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Little Richard poses for a studio portrait, wearing a cloak and standing with a group of men in a guardsman's uniforms, USA, 1965. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)

Little Richard poses for a studio portrait, wearing a cloak and standing with a group of men in a guardsman's uniforms, USA, 1965. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)

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Little Richard poses for a studio portrait, wearing a cloak and having his hand kissed by a man in a guardsman's uniform, USA, 1965. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)

Little Richard poses for a studio portrait, wearing a cloak and having his hand kissed by a man in a guardsman's uniform, USA, 1965. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)

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Little Richard poses for a studio portrait, USA, 1965. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)

Little Richard poses for a studio portrait, USA, 1965. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)

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CIRCA 1957: Musician Little Richard poses for a portrait in circa 1957. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

CIRCA 1957:  Musician Little Richard poses for a portrait in circa 1957. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)