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CIRCA 1957: Musician Little Richard performs onstage with his band as his saxophone player Grady Gaines stands on the piano in circa 1957 in scene from the movie ‘Mister Rock And Roll.’ (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard will be buried at Oakwood University, a historically black university in Huntsville, Alabama.
Gerald Kibble, director of Oakwood Memorial Gardens, said the private funeral will be held Wednesday and will not be open to the public.
Little Richard’s close friend Pastor Bill Minson said the singer was an alumnus of the university. Little Richard died Saturday at the age of 87 in Tennessee due to bone cancer.
The cemetery is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist university.
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Date: May 15, 2020 5:10PM (GMT 21:10) – Words 87
Slug: AP-US–People-Little Richard
Headline: Little Richard to be buried at historically black college
Source: AP
Images: Getty Images
Dateline: NASHVILLE, Tenn.
