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Little Richard: I Am Everything

But Little Richard is the icon for that next generationof teens who's like, "Oh, we're not...

But Little Richard is the icon for that next generation
of teens who's like, "Oh, we're not getting
in the box." ♪ A wop bop a loo bop
a lop bam boom ♪ King: By now, record labels
are looking to sign artists who can speak to this
underground Black music that is becoming popular
with white kids

Full Transcript

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But Little Richard is the icon
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for that next generation of teens who's like,
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"Oh, we're not getting in the box."
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♪ A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom ♪
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King: By now, record labels are looking to sign artists
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who can speak to this underground Black music
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that is becoming popular with white kids.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:20
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Bungalow Media + Entertainment,CNN Films,Rolling Stone Films

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Movie Summary

The life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.
Little Richard: They didn't want that Black image - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:11
Little Richard: They didn't want that Black image
They said "No, no, no." - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:19
They said "No, no, no."
♪ I got a gal named Sue ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:16
♪ I got a gal named Sue ♪
I mean, it's no contest there, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
I mean, it's no contest there,
Hadley: This was a common practice, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:15
Hadley: This was a common practice,
But at the same time, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:09
But at the same time,
♪ Wop bop a loo bop... ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
♪ Wop bop a loo bop... ♪
I was very disgusted because I was just coming on the scene - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:11
I was very disgusted because I was just coming on the scene
Host: And here to sing it in person - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:11
Host: And here to sing it in person
Don't forget, Bumps and Richard - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:11
Don't forget, Bumps and Richard
King: There were lots of shenanigans at that time - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
King: There were lots of shenanigans at that time
All I wanted to see was "Little Richard." - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
All I wanted to see was "Little Richard."
I moved my mother and my brothers and sisters - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
I moved my mother and my brothers and sisters
It was just beautiful - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
It was just beautiful
It was a joy to give them something - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
It was a joy to give them something
He looked at me and he said, "Oh, we're gonna terrorize." - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:10
He looked at me and he said, "Oh, we're gonna terr...
I came out in a big cape, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
I came out in a big cape,
He said, "Oh, if I knew you would turn out like that, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:19
He said, "Oh, if I knew you would turn out like that,
She knew who he was and what he was, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:09
She knew who he was and what he was,
[car honking] - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:10
[car honking]