W 1986 został wprowadzony do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Był gejem.
Dyskografia
Here's Little Richard (1957) Little Richard (1958) The Fabulous Little Richard (1958) Pray Along with Little Richard (1960) Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 2) (1960) The King of the Gospel Singers (1962) Little Richard Is Back (And There's A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!) (1964) Little Richard's Greatest Hits (1965) The Incredible Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits - Live! (1967, live) The Wild and Frantic Little Richard (1967, kompilacja) The Explosive Little Richard (1967) Little Richard's Greatest Hits: Recorded Live! (1967, live) The Rill Thing (1970) Mr. Big (1971, kompilacja) The King of Rock and Roll (1971) Friends from the Beginning – Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix (1972, kompilacja) The Second Coming (1972) Right Now! (1974) Talkin' 'bout Soul (1974, kompilacja) Little Richard Live (1976) God's Beautiful City (1979) Lifetime Friend (1986) Shake It All About (1992) Little Richard Meets Masayoshi Takanaka (1992) Southern Child (2005, nagrany w 1972)