FILE PHOTO: Singer Little Richard performs a musical tribute to producer Don Cornelius, creator and producer of the television music show "Soul Train", at the 3rd annual TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, California, U.S., March 13, 2005. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo

NEW YORK: Little Richard, whose outrageous showmanship and lightning-fast rhythms intoxicated crowds in the 1950s with hits like "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally," has died. He was 87 years old.