LIttle Richard, rock icon, dead at 87

[Crazy Don]

Little Richard, a flamboyant piano-pounding rocker best known for "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally," has died.  Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87

[Carl]

I think he deserves at least as much credit as Buddy Holly for birthing rock and roll. Everything lists toward the middle, so by going so hard in a wild direction, he set an important standard.