Editing Little Richard (section)

===Honors===
[[File:Little Richard 1988.jpg|thumb|right|Little Richard, interviewed during the 60th Annual Academy Awards, 1988]]
In the early 1990s, a portion of Mercer University Drive in Macon was renamed "Little Richard Penniman Boulevard".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Little Richard Penniman Boulevard |url=https://www.maconmusictrail.com/little-richard-penniman-boulevard/ |website=MaconMusicTrail.com |publisher=Visit Macon |access-date=July 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803030217/https://www.maconmusictrail.com/little-richard-penniman-boulevard/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Just south of the renamed boulevard sits Little Richard Penniman Park.

In 2007, a panel of renowned recording artists voted "Tutti Frutti" number one on ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''{{'}}s ''The Top 100 Records That Changed The World'', hailing the recording as "the sound of the birth of [[rock and roll]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rocklist.net ... Mojo Lists|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo.html|access-date=March 4, 2012|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629001637/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo.html%23100%20Greatest|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="Contactmusic.com">{{Cite magazine|date=May 16, 2007|title=Little Richard - Tutti Frutti Tops World-Changing Hit List |magazine=Contactmusic.com |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/tutti%20frutti%20tops%20world-changing%20hit%20list_1031090|access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> In April 2012, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine declared that the song "still has the most inspired rock lyric on record".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/heres-little-richard-little-richard-19691231 |title=500 Greatest Albums: Here's Little Richard  |magazine=Rolling Stone  |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408135202/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/heres-little-richard-little-richard-19691231 |archive-date=April 8, 2012}}</ref> The same recording was inducted to the [[Library of Congress]]' [[National Recording Registry]] in 2010, with the library claiming the "unique vocalizing over the irresistible beat announced a new era in music".<ref>{{Cite web|author=National Recording Preservation Board|title=The Full National Recording Registry |year=2009 |publisher=Library of Congress |url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/registry/nrpb-masterlist.html |access-date=December 29, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108224101/https://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/registry/nrpb-masterlist.html |archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

In 2010, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine listed ''Here's Little Richard'' as one of the 100 Greatest and Most Influential Albums of All Time.<ref name="entertainment.time.com" /> ''Rolling Stone'' listed his ''[[Here's Little Richard]]'' at number fifty on the magazine's list of [[the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/little-richard-heres-little-richard-165415/|title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Here's Little Richard|date=May 31, 2012|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> He was ranked eighth on its [[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-artists-147446/little-richard-30098/|title=100 Greatest Artists: Little Richard|date=December 3, 2010|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' listed three of Richard's recordings, "The Girl Can't Help It", "Long Tall Sally" and "Tutti Frutti", on their [[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-151127/|title=500 Greatest Songs of All Time|date=April 7, 2011|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> Two of the latter songs and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" were listed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's [[500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/one-hit-wonders-songs-that-shaped-rock-and-roll/|title=Experience The Music: One Hit Wonders and The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll|year=2007|publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=December 17, 2012|archive-date=May 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509180015/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/one-hit-wonders-songs-that-shaped-rock-and-roll/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A 2010 UK issue of ''[[GQ]]'' named Richard its Man of the Year in its Legend category.{{sfn|Chalmers|2012}}

Richard appeared in person to receive an honorary degree from [[Mercer University]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.13wmaz.com/rss/article/232317/153/Little-Richard-Bestowed-Honorary-Degree-at-Mercer-Univ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130812175745/http://www.13wmaz.com/rss/article/232317/153/Little-Richard-Bestowed-Honorary-Degree-at-Mercer-Univ |url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2013 |title=Little Richard Bestowed Honorary Degree at Mercer University |publisher=WMAZ.com |date=May 11, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2013 }}</ref> The day before the award ceremony, the mayor of Macon announced that one of Richard's childhood homes, an historic site, would be moved to a rejuvenated section of Pleasant Hill to be restored and named the Little Richard Penniman—Pleasant Hill Resource House. It would serve as a meeting place full of local history and artifacts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/little-richards-boyhood-home-be-moved|title=Little Richard's boyhood home to be moved|agency=Associated Press|date=May 11, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2013|archive-date=December 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214220944/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/little-richards-boyhood-home-be-moved|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.macon.com/2013/05/10/2474205/state-buys-little-richards-house.html|title=State to buy Little Richard's house|work=[[The Telegraph (Macon)|The Telegraph]]|date=May 10, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621192849/http://www.macon.com/2013/05/10/2474205/state-buys-little-richards-house.html|archive-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=292519|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130812175730/http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=292519|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2013|title=Good golly: DOT will relocate Little Richard's boyhood home|publisher=11alive.com|date=May 13, 2013|access-date=May 28, 2013}}</ref>

On March 14, 2021, Bruno Mars with [[Anderson .Paak]] honored Richard at the 2021 Grammy Award ceremony. The performance was reported in the media to be the highlight of the show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/bruno-mars-honors-little-richard-in-high-energy-musical-tribute-at-2021-grammys-161740|title=Bruno Mars Honors Little Richard in Musical Tribute at 2021 GRAMMYs &#124; Entertainment Tonight|date=March 14, 2021|access-date=March 16, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315185306/https://www.etonline.com/bruno-mars-honors-little-richard-in-high-energy-musical-tribute-at-2021-grammys-161740|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/6n0jta/bruno-mars-honors-little-richard-during-grammys|title=Bruno Mars Honors Little Richard During Grammys 'In Memoriam' Segment|website=[[BET]]|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513061214/https://www.bet.com/music/2021/03/14/grammys-in-memoriam-little-richard-tribute.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Little Richard at No. 11 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/little-richard-4-1234643198/|access-date=October 18, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>