by Charles White
White, a British columnist and BBC radio host, wisely lets Little Richard, né Richard Penniman in Macon, Ga., tell his own story, which he does with characteristic verve. The experience of reading the book is as exciting as listening to Little Richard's early hits Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally. Little Richard's memories of childhood, his homosexuality, drug use and subsequent movement into evangelism are rendered in detailed and riotously colorful language. (Harmony, $15.95)
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