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IslandChillin t1_iyfan3k wrote

Man never got the respect he deserved tbh. He came up in the same time as Elvis and always took offense to people calling Elvis the King of Rock and Roll. In Little Richard's mind he was the King and it wasn't even close.

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grainsofglass OP t1_iyfbvnb wrote

He really didn’t at all. For all his bluster and ego the man was right. He wasn’t conceited he was convinced. He was 100 times the performer, innovator, showman, artist, musician, and PERSON than 99% the people that got all the clout.

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jeffinRTP t1_iyfd993 wrote

Being black and gay or bisexual didn't help

Fixed, see below.

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AdmiralAkbar1 t1_iyfe618 wrote

> and gray

I know he looked like he was wearing a bad human disguise for the last few decades, but I don't think he was a space alien.

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