Since the death of Father Of Rock n Roll Little Richard on May 9th streams of his legendary catalog rose into the millions .
On May 9-10, songs by the Little Richard born Richard Penniman drew 4.1 million on-demand U.S. streams, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The sum represents a whopping 2,228% surge from the previous two days, May 7-8, during which his songs were streamed 175,000 times.
Little Richard’s streams on May 9-10 were led by his breakthrough 1955-56 hit, “Tutti Frutti.” The song earned 412,000 streams on May 9-10, up 1,210% from 32,000 on May 7-8.
