Two Royal Guards holding the American flag and the flag of the state of California (also known as the Bear Flag) as American singer-songwriter and pianist Little Richard (1932-2020) performs with his Royal Company on stage at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, circa 1965. Jimi Hendrix performed with Little Richard's Royal Company from the early sixties through to 1965. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American singer-songwriter and pianist Little Richard (1932-2020) performing with his Royal Company on stage at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, circa 1965. Jimi Hendrix performed with Little Richard's Royal Company from the early sixties through to 1965. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American singer-songwriter and pianist Little Richard (1932-2020) performing with his Royal Company on stage at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, circa 1965. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American singer-songwriter and pianist Little Richard (1932-2020) performing with his Royal Company on stage at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, circa 1965. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American singer-songwriter and pianist Little Richard (1932-2020) performing with his Royal Company on stage at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, circa 1965. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
