Musician
Little Richard
Recorded Tutti Frutti in 1955 and more or less started rock and roll with it, then spent decades alternating between the stage and the pulpit.
Richard Wayne Penniman, better known by his stage name Little Richard, was an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Referred to as the "Architect of Rock and Roll", Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding backbeat and powerful raspy vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll. Richard's innovative emotive vocalizations and uptempo rhythmic music played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk. He influenced singers and musicians across musical genres and his music helped shape rhythm and blues for generations.
- Born
- 1932-12-05, Macon, Georgia, USAA Monday
- Died
- 2020-05-09, Tullahoma, Tennessee, USAA Saturday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1932-12-05, Macon, Georgia, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 13°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 22°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 10°58′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 10°41′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 9°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 21°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 1°18′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 19°40′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 10°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 23°06′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2020-05-09, Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 19°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 20°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 25°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 21°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 27°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 27°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 1°57′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 7°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 20°26′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 24°56′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Little Richard was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
