The real rock n’ roll? It’s a lot more complicated than you think. Explore the life of Black icon Richard Penniman in the new CNN Film Little Richard: I Am Everything now streaming on Max. @streamonmax
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00:00 (crowd cheering)
00:01 It's just like a shot out of a cannon.
00:03 His voice, the (vocalizing)
00:06 he created the rock and roll icon.
00:08 - Sorry y'all, it wasn't Elvis.
00:11 I am the king of rock and roll!
00:13 - The first songs that you love that your parents hate
00:18 is the beginning of the soundtrack of your life.
00:20 - Little Richard's lyrics were too lewd
00:23 to get airplay on the radio.
00:25 - It was just as clean as you were.
00:27 (vocalizing)
00:30 - He was very good at liberating other people.
00:33 He was not good at liberating himself.
00:35 ♪ Don't walk a joint with bald-headed Sally ♪
00:38 ♪ He saw Mary coming and he dug back in the alley ♪
00:40 - Michael was inspired by me.
00:42 Prince, James Brown, I discovered him.
00:44 Jimmy Hendrix was my guitar player.
00:46 - I used to stand on the desk and do Little Richard.
00:48 - Everyone was beholden to him.
00:50 (crowd cheering)
00:53 (upbeat music)
00:55 (vocalizing)
00:59 (upbeat music)
01:02 (upbeat music)
01:04 (upbeat music)
01:07 [BLANK_AUDIO]