Little Richard became one of the most influential pioneers of modern music, shaping the evolution of rock and R&B and charting legendary songs on Billboard's charts.

There wasn’t much else like “Tutti Frutti” when Little Richard premiered the song in 1955.

The iconic couplet he originally wrote for his 1955 breakthrough hit “Tutti Fruitti” is explored in a new episode of PBS’ American Masters, “Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock ‘n ...