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 the Roosevelt Institution. He serves on the Advisory Council of Represent.Us, a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization. Penniman grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended the St. Louis Country Day School. He graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1992 with a degree in philosophy. While there, he served on the student senate, was an adviser to the board of trustees, and started multiple student groups. His father, Nicholas G. Penniman IV, was publisher of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" and a senior executive with Pulitzer, Inc. Nick Penniman Nick Penniman is the co-founder and CEO of Issue One, an American nonprofit