Rest in peace, Little Richard! The iconic singer, songwriter, and musician passed away at age 87. littlerichard
Ralph Morse The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesRalph Morse The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesThese photographs of Little Richard, taken by LIFE’s Ralph Morse in 1971, are a little mysterious. None of these pictures ever ran in LIFE, and there’s no indication in the LIFE archives of why they were taken in the first place.
An ordained minister whose immediate and extended family is strongly evangelical, Penniman has also preached the Gospel to small rural congregations and to stadium-sized audiences of thousands. By the time Morse made the pictures in this gallery, Little Richard’s ability to shock audiences had long since been surpassed by acts like Alice Cooper and the Stooges . But decades after he became a star, his signature, wild-eyed polysexual look was still something to behold.
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