(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have had as profound an impact on the evolution of rock and roll as Little Richard. With his commanding stage presence, virtuosic piano performances, and dynamic vocal ...

Little Richard, the preening, pompadoured, and unapologetic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was lionized by a legion of his musical acolytes Saturday after his death from bone cancer at age 87. “He was ...

No one can do a Little Richard composition like Little Richard. In the finest moments from the rock and roll pioneer — who died Saturday at the age of 87 — self-penned songs were as flamboyant as his ...

The Life and Music of Little Richard at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. The show celebrates the legacy of Little Richard.

Weathersby said it's his duty to stay true to the music and the man. His Musical Director Rashon Sharp, echoed the same while speaking on the musical component of the show. "I grew up on all types of ...

Little Richard was a walking contradiction. Because of his religious upbringing, he couldn’t fully embrace rock ‘n’ roll, yet he gave us some of the most exciting recordings the world has ever heard.

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — When Little Richard performed, he didn’t just sing and dance — he howled, commanding the stage like a peacock on display. His live show became legend, as an unceasingly energetic Richard ...