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.
Frances Montresor Buchanan Allen Penniman the War of 1812, the family removed back to Burlington. Penniman's herbarium was established in 1814 or 1815. The location was familiar to Burlington people, as the trolleys passed it on the way out to Fort Ethan Allen. The Penniman home formerly stood opposite St. Michael's College at the top of the hill just above the High Bridge. The home was spacious and hospitable. Penniman was famous for her skill in gardening and her garden was stocked with a rare variety of plants and shrubs. And it was here that two herbaria were made by Mrs. Penniman and her youngest