It was around the late '80s going into the '90s when I discovered Little Richard, and it definitely was from seeing him on TV. He seemed like he was someone that I could connect with because it seemed ...
The flamboyant pianist Little Richard was a member of the first class of musical heroes to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, along with Chuck Berry, James Brown, Buddy Holly, ...
Little Richard is one of the ultimate icons in the history of classic rock. During his career, he also recorded songs in other genres. Notably, Otis Redding said Little Richard recorded a song that ...
Paul McCartney could do an impression of Little Richard. A sound engineer said Little Richard might have inspired The Beatles‘ “Oh! Darling.” Paul shared his memories of crafting the song. Paul ...
No one can do a Little Richard composition like Little Richard. In the finest moments from the rock and roll pioneer — who died Saturday at the age of 87 — self-penned songs were as flamboyant as his ...
A documentary traces Little Richard's life and career, from his gender-bending early days on America's Chitlin' Circuit of R&B clubs to his stardom as an early rock pioneer. A music legend gets a ...
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 ...
Little Richard: I Am Everything was among the nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards’ Best Music Film, with the nomination marking the first-ever for both the “Architect of Rock and Roll” and production ...
ESPN is hoping that one of the architects of rock n’ roll can bring some new energy to their "Monday Night Football" show with fewer fans in the stands this year. The new season starting Monday will ...
Originally published in Uncut Take 279 [August 2020] following his death, we honoured one of the founding fathers of rock’n’roll: Little Richard, whose music career was brief, but his influence was ...
When Little Richard entered the music scene in the 1950s, he did so with a flamboyance, charm and musical talent that broke barriers in the world of rock ’n’ roll. Yet, hidden far from the spotlight ...