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Eartha Kitt by Harry Hammond, London, February 13th, 1962.
In Memoriam: remembering his royal highness, “Show Business Personified” and the artist praised by soul diva Etta James for having “the guts to be a king and queen all at the same time” - the divine Little Richard (aka Richard Wayne Penniman, 5 December 1932 - 9 May 2020) on the third anniversary of his death. I saw the flamboyant “Bronze Liberace” give one of his final concerts at Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender in 2013 (he retired from performing shortly afterwards). I won’t lie – by that point, the Georgia Peach was a hot mess, but a fascinating, charismatic and regal hot mess. The man was magnificent! We’ll never see Little Richard’s like again. Pictured: backstage portrait of Little Richard in the UK in 1962 by Harry Hammond.
Dusty Springfield at Philip Records Recording Studio. Photo by Harry Hammond, UK, 1962.
Eartha Kitt by Harry Hammond, London, February 13th, 1962.
Jet Harris, Little Richard, Gene Vincent & Sam Cooke backstage during the Little Richard Package Tour in the UK | 1962 © Harry Hammond
Eartha Kitt poses in her dressing room prior to a performance at the London Palladium theatre, photo by Harry Hammond, 1957.
harry hammond... early unscreened bbc tv pilot of top of the pops, 1961 @ jazzinphoto