Little Richard's Benefactor Dies
1/23/07
Ann Howard allowed Little Richard Penniman to perform in her Macon, Georgia, nightclub when Penniman was still washing dishes at the Greyhound bus station to make ends meet. Ms. Howard died last week at 82. James Calemine
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