MACON, Ga. (WALB) - On December 5, 1932, rock and roll legend Little Richard was born in Macon, Georgia. Little Richard is known as the architect of rock and roll. He exploded the 1950s music scene ...

Collaborators and eyewitnesses recall the colourful, groundbreaking life and times of Little Richard, a founding father of rock'n'roll Originally published in Uncut Take 279 [August 2020] following ...

Weathersby said it's his duty to stay true to the music and the man. His Musical Director Rashon Sharp, echoed the same while speaking on the musical component of the show. "I grew up on all types of ...

Little Richard was a walking contradiction. Because of his religious upbringing, he couldn’t fully embrace rock ‘n’ roll, yet he gave us some of the most exciting recordings the world has ever heard.

As part of the 2023 March On Washington Film Festival, a trailblazing documentary titled Little Richard: I Am Everything directed by Emmy Award-winning director Lisa Cortes shone a light on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Throughout the years, Little Richard has been referred to as the king, queen, architect, quasar and founder of rock ‘n’ roll. While experiencing racism, homophobia, industry exploitation and ...

Music legend Little Richard is as remembered for his unapologetic flamboyance as he is for his dynamic vocals and electrifying stage presence. As the self-proclaimed originator of rock ‘n’ roll, he ...

Lisa Cortés's film, in perceiving Little Richard as a wild genius of Black and queer culture, sees him more clearly than ever. But Little Richard was always another story. If Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis ...

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PHILADELPHIA, April 21 (UPI) --The world was experiencing an unprecedented pandemic when rock 'n' roll great Little Richard died at age 87 in May 2020. Amid lockdowns that left people isolated in ...