Rosa King King went to school with Richard Penniman (Little Richard). Rosa King Rosa King (March 14, 1939 – December 12, 2000) was an American jazz and blues saxophonist and singer who made her fame in Amsterdam. King was born in Macon, Georgia. During her career, she worked with Ben E. King, Cab Calloway, Eric Burdon, and Sly Hampton. Her reputation was boosted by a tenor sax battle with Stan Getz at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1978. She appeared on the TV show "Sesame Street" and in European television shows, as well as the cult film "Comeback" by Eric Burdon.
Nick Penniman could be no more important or timely book"; New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, who referred to it in one of his pieces as an "eye-opening new book about money in politics"; former Republican Senator Alan Simpson; Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders; among many others. Penniman has appeared on and been featured by media outlets, including The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times,The New York Times, NPR, MSNBC and C-SPAN's Washington Journal. Penniman has served on multiple nonprofit boards and advisory boards, including the Homeless Empowerment Project, which publishes Spare Change News, the Center for Responsive Politics and