james brown, jimi hendrix, mickjagger, the devil's music. hendrix, mick jagger, paul mccartney, elvis, all of them owe a debt to the quasar of rock and roll, little richard. little richard — richard penniman — who has died at the age of 87. that's it. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. something you're watching the bbc news — with me, reeta chakrabarti. now on bbc news — zeinab badawi explores how the crisis has affected our health, our economy, our politics, our society and ourfuture — in global questions. hello, welcome to london for the latest in a special series of global questions, with me, zeinab badawi. it seems that, so far, africa has been spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, and it's not clear why. will this continue? or could africa become the next epicentre of covid—i9? plenty of questions — we will bring you some of the answers. that's coronavirus crisis: focus on africa. i am now in bbc‘s headquarters here in central london, and to bring you this edition of globa

journalist jimi of alaska was there speaking to us earlier from madrid let's take a look now at some of the other news stories making news around the world germany's relaxation of its corona virus restrictions is being tested by new outbreaks more than 40 people have contracted the virus after attending a frankfurt church earlier this month and 11 people who visited a restaurant in the country's northwest have also tested positive. british prime minister boris johnson is under pressure to sack his top advisor after it was discovered he flouted the country's lockdown measures dominic cummings traveled hundreds of kilometers to his parents' home while suffering from symptoms of coke at 19 he has so far refused to stand out. despite the threat posed by copa 19 americans have been heading to the beach to celebrate morial day the holiday marks the unofficial start of summer in the u.s. president donald trump celebrated with his 1st round of golf since the pandemic broke out. muslims around the world have begun celebrating a somber festival this year the festival marks the end of ramadan.

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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 now from brighton and you actually met a little richard in yorkshire i think it was and in 2005 what wa

jimi we learned all about economy and of course not everything that you can go for 13 years of school without knowing how laws are made. it back to economics waldemar says that's where change needs to start. if the old days it was very difficult to phone the company you know on you know days it's much easier to say to people almost everybody could do it. so could changing the world be easier than i thought. some people already came to me and said like well i have an idea and this this guy said that thing and i already texted my co-founder starts happening because you see so many people doing something and it's just a good movement we thought of a little think tank with 3040 people and 2500 people showed up so we're already having plans now what are we going to do is like bigger 10000 people or we can scale that scale that's knowledge exchange yes so something's happening. i was never really a fan of millennial but tonight i'm surrounded by them and surrounded by amazing ideas and motivation and ambition maybe also my own business. but i definitely on a mission to see on. the world. so

james brown, jimi hendrix, mick jagger, paul mccartney, elvis, all of them owe a debt to the quasar ofhe age of 87. exhausting just watching him, wasn't it? well kelvin holly, guitarist and band member with little richard joins me on the phone now. thank you so much. our condolences to you for losing such a dear friend. how did you meet him? first of all, it's a pleasure to be on with you. i just of all, it's a pleasure to be on with you. ijust got of all, it's a pleasure to be on with you. i just got a of all, it's a pleasure to be on with you. ijust got a call from him out of the blue one day, apparently a friend had recommended me for guitarist and his band. wejust called me from los angeles one day. at first i thought it was somebody playing a joke on me, but i soon realised it was really him, and he asked me if i could get on a plane to los angeles. i got on the first plane running the next morning. i sat with him in his hotel room and played with him that night. i spent the better part of 20 years in his band. how nerve-racking was that? very nerve—racking. it was very... because

his band included some of the then unknown grades, james brown, billy preston and jimi hendrix. at the peak of his fame in 1957, little richard decided to quit the music business, enrolled in seminary and became a minister. he returned to touring in 1962 with opening acts including the rolling stones and the toward g and recorded three albums. he was inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame in 1986. he was honored again in 1993 when he received a lifetime achievement award. in 2003, little richard was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame and he was 80 years old at the time of his last performance and still, a master of entertainment. from his flashy style to his unique sound, the self- proclaimed architect of rock 'n roll left a lasting impression on the music industry. >>> up next in sports, we hear from fred warner on why he thinks the nfc west is the most competitive division. we break that down, next. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state progr

james brown, jimi hendrix, mick jagger, paul mccartney, elvis, all of them owe a debt to the quasar of who has died at the age of 87. well, joining us now is charles white, aka dr rock, who wrote the official biography of little richard. dr rock, welcome to bbc news. who influenced little richard ? dr rock, welcome to bbc news. who influenced little richard? equally influenced little richard? equally influenced many after him but who did he follow in the footsteps of? yes, he was great, marvellous. just turn that off, hello... can you hear us turn that off, hello... can you hear us ok? i can hear you now, thank you. charles, who influenced little richard? who influenced him? i think he was unique. he had several influences but he was all unique. he was the originator, the creator of rock and roll, full blast, the greatest thing. i was reading his dad was a preacher who owned a nightclub and sold bootleg whiskey. i suppose there are some very potent ingredients. absently. it was a smoldering time. his father was about six feet tall and his smoldering time. his father was about little et

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james brown, jimi hendrix, mick jagger, paul mccartney, elvis, all of them owe a debt to the quasar ofied at the age of 87. well, i spoke with guitarist kelvin holly, who played in little richard's band. i asked him how they first met. ijust got a i just got a call from ijust got a call from him out of the blue one day. apparently a friend had recommended me for the guitarchair in his friend had recommended me for the guitar chair in his band and hejust called me from los angeles one day and at first i thought it was a joke on me. but i soon realised it was really him. and he asked me if i could get on a plane to los angeles andi could get on a plane to los angeles and i got on the first plane running the next morning. and i sat with him in his hotel room and play with him that night. and spent the better pa rt that night. and spent the better part of 20 years in his band. how nerve—racking was that? part of 20 years in his band. how nerve-racking was that? it was very nerve—racking. because up to that point, of course i was always aware of little richard and his legacy, but the only s

and prince even formed a band with jimi hendrix but later fired him for being late in the bass. 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 gospel music was what he would keep returning to the world he knew well to 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 was part of the 1st group of musicians ever to be inducted kalmar was do you know what you are never going to get it was carried. he finally won 1993 a lifetime achievement award in 2013 that and richard announced his retirement was. oh rock n rollers are forever. i love you you'd be remembered as a pioneer entertainer and an inspiration who overcame obstacles throughout his entire life and leaves behind a breach the sickening to see. the hour on al-jazeera day's other top stories forces loyal to the libyan warlord khalifa haftar of 5 at least 80 rockets into tripoli's only functioning airport 3 civi

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james brown, jimi hendrix, mick jagger, paul mccartney, elvis, all of them owe a debt to the quasar of talk to our north american correspondent peter bowes who joins us from los angleles. the superlatives come thick and fast for little richard, can you try and give us a sense of why he was so important in the history of rock and roll. he was a pioneer for his generation. he was the wild man of rock and roll and really did lead the way for some of the biggest names in the business from the rolling stones to the beatles to eltonjohn, prince, rolling stones to the beatles to elton john, prince, to rolling stones to the beatles to eltonjohn, prince, to michael jackson, and there is a little bit of little richard in all of those artists if you think about how they perform or performed on stage, there is something of little richard, his extravagance, his exuberance, the fa ct extravagance, his exuberance, the fact that he would play the piano with one foot on the keyboard. and wouldn't be afraid to be different. and i think that is a big part of how people will remember him. his persona. as

poses a jimi hendrix and robert plant and cool jim morrison but i'm not a huge fan of the sound they make but i love the imagery i'm more of a kiss guy kiss styx kansas the cheesy kind of stuff journey. yeah. all right it's been when you were roadie ferrario speedwagon opened up a steak and my legs are play. too if i was i wasn't ready but i worked in the county for the capital music hall in wheeling west virginia when i was 16 in kansas came through and they did tonight spreadin sarat a 7 o'clock and 10 o'clock show both nights and i was 16 i was just supposed to watch a door so the people didn't come in from the outside a fire escape but i had up having to be there go there you know there go over for 2 days i hung out with these jews now little did i know they seem so much older but little that i know they were 2223 years old when i was 16 now looking back and i got to hang with these days now this is right in the heat of carry on a wayward son dust in the wind those songs were they were still probably number one on any top 40 radio so it was so cool to hang out hang out with those

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. >> the beatles were with me, jimi hendrix was my guitar player. >> reporter: little richard lived thehe singer was involved in a car accident in los angeles and thanked god for saving his life. >> everything else is secondary. to have god, glory to god. >> reporter: then little richard became one of the first icons to be inducted in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in 1986. >> i'm just glad to be alive at this time. i'm glad to be in cleveland. i'm glad that i am the architect of rock 'n' roll. ♪ >> reporter: in 1993, the national academy of recording arts and science awarded the performer with the lifetime achievement award. ♪ >> the tremendous, tremendous performer. i'm natalie allen. thanks for watching. and happy mother's day. stay safe. i'll see you next weekend. "new day" is next. ♪ 49...50! daddy, i found you! good job. now i'm gonna stay here and you go hide. watch your favorites from anywhere in the house with the xfinity stream app. free with your xfinity service. now any room can be a tv room. stream live tv, on demand shows and movies, even your dvr recordings. download the

>>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

jimi hendrix was my guitar player. >> reporter: for a period of time, little richard lived the wildlifeas life life of a . he was involved in a car accident and thanked god for saving his life. >> to have god, oh, glory to god. >> reporter: he experienced a career resurgence in the '80s after landing a coveted role in "down-and-out in beverly hills", then he was inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame in 1986. >> i'm glad to be in cleveland, i'm glad that i'm the architect of rock 'n roll, i'm glad that god through his mercy has seen fit for me to still be here. >> reporter: in 1993, the national academy of recording arts and sciences awarded the fiery performer with the lifetime achievement award. he performed well into his twilight years. >> true legend. thanks for your company this hour, i'm michael holmes, do stay with us. i'll be back with more "cnn newsroom" in just a few minutes. ♪ good golly miss molly ♪ woo ♪ ♪ st visionworks locations are open and we're here to help. if you have an essential eyecare need, visit our website to get connected to one of our doctors. visionwork

showers going on for saturday all got some purples going on here, yeah i almost want to say that the jimi hendrix song but no we're not going to do so anyway, here's we got the golden gate bridge going on we've got oranges this go around here. and so we can see the clear shot right into moran, there's a lot of the breeze we're talking about there you can see the flag flapping around just a touch here with an on shore wind. getting to what happens with our cloud sector here with the arrival of this system. today again mostly sunny here comes the marine layer overnight, very early. i mean for a run midnight or so and then by saturday morning the opportunity for couple little stray showers going on here this isn't up to what may be what some roads. dirty up the car. but that's really about it. and it may linger a little bit. the santa cruz mountains into sunday morning just a touch there and then we clear out for sunday afternoon. now the winds actually die down a little bit early today and then they pick back up again there you see him in the late afternoon by this point will be at maximum

jimi hendrix was my guitar player, 18 years old. ♪ when you're rockin' and a rolling ♪ >> reporter: het never lost his faith. in 1955, the 32-year-old singer was involved in a car accident in los angeles and thanked god for saving his life. >> everything else is secondary. to have god, oh, glory to god. >> reporter: he experienced a career resurgence in the '80s after landing a coveted role in "down and out in beverly hills." then, little richard became one of the first icons to be inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame in 1986. >> i'm just glad to be alive at this time. i'm glad to be in cleveland. i'm glad that i am the originator and i'm glad that i'm the architect of rock 'n roll. i'm glad that god has seen fit through his mercy to still let me be here. ♪ >> reporter: in 1993, the national academy of recording arts and sciences awarded the fiery performer with the lifetime achievement award. little richard, the showman, performed well into his twilight years. ♪ >> what a story he left us. and what good times and good music he left us with. >> good music, absolutely. >>> so, the

and prince even formed a band with jimi hendrix but later fired him for being played the bass. 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 gospel music i was what he would keep returning to the world he knew well 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 n roll hall of fame in 1986. part of the 1st scoop of musicians ever to be inducted i am i was there you never know never there was a 1000 that was. he finally won one in 993 a lifetime achievement award in 2013 that and richard announced his retirement was rock n roll is a lot of rubber. it was love it here 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. and he. what a life that's it for meanest at this news hour will be in the cat in the chair in just a moment with more of the day's news and stay with us.

his band included then unknown greats like james brown, billy preston and jimi hendrix.e was known as one of rock and roll's founding fathers who helped shatter the color line on the music charts and also inspired artists like the beatles and elton john. and he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1986. >> i want to live in my better place. i want my mother to have a better place. i want my sisters and brother to be educated. i figured that the only way i saw that was music. it was my ticket out of poverty. >> and reaction coming in from all across the entertainment world, filmmaker ava duvernay had served richard when she was a waitress in louisiana during her college years. she tweeted me that he tipped me a crisp $100 bill each week, helped me so much. god rest his soul. little richard was 87 years old. arthel? arthel: i had a chance to meet him just briefly, and i will say that he was powerful and just as pretty in person. thank you. he will be missed. eric? eric: yeah, that is for sure. meanwhile, arthel, the entertainment world also mourning the deat