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 ...

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This story, originally titled “Tooty, Fruity,” was published in the July 19/Aug 2 1984 issue of Rolling Stone Richard Penniman was a dishwasher who would be king — or queen, depending on his mood.

Imagine this: After “Purple Rain” came out in 1984, Prince, at age 26, suddenly left showbiz to study Jesus at a small-town college whose entire student body was just a fraction the size of most ...

Little Richard, the self-described "king and queen" of rock and roll and an outsize influence on everyone from David Bowie to Prince, died Saturday in Tullahoma, Tenn. He was 87 years old. Bill Sobel, ...

Little Richard, the screaming, preening, scene-stealing wild man of early rock ‘n’ roll with hits like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally,” died Saturday at 87, Dick Alen, his former agent, confirmed ...

- "I'm so saddened to hear about the passing of Little Richard, he was the biggest inspiration of my early teens and his music still has the same raw electric energy when you play it now as it did ...

From his voice and piano to his inimitable style, Little Richard, whose death at age 87 was announced today (May 9) was utterly one of a kind. A generation of listeners was forever changed by his wild ...

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 ...

Little Richard, who died Saturday at age 87, was one of the most influential musicians of all time—but a bad record deal and the pervasive racism of the 1950’s American music industry kept the singer ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled ...