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" I think my legacy should be that when I started in show business, there wasn't no such thing as rock n' roll. When I started with 'Tutti Frutti,' that's when rock really started rocking. "

Little Richard

Legacy

Rock

Business

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Here

Sing

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True

Rock

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Present