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The novelist and screenwriter works in a mode he calls “urban panorama”—a sociologically rich depiction of the tensions of ...
The biography “Desi Arnaz” delves into the star’s early life, his pioneering contributions to television, his marriage to Lucille Ball and his struggles with addiction.
Elton John's love for soul music is evident in his top ten favorite songs, with powerful vocal performances like the Four ...
Rock 'n' roll has been dominated by white musicians for decades. However, many of the Black musicians on this list are not ...
Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson share daughters and sons: Pearl, Lucille, Jack and Minnie. Here’s everything to know about Maya Rudolph's children: Pearl, Lucille, Jack and Minnie.
When Little Richard tore through a song like “Tutti Frutti” or “The Girl Can’t Help It” or “Rip It Up” or “Lucille,” he wasn’t just feeling the heat. He was lit.
But it was Little Richard that got to me in the biggest way. The first time I heard “Long Tall Sally” he tore my head off. You couldn’t help but move when you heard it.
There is one question that stands at the heart of the CNN documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything, emerging as something of a mission statement for the film. And it's best articulated by Fredara ...
Little Richard recalled his father saying to him, “I wanted seven boys and you are messing it up.” “But God gave me the victory. I’m not gay now. I was gay all my life.
Throughout the years, Little Richard has been referred to as the king, queen, architect, quasar and founder of rock ‘n’ roll. While experiencing racism, homophobia, industry exploitation and ...
As a person, Little Richard Penniman was a bit of a mystery — and remains so, even after watching this full-length TV biography. But he also was a dynamo, as a performer, on stage and on record.
In 1956, Little Richard followed up "Tutti Frutti" with "Long Tall Sally"; in 1957, with "Lucille"; and, in 1958, with "Good Golly, Miss Molly" — but by then, Little Richard had walked away from ...