There is one question that stands at the heart of the CNN documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything, emerging as something of a mission statement for the film. And it's best articulated by Fredara ...
‘He went both ways,” an old friend of the singer Little Richard says during “Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll,” and the meaning is as clear as one of those upper-register “wooooos” on ...
In 1956, Elvis Presley exploded onto the music scene, changing music history. One of the songs on Presley's introductory album was his rendition of "Tutti Frutti," a song released the previous year by ...
Editor’s Note: The CNN Film “Little Richard: I Am Everything” tells the story of rock ‘n’ roll’s Black, queer origins. It illustrates clearly just how the revolutionary pop icon’s career laid the ...
James Brown used to act as a double for Little Richard, it seems. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lisa Cortes screened new doc “Little Richard: I Am Everything” at Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival this week ...
This documentary presents the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ’n’ roll” as a man of contradictions. By Ben Kenigsberg An I.C.P. retrospective displays the groundbreaking exuberance and tabloid ...
The word “fearless” perhaps best defines the late Little Richard. A pioneer of rock ‘n’ roll who broke the color barrier in the 1950s with hits like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally,” the Georgia ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have had as profound an impact on the evolution of rock and roll as Little Richard. With his commanding stage presence, virtuosic piano performances, and dynamic vocal ...