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The life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.The life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.The life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 27 nominations
Little Richard
- Self - Architect of Rock & Roll
- (archive footage)
Charles 'Bud' Penniman
- Self - Little Richard's Dad
- (archive footage)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Self - Singer, Mother of Rock and Roll
- (archive footage)
Ma Rainey
- Self - Singer
- (archive footage)
Billy Wright
- Self - Singer
- (archive footage)
Esquerita
- Self - Musician
- (archive footage)
Storyline
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- SoundtracksStrange Things Happening Every Day
Dreamscape Performance
Performed and Arranged by Valerie June
Courtesy of June Tunes Music, Inc under exclusive
license to Fantasy Recordings, distributed by Concord
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I admit I was a bit apprehensive, an hour and forty one minutes to see a film about Little Richard. But the longer I watched the more invested I got. It may not be for all tastes but for all of us who appreciate music and its evolution, this is a great little film.
Little Richard was 13 when I was born, I grew up with the music of the 1950s and 1960s but was never a fan of his music. Not because he was black, Ray Charles, Johnny Mathis, and Nat 'King' Cole were among my favorites, I just never cared for Rock and Roll. It wasn't what I enjoyed listening to.
However, as we look back, and this film points out vividly, Little Richard, from Macon Georgia, was the spark that changed everything. He was the father of Rock and Roll. Not that he intended to, just by his own interests and creativity it came about. During a trip to England in the early 1960s he met up with some of his biggest fans, a little group of four, yet unrecorded, musicians who we now know as The Beatles. His musical influence is far and wide.
His life was a very rocky road and this film covers all that. He died just a few years ago, his legacy is solid.
At home, on DVD from my public library.
Little Richard was 13 when I was born, I grew up with the music of the 1950s and 1960s but was never a fan of his music. Not because he was black, Ray Charles, Johnny Mathis, and Nat 'King' Cole were among my favorites, I just never cared for Rock and Roll. It wasn't what I enjoyed listening to.
However, as we look back, and this film points out vividly, Little Richard, from Macon Georgia, was the spark that changed everything. He was the father of Rock and Roll. Not that he intended to, just by his own interests and creativity it came about. During a trip to England in the early 1960s he met up with some of his biggest fans, a little group of four, yet unrecorded, musicians who we now know as The Beatles. His musical influence is far and wide.
His life was a very rocky road and this film covers all that. He died just a few years ago, his legacy is solid.
At home, on DVD from my public library.
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Little Richard - Rockens supernova
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $131,490
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,895
- Apr 23, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $178,489
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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