NPR

Little Richard doc explores the rock 'n' roll icon's connection to queer culture

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 ...
NPR

CNN's new Little Richard documentary is a worthy tribute to the rock 'n' roll legend

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 ...
CNN

Little Richard embraced fluidity in rock ‘n’ roll. These are some of the artists he influenced

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 ...
PBS

Big Freedia on Little Richard, music and the queer community

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 ...
Decider

LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

Little Richard: I Am Everything (now streaming on Max, formerly known as HBO Max), directed and co-produced by Emmy winner Lisa Cortés (The Apollo), tackles the life and legacy of the man born Richard ...
PBS

How Little Richard fought to be the architect 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 ...