richard and tutti frutti — nothing had sounded quite like this before.s. i wanted to sound different. me and the young kids, we was tired of all those slow tracks, we wanted to boogie. lucille, long tall sally, good golly miss molly, his run of hits became rock and roll standards. of course, in 1950s america, his songs often reached a bigger audience when covered by white artists. did you know that elvis presley and pat boone sold more of tutti frutti than i did? and then, in 1957, he quit music to become a preacher. the tussle between god and the devil's music was a lifelong battle. # lucille, baby, satisfy my heart. but he soon returned to the stage, and all around him — the beatles, the stones, james brown — you could see his influence everywhere. 0ffstage, his private life was even wilder. but those who worked with him remember him with warmth. what you saw on stage and television, he was that way offstage. he was the king of the one—liners. he would always make you laugh. he had a beautiful heart. all the rock and roll legend stuff aside, he was a g

# tutti frutti, oh rutti.# the clothes, make—up.k and roll, he embraced it all and then... ..rejected it to become the reverend richard penniman. # lucile # # baby, satisfy my heart.# but he was lured back. he played on the same bill as the beatles, even taught paul mccartney the little richard scream. # oh, baby # # yeah, baby!# his life a seesaw between god and the devil's music. james brown, jimi 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. 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

two # tutti—frutti...all of rock and roll energy and he wasn't shy about telling the world about his place in history. # i history. #iam the history. # i am the inventor of eight, they had pater —— the innovator, the emancipator, this is me, nobody like me, nowhere #. one of 12 children, richard grew up ina one of 12 children, richard grew up in a house overlooking the railway tracks georgia. he was badly behaved, a show off, and began to performing clubs and strip joints. behaved, a show off, and began to performing clubs and stripjointslj wa nt to performing clubs and stripjointslj want to sound different, we were tired of slow music. we wanted to boogie. you know what i'm saying? that's when rap music, the kids want something different. they want something different. they want something for their generation. you know? i started singing tutti—frutti, just screaming and people say, oh, he's going crazy. # tutti—frutti #. tutti—frutti began with very different and far ruder lyrics but it was cleaned up. th

. >> tutti-frutti ♪ >> he had hits like long tall sally and tutti-frutti while breaking down barriersn the '60s. notice fats domino and others bringing traditionally african american sounds into the hearts and homes of all americans. the 87-year-old had suffered from bone cancer. >> he will be missed. >>> all right. taking a look at weather now. drew tuma joining us live. feeling a little bit cooler than the past couple of days. >> yeah. we're saying bye bye to a lot of the warm weather over the past couple of days, dion. you're going to feel the cooler air for mother's day before we track some rain. yeah, rain coming our way for monday. i'll show you the timing in one second. out there, live doppler 7 along with satellite right now showing cloud cover banked up along the coastline. in fact, we'll take you to sutro tower. crawling back in over the city. that marine layer is going to expand overnight tonight. it will be a cloudy start to our sunday tomorrow. big temperature drop across the entire region. we're 20 degrees cooler in santa rosa than this time yesterday. 14 degrees cooler

. ♪ tutti frutti >> reporter: proof that little richard truly was one of the founding fathers of rockoll -- ♪ wop-bop-a-loo-bop ba-lop-bam-boom ♪ >> reporter: is the fact that one of the acts that opened for him was the beatles back in hamburg, germany. the fab four undiscovered, little richard already a big star. ♪ good golly miss molly >> reporter: with hits like "good golly miss molly" and "lucille". ♪ lucille >> reporter: little richard helped r&b cross over and create rock 'n' roll. pat boone helped too. ♪ i got a gal named sue ♪ she knows just what to do >> boone made "tutti frutti" the bigger hit, but the original -- ♪ i got a girl named sue ♪ she knows just what to do >> reporter: that belonged to richard penniman, who wrote it washing dishes at the greyhound bus station in macon, georgia. ♪ he saw me coming and got back in the alley ♪ ♪ oh baby >> reporter: little richard, quietly gay under that haircut. in the eisenhower era, an inspiration to young elton john, freddy mercury, and others. ♪ david wright, abc news, new york. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight

. # tutti—frutti, oh rutti...# and the pioneer of rock and roll little richard dies at the age of 87. to his long—time guitarist kelvin holly. good evening. the number of people who have died in the uk with coronavirus has passed 31,500. it comes as the government in the uk prepares to outline its road map for easing lockdown restrictions. first, reports that uk airlines have been told that passengers flying into the country will be expected to self—quarantine for m days from the end of this month. looking at ways to get the public back to work in england, and the government has announced that they are investing £2 billion — that's $2.48 billion — into making cycling and walking safer. this isn't new money, it's part of a package that was announced back in february. around the world, and the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii was marked in russia, but without the planned red square parade of soldiers and veterans. that was in contrast to belarus, where there was full victory parade with huge crowds and no regard for social distancing. meanwhile in china, the deputy director o

# tutti frutti, oh rutti.# the clothes, make—up.t all and then... ..rejected it to become the reverend richard penniman. # lucile # but he was lured back. he played on the same bill as the beatles, even taught paul mccartney the little richard scream. # oh, baby # his life a seesaw between god and the devil's music. james brown, jimi 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. well, let's 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

. # tutti—frutti, oh rutti...# and the pioneer of rock and roll, little richard dies at the age of 87g to his longtime guitarist kelvin holly. good evening. the number of people who have died in the uk with coronavirus has passed 31,500. it comes as the government in the uk prepares to outline its road map for easing lockdown restrictions. first, reports that uk airlines have been told that passengers flying into the country will be expected to self quarantine for m days from the end of this month. looking at ways to get the public back to work in england, and the government has announced that they are investing £2 billion — that's $2.48 billion — into making cycling and walking safer. this isn't new money, it's part of a package that was announced back in february. around the world, and the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii was marked in russia, but without the planned red square parade of soldiers and veterans. that was in contrast to belarus, where there was full victory parade with huge crowds and no regard for social distancing. meanwhile in china, the deputy director o

by some the founding father of rock and roll has died he was ivy 7 he's best known hits include tutti frutti a long tall sally and a reminder of the top story we're following for you this out. russia is marking victory of a nazi germany in world war 2 but has had to postpone its annual military parade due to the coronavirus. you're watching. before we go you can get the latest on our web site that's d w dot com at any time and it will also follow us on twitter and instagram as well at d w news more news coming up in 45 minutes time for now i'm anthony how in berlin from the team here thanks for watching. this state of emergency is the normal people around the world are documenting these dramatic times. and they're keeping the coronas diary and welcoming us into their lives a little skittish as a close and personal as the pandemic will allow. the diaries from the start menu. w.

pat tutti-frutti. >> so he release that? >> he copied it. i was mad when he did that because it stopped my sales but later, i said thank you to because they made the door open bigger for me. >>> little richard went on to influence many names in history and in fact, the beatles open for him at one point. he was presented with a lifetime achievement grammy in 1993. he died this morning after a battle with bone cancer. he was 87 years old. >>> another big loss in the entertainment world. roy horn has died. he was a fixture in las vegas for decades. he narrowly escaped death in 2003 when one of his white tigers dropped him off stage. he met his performing partner while on a cruise ship. >> we came here about 30 years ago, to america, as immigrants. i had no idea this could ever happen. >> siegfried said the world has lost one of the greats of magic and he has lost his best friend. roy horn was 75 years old. >>> coming up next, bay area technology giants fight coronavirus. how apple and google are using your phone to gauge your risk. and should w

. # tutti frutti, oh rutti. and the pioneer of rock ‘n‘ roll, little richard dies aged 87.nes in the uk say they have been told the government will bring in a 14—day quarantine for anyone arriving from any country apart from the republic of ireland in response to the coronavirus pandemic. the new restriction is expected to take effect at the end of this month. the transport secretary did not confirm the plans, but said it now "makes sense to look at what happens at the borders." the proposal has been described by regional airports as a "devastating blow", as our business correspondent katy austin reports. when passengers returned to the uk's near empty airports, how different will travel be? some other countries have already introduced quarantine procedures. sophie and herfamily went to australia in march for a wedding. on arrival, they had to self—isolate for m days. while she understands the reasons, sophie would be reluctant to repeat the process. if it wasjust would be reluctant to repeat the process. if it was just for a holiday, i wouldn't because two weeks is a long

in the 50's and 60's from tutti frutti the long tall sally good golly miss molly, the list goes on andme opened back in 1986 little richard was among the charter inductees along with elvis presley little richard had a huge influence on rock and roll. he was presented the lifetime achievement grammy award back in 1993 and in that same year he also performed at president bill clinton's inauguration. richard wayne penniman was one of 12 children from macon georgia. he was 87 years old. and joining us to talk about the rock and roll pioneers, charles glenn who was a bass player in little richard's band for more than 30 years of mister glenn thank you for joining us this morning. although wanted to ask you how you're doing on this day you must have some great memories of little richard. >>oh man yeah it was the was one of the greatest ever want to be up. a guy that we saw if the that was the guy to die so day. yeah. >>tell us a little bit about the time period that you and that you performed with little richard. >>from like the early early 8 mid out as show and las vegas. >>so so pretty rec

mother speaks out >>> and the man who helped create rock 'n roll, little richard has passed ♪ "tutti fruttiold rudy >> we remember the unforgettable icon >> this is nbc news. >> we begin with breaking news and a troubling development in the covid-19 crisis today we learn at malaysia three children have died from what doctors call a disturbing syndrome linked to coronavirus and marked by heart failure and high fever. and after months of speculation that kids might not get so sick from coronavirus, parents and health care workers are on high alert tonight we're covering this pandemic from every angle and begin with kathy park >> reporter: tonight, the mystery deepens as the death toll rises in new york among children diagnosed with complications from the coronavirus >> the illness has taken the lives of three young new yorkers. >> reporter: the state investigating 73 cases. >> one of the few rays of good news was young people weren't affected we're not so sure that that is the fact anymore. >> reporter: doctors are calling it pediatric multi-syst multi-system it is similar to kawasaki disease

. >> how it all started back in 1956 with tutti-frutti.e richard cut series of unstoppable hits in the 50s and 60s. you helped shadow the color line of music charts bringing what was once called race music into the mainstream. little richard sold more than 30 million records worldwide. he influence some of the biggest names in music including elvis presley, paul mccartney and mick jagger. little richard was 87 years old. >>> boy horn of the legendary las vegas and magical stage act siegfried and roy were an institution in vegas since 1967. you might remember roy nearly died when one of his of our tigers dragged him offstage during the 2003 performance. he was born in germany, and that his performing partner while working on a cruise ship. he was 75 years old. >>> the state of california training thousands of people to perform contact tracing to contain the spread of the coronavirus. it is time-consuming and labor- intensive work. tech companies like apple and google are jumping to help. the use and potential abuses of high-tech contact tra

he had hits like "tutti frutti "and "long tall sally". he influenced james brown to prince. he died at his home in tennessee. his attorney says he had bone cancer. here's a look at his star in los angeles. ordinarily the death would bring out a lot of fans and the star would be covered in flowers. but not in the age of covid-19. little richard was 87 years old. >>> the pandemic has already put the olympics on hold. now we're finding out if the games have to be pushed back again. there's no plan b. back in march the virus forced japan and the international olympic committee to delay the games until the summer of 2021. right now there is no sign of a vaccine so here's what they've got. >> we've got the same date, the same scheduling. we're doing all of that, and we're proceeding on the basis that it will. there is no plan b. >> japanese leaders and the ioc are continuing to prep for next july. >>> now to something good, like giving things away for free to low income families. the nonprofit valley verde specializes in teaching people how to grow food. they hold a seed ling fair

reporter: his big break came in september 1955 at a recording session when little richard saying tutti-frutti. over the course of the next year he released a string of songs including rip it up, long tall sally and good golly miss molly. 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

." ♪ tuttie frutti all rootie ♪ tuttie frutti all rootie tributes pouring in for him from mick jaggerrst class of the rock and roll hall of fame and received a lifetime achievement grammy. little richard died of cancer at the age of 87. as you know, michael, betty wright also passed away and we'll talk about her in our next hour, michael. >> two legends with a lot of influence over a lot of artists and musicians. thank you for that. >>> we begin with an abc news exclusive interview with the president of clorox. as the demand spiked up 500% for disinfectants, the company is running plants 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. we're joined by linda rendle, president of the clorox company. thank you for joining us. as you know, clorox products, particularly wipes, are in short supply. what are you seeing as far as supply goes or demand goes? >> good morning, michael. before i get started, i would love to thank everybody, all the caregivers and essential workers that are working so hard to keep our community safe and our hearts go out to everybody who's been affected by covid-19. it is true, wip

. ♪ whop-bop-a-loo-bop a-whop-bop-bop ♪ tutti frutti >> reporter: every star who followed little richardrown to the beatles, said they owed an enormous debt to this founding father of rock 'n' roll. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ richard penniman first took the stage as a 14-year-old in 1947. he synthesized a mix of r&b, boogie woogie and gospel, added a pompadour, pencil-thin mustache, an outlandish stage personality, to revolutionize american music. here's what he told ed bradley on "60 minutes." >> you look at michael jackson. you look at prince. >> yes. >> what goes through your mind, when you see these guys? >> i said, whoa! whoo! i was way ahead of my time. ♪ good golly, miss molly >> reporter: little richard died of cancer at t o a fs for e resf >> reporter: "seinfeld" fans knew jerry stiller as the father of festivus, but by that time, he'd been a bold-faced comedy name for decades. >> lance, you're moistening my knuckle. >> reporter: teaming up with his wife anne meara, they had a great run in the '60s and '70s doing sketch comedy on variety shows like "ed sullivan." >> i got the prostate the size of

# tutti frutti, oh rutti. the clothes, make—up. no one looked or sounded like a little richard.and roll, he embraced it all and then... rejected it to become the reverend richard penniman. # baby, penniman. # ba by, satisfy penniman. # baby, satisfy my heart. but he was lured back. he played on the same bill as the beatles, even taught, currently the little richard scream. his life a seesaw between god and the devil's music. james brown, jimi hendrix, mickjagger, the devil's music. james brown, jimi 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 question

. ♪ ♪ >> sreenivasan: with hits like" tutti frutti," "good golly miss molly," a "long tall sally," littlehard mixed together boogie, rhythm and blues, and te his energet sound. born richard wayne penniman in 1932 in man, grgia, little richard sang at a nearby church as a boy and explored r&b, blues, andountry before landing his first record deal in 1951. known for anhis pounding and howling voice, little richard's music attracted fans both black g and white durtime of segregation in the united states. little richard sold more than 30 womillion corddwide, and his music has been covered by artists like the beatles, the kinks, and elvis costello. little richard was 87 years old. >> sreenivasan: for the latest national and international news and a peek at mars from the home of a nasa scientist, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: with just six months until november's presidenti election, states across the country are trying to determine how they will safely collect and count ballots during a national health emergency. for many states, that means reevaluating in-person versus absentee

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i love tutti—frutti i must admit.look at the pictures, he has eyeliner, lots going on with his lips and his rouge. there will be no lady gaga, david barry. he was gay at a time when it was difficult to be gay and black but he was proud of being different and he made a stand on that. it is an incredible example and it defines rock'n'roll‘s spirit of independence and rebellion and thatis of independence and rebellion and that is why he is so important. very good tribute. thank you both very much this morning, james rampton, and catherine forster, thank you for taking us through today's newspapers. that is it for the paper for today and goodbye from all of us. hello there, expect a marked difference to the feel of the weather as we go through the week ahead. for some, it weather as we go through the week ahead. forsome, it has weather as we go through the week ahead. for some, it has already arrived. these are the temperatures first thing the sunday morning. across scotland, temperatures were low single figures but ahead

tutti frutti whose lyrics were considered so racy that have to be censored. it sold a 1000000 copies over the year and has been described as the one grech all of that changed the world of music in the u.s. if a bad name out now barry was a time when black and white americans was segregated but little which is music book that racial divide both on the dance floor and on the billboard charts. he sold more than 30000000 records worldwide and influenced a generation of musicians from the beatles. round. to david bowie elvis presley. paul ability to hit bottom all them all but i was. 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 w

us this past week little richard innovator and the architect of rock n roll in america he was tutti frutti on rooney he was like a nobody on a piano and just hearing his voice made you want to get up and start dancing and start smiling. he was 87 years old jerry stiller. famous for his seinfeld appearance is known by young and old for just being a funny guy a funny guy now with a famous son still or just the age of 92 and then there's this man don shula he's a man i called a personal friend. of the winningest coach in the history of the n.f.l. one of the best coaches in all of sports in america ever and the only coach to take a team through a perfect season not one blemish not one single loss and when he retired everybody in the world wanted to sit down and interview him he gave only 3 interviews one was to larry king where you just saw the other was to a c.b.s. correspondent very well known at the time and the other the 3rd and final interview was to me. or he told me i'm not a miracle worker for what i did i'm just a guy from ohio who worked really hard to get worry was sure it was 90 ye

days it's included good golly miss molly and tutti frutti. point before was as little rich as careers found 7 decades he also influenced the likes of elton john and the beatles who covered his songs in that concerts well as much more never they were covering al jazeera dot com you can get some comments and analysis that i'm watches life if you want to do that. the easiest. and lines now the u.n. mission in libya has condemned the attack on tripoli is only functioning at ports by forces loyal to her. at least 80 rockets were fired at the facility a libyan airways plane was also hit at least 3 civilians have died from shelling near the airport after us forces that. residential areas in the capital more than 10000 people have died from the corona virus in brazil the west affected nation in latin america i am a zone a state has been the hardest hit hundreds of coffins have been sent to the regional capital menow so as will funerals are expected to take place russia has marked 75 years since the end of world war 2 in year it without its traditiona

he was best known for his hits "dututti-frutti "tutti-frut "tutti-frutti." cause of death is not known. he was 87. this photo was shared on instagram. rest in peace, richard. this one really stings. my thoughts and prayers go out to my band mates and fans all over the world. richard truly was the king. we'll try to get you more information on that as it comes in this morning. >>> talking about the pandemic. happening today, another weekend we'll be watching for crowds in the bay area, especially at delores park in san francisco. the mother's day holiday weekend means more people could want to get out of the house. yesterday police started patrolling the park because it became too crowded. officers handed out masks and encouraged social distancing. reports say few people listened to them. the mayor said she would consider closing the park. the same concern for weekend crowds will be in oakland. what could be a good sign of things to come, sky 7 was overhead yesterday, and while there were some people out enjoying the sunshine, it wasn't all that crowded. hope

no one had ever heard anything like him. ♪ she's the gal that i love best tutti-frutti ♪ >> includingammys in 2008. >> i felt that his voice had the ultimate rock and roll tone, you know, that grit, that edge that he sang with. ♪ >> born richard penniman in macon, georgia, as little richard he developed a high-energy stage act. >> he was just over the top wild, flamboyant. >> the black keys' dan auerbach. >> if you ever liked the flamboyance of rock and roll, you know, you owe all that to little richard. ♪ >> producer quincy jones hailed richard as an innovaor whose influence is seen in genres from gospel to hip-hop. ♪ raised in a religious household, richard was 19 when his bootlegger father was killed leaving him to reconcile his love of god and his attraction to men. he spoke to "60 minutes" ed bradley in 1985. >> this must have a terrible stigma in macon in those days. >> i was called everything but a ru reuben sandwich. oh, god. people wanted to knock me down. >> when he first started touring in the mid 1950s, he told "rolling stone" magazine he faced such severe racism, he was f

he sang "tutti frutti" with no inhibition and it became a hit.who inspired the evolution of rock 'n roll was born richard wayne penniman in macon, georgia in 1932. he signed with speciality records in 1955 and began his journey to becoming a rock 'n roll icon. ♪ good golly ms. molly >> reporter: during the '50s, he made several other songs, including good golly miss sally and "lucille." he landed a part in the musical comedy "the girl can't help it" in 1956. his flamboyant persona captivated audiences, and his piercing screams made him a household name. however, at the height of his stardom, the self-proclaimed architect of rock 'n roll quit the music business and became an ordained minister and traveled across the country as an evangelist and recorded gospel music between 1959 and 1963. >> i went through those different periods, but i've always loved rock 'n roll. >> reporter: during the late '60s and '70s he began recording rock 'n roll again, his influence on many unknown artists at the time proved to be invaluable. >> beatles were with me. ji

learn of this news yesterday morning, but people have so many memories and have been playing "tutti fruttiongs all weekend long, including myself. >> you know, the greatest gift, i think, from little richard, was beyond the music, which was great. it is the authenticity. >> yeah. >> right? he was himself. and imagine, you know, all of the showmanship and the flamboyance in the 1950s. >> yeah. >> to go on stage and be yourself. it was a true gift. true gift. >> yeah. that was courage and that was brave and that was authentic and that is what we need more of, no doubt about it. hey, chloe, happy mother's day to you, too! >> reporter: thank you so much! i appreciate it. >> all right, we'll be back. ttie open road and telling people that liberty mutual customizes your insurance, so you only pay for what you need! [squawks] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ no uh uh, no way come on, no no n-n-n-no-no only discover has no annual fee on any card. >>> it's national nurse's week this week. thank you for sharing your messages of appreciation of all the health care w

including tutti frutti long tall sally and lucille earlier today kron four's marty gonzales spoke with charles glenn. they used to play bass with little richard. >>always because earned about people. he's always a piece somebody says so many people cool it caused son and stuff it. it was the best the really us that fact. he called me up. if you know what to charles and no. i want to do so or you he i'm going to treat you like mice. it said new your day your dad was a good guy, my friend, he said blow to all. i feel as you need you need me for that and embrace me like. i thought was a skit. all those years. it's called the u.s. up. >>inspired so many and as news of his death spread. friends admirers, a lot of celebrity fans shared tributes on social media, rolling stones front man mick jagger released a statement on twitter saying in part, i'm so saddened to hear about the passing of little richard. he was the biggest inspiration of my early teens. quincy jones who collaborated with little richard wrote on twitter absolutely heartbroken this morning and also hearing the news of the pass

his life ♪ >> reporter: little richard changed the course of rock 'n roll history with his song "tutti fruttiectious tune with raw inhibition, and it became a hit. >> when i started in the business, i never heard rock 'n roll music before. >> reporter: the singer, who inspired the evolution of rock music, was born richard wayne penniman in macon, georgia, in 1932. even though his roots were deeply planted in gospel music, little richard signed with speciality records in 1955 and began his incredible journey to becoming a rock 'n roll icon. ♪ good golly miss molly, sure like to ball ♪ >> reporter: during the '50s, little richard made several more hit songs, including "long tall sally," "good golly miss molly" and "lucile." ♪ lucile ♪ >> i always felt that i would be a star. >> reporter: he was certainly a star. little richard even landed a part in the musical comedy "the girl can't help it" in 1956. his flamboyant persona captivated audiences, and his soulful voice, paired with his piercing screams, made him a household name. however, at the height of his stardom, the self-proclaimed architect

you know him from tutti-frutti and lucille. also jerry stiller.arances with his wife on. sullivan but for the younger generation, take a look. >> festivus is not over! let's rumble! >> juan: that was on "seinfeld." he went on to do >> dana: juan, i've got to run. never miss an episode of "the five." bret baier is up next. >> bret: we will get dagen next time. breaking tonight, president trump says anyone who wants of coronavirus test can get one. the president held a briefing of the white house short time ago. it comes against the backdrop of new infections among administration employees, new reopens around the country, and new severe criticism from former president barack obama. chief white house correspondent john roberts starts us off tonight. good evening, john. >> good evening. it's the first time in two weeks here that we've had a specific coronavirus briefing. the president touting a massive increase in testing that his

. >> the "tutti-frutti" singer died earlier this month after a battle with bone cancer.ert-style funeral, especially for a legend like this one. >> deserved. >> exactly. but we didn't get it this time. but who knows, maybe in the next year there could be some type of tribute to little richard. i hope to see that. >> hope to see it as well. >>> next to the baddest man on the planet, iron mike tyson turning up the heat on social media. >> the 53-year-old former heavyweight champion stripped down to show his moves in a new video apparently shot in the backyard of his home. >> tyson lost 140 pounds a decade ago by going vegan. as we can clearly see, it certainly hasn't hurt his muscular physique. >> this video comes days after it was reported tyson is set to make his wrestling comeback. should i say wrassling? that's how we say it down south. that's set to happen this weekend. >> i love this journey for mike tyson. he's leading meditations on instagram. he's very zen these days. he has a podcast. clearly i am a fan. >> clearly. >> it took me 'til right now to notice, what ha