. and a celebration of his 50th birthday in 1992, even the greatest, muhammad ali paying tribute. >> i'll say it again, honey. the king, thank you. >> reporter: he'd be in the first class elected to the rock and roll hall of fame. early in his career, white singers stole his thunder by doing tame covers of his songs, and he had been overlooked, or worse, by the music establishment as he reminded the grammys in 1988. >> y'all never gave me any grammys. >> reporter: in his latter years, he would become universally beloved. and with "gma's" spencer christian in 1995, testifying on his own behalf. >> i'm an architect. >> reporter: little richard died of cancer saturday at the age of 87, but the sheer excitement his music always generates will

to david bowie and was presley. bob i'm all the more but i am even formed a band with jimi hendrix but later fired him for being late for the bus. at times in his life his lifestyle seemed to him to be at olds with his faith he went on to study fiola g 7 bibles and producing cost. good music i bet he would keep returning to the world he will be inventing and relaunching his career in the 1970 s. he vanished from the scene for more than a decade returned with a smash hit and an entry into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1986. part of the 1st group of musicians ever to be inducted was you've never no never heard he was. he finally won 1993 a lifetime achievement award in 2013 little richard announced his retirement was the old rock n roll is a lot of rubber. it was obvious he would be remembered as a pioneer entertainer and an inspiration who overcame obstacles throughout his entire life and leaves behind a bridge musical legacy little richard was 87. simon price is a music journalist and author joins me via skype n

he inspired many including elton john, the beatles, and david bowie. >> little richard never stoppedmoniker, little richard, early in his career. it's said to be a nickname that his family gave him when he was just a little richard, a little boy. >> i love that. and when this news broke over the weekend, it just kind of sucked the wind out of you. you're like, oh, little richard. there were people of all generations, all kinds, young and old, who loved that music. you mentioned at the top there that he would say, no, he started this whole thing, it was him. >> yep. >> he wasn't one of them, one of the founding fathers. >> he was bold, he was very direct, very confident. and again, we have to mention that he was performing at a time where musicians as big as he was had to come in through a backdoor to perform to an all-white audience. and so he paved the way, his flamboyant style was unheard of, unseen at the time. even though now we're like, what are you talking about? there are lots of little richards. but there wouldn't be if it weren't for the original little richard. >>> celebrit

at the disco for a socially distant performance the david bowie classic "under pressure."that? how do they get it just perfect like they are all together? they do it, figure it out. craig joins us at the table. it's pretty cool to watch that. >> they make beautiful music. >> carson is going to have more fun from the tonight show next hour in "pop start." >>> let's get a check of your headlines at 7:30, the latest on the coronavirus situation. overnight arizona's governor announced his state's stay-at-home order will end on friday. the year due to the three coronavirus including the u.s. gymnastics championships, which were supposed to start on june the 4th. that event has now been rescheduled for june of 2021. >>> universal orlando resorts, which is owned by our parent company, says the city walk attraction will be open tomorrow. they will be required to wear masks and be subject to temperature checks on arrival. universal theme parks will be closed until at least may 31st. >>> let's move to the latest on the tense battle between elon musk and local health officials over r

he is a major influence for musicians from the beatles, otis redding and david bowie.was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. so far, no cause of death has been released. little richard was 87 years old. hey, can i... hold on one second... sure. okay... okay! safe drivers save 40%!!! guys! guys! check it out. safe drivers save 40%!!! safe drivers save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!! that's safe drivers save 40%. it is, that's safe drivers save 40%. - he's right there. - it's him! he's here. he's right here. - hi! - hi. hey! - that's totally him. - it's him! that's totally the guy. safe drivers do save 40%. click or call for a quote today. "show me what you're made of." so we showed it our people, sourcing and distributing more fresh food than anyone... we showed it our drivers helping grocers restock their shelves. we showed it how we're donating millions of meals to those in need. we showed it how we helped thousands of restaurants convert to takeout and pop up markets. and how we're encouraging all americans to take out to give back. adversity came to town. so