Rock 'n' roll didn't start with a bang — it started with a wop-bop-a-loo-bop a lop-bom-bom. That's the propulsive beat that drives "Tutti Frutti," the 1955 chart-topping hit that made Richard Penniman ...

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 ...

Sundance: It’s as though the film is saying that we’re still not ready to have a full conversation about a Black queer star. Lisa Cortés’ effervescent yet incomplete documentary “Little Richard: I Am ...

Lisa Cortés on her film exploring Little Richard’s legendary rock’n’roll legacy A new documentary, “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” tells the story of one of rock and roll’s founding stars. It ...

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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 ...

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 ...

'I am an atom bomb': Little Richard wows the world And show them he did in performances so full of joyful exuberance that you fall in love with him again every time. Cue footage of him performing ...

We spoke to director Lisa Cortés about her riveting new documentary, Little Richard: I Am Everything, and the complexity of the rock star. For a masterclass on the founding father of rock ‘n’ roll, ...

He had been tapped to co-present the award for Best New Artist at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in New York City. That evening, he took the stage with Buster Poindexter, the alter-ego of New York ...