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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The king of rock ‘n’ roll didn’t die at Graceland in 1977. He died just three years ago in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and he never really got the crown he deserved. That’s the persuasive case made by Lisa ...

Little Richard interacted with The Beatles during their early days. Little Richard liked Paul McCartney and George Harrison more than John Lennon. Subsequently, John revealed what he thought of Little ...

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 ...

He came down at the same time every day. At 11 a.m., the elevator in the lobby of the Hilton in downtown Nashville would open to reveal Little Richard, looking stage-ready — bouffant wig, sunglasses, ...

The recently departed Little Richard inspired countless musicians and singers as the architect of rock ‘n’ roll music. However, as monumental an artist he was, Richard wasn’t immune to the pitfalls of ...

Rock 'n' roll legend Little Richard is the subject of a new PBS American Masters documentary. He's shown above rehearsing at London's Wembley Stadium in 1972. In 1956, Elvis Presley exploded onto the ...