ut then the hits stopped, by his own choice. After what he interpreted as signs – a plane engine that seemed to be on fire and a dream about the end of the world and his own damnation – Little Richard gave up music in 1957 and began attending the Alabama Bible school Oakwood College, where he was eventually ordained a minister. When he finally cut another album, in 1959, the result was a gospel set called God Is Real.
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His songs, though wild and loud, definitely had a pretty cool beat. He was a really talented guy. Also queer as a three-dollar bill. But he got saved and in the end, that’s all that really matters.