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With the passing of Little Richard of bone cancer at the age of 82, to say the outpouring of rockers who said not only was he an influence in their musical lives, but the ONLY influence to get them started on their musical path, is enormous....Here are quick, cool comments from a huge array of artists with respect to Little Richard carving a path for them: Bowie, Dylan, McCartney, Keith and Mick, Sammy Hagar, Rob Halford, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, and more: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/little-richard-genius-influence/