Rolling Stone

From Sin to Salvation: Little Richard Tells All

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.
Yahoo

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 ...
The Root

Little Richard, a Founder of Rock 'n' Roll, Has Died at 87

“I should be better recognized today for sure,” Little Richard said in an August 2010 interview with the Wall Street Journal. “I am the beginning. I am the originator.” And indeed, the outrageous ...
al.com

Little Richard’s deep, slightly complicated Alabama roots

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 ...
NPR

Little Richard Made Music Vibrate In All The Right Ways

Little Richard died on Saturday, May 9, 2020 in Tullahoma, Tenn. at the age of 87. This essay was originally published as part of the book Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in ...
CNN

Little Richard, a flamboyant architect of rock ’n’ roll, is dead at 87

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 ...
TheWrap

Little Richard Memorialized – Why This Clip From ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Has Resurfaced (Video)

When news that Little Richard — the flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose hits included “Tutti Frutti” and “Good Golly Miss Molly” — died on Saturday, clips of a drag queen impersonating him ...
PBS

Little Richard

How Little Richard fought to be the architect of rock ‘n’ roll Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Little Richard biography and career timeline Explore Little Richard's life and the major ...
NPR

Little Richard Documentary celebrates the talent — and mystery — of a legend

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 ...
The Cheat Sheet

Otis Redding Said 1 of Little Richard’s Songs Was the ‘Personification of Soul’

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 ...
The Cheat Sheet

What Happened When Little Richard Tried to Show He Was the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Not Elvis Presley

Little Richard tried to reclaim Elvis Presley's dubious "King of Rock 'n' Roll" title. He discussed meeting Elvis in Las Vegas. Little Richard discussed why ‘King of Rock and Roll’ wasn’t a radio hit ...