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  "slug": "little-richard",
  "name": "Little Richard",
  "description": "Little Richard appears once in our Rock and Roll list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/little-richard/",
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  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1955,
    "last": 1955
  },
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    "rank": 2,
    "list": "Rock and Roll"
  },
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      "slug": "rock-and-roll",
      "name": "Rock and Roll",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/rock-and-roll/",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "trackKey": "little-richard--tutti-frutti",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/little-richard--tutti-frutti/",
      "title": "Tutti Frutti",
      "year": 1955,
      "label": "Specialty",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The most explosive four seconds of introduction anybody has recorded. The original lyric was unprintable, the cleaned-up version is still barely contained, and nothing has ever sounded this free.",
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        },
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        }
      },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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}