Little Richard Little Richard Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known as Little Richard, is an American recording artist, singer-songwriter and actor. A pop music and culture icon, Little Richard's most-celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s when his dynamic music and charismatic showmanship presaged the rise of rock and roll. His music influenced many other popular music genres, including soul, funk and hip hop and shaped generations of rhythm and blues artists. Little Richard has been honored by many institutions. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of its first group of inductees in 1986.
Harry Wayne Casey Drive Ins and Dives. Harry Wayne Casey Harry Wayne Casey (born January 31, 1951), better known by his stage name K.C., is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his band, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, as a producer of several hits for other artists, and as a pioneer of the disco genre of the 1970s. Harry Wayne Casey formed his band in 1973. He was introduced to Richard Finch, who was doing engineering work on records for TK Records. Thus began the Casey-Finch musical collaboration. The initial members were just Casey and Finch.