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Little Richard: I Am Everything

Knew right off the batit was different when he said, "Wop bop a loo bop And they dida...

Palmer: Knew right off the bat
it was different when he said, "Wop bop a loo bop
a lop bom bom." I said, "What the hell is that?" Both: [laughing] Vera: And they did
a couple of takes, and he sends it
back to Rupe

Full Transcript

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Palmer: Knew right off the bat it was different
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when he said, "Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom."
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I said, "What the hell is that?"
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Both: [laughing]
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Vera: And they did a couple of takes,
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and he sends it back to Rupe.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:13
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.
And Rupe said "Yeah, this is different, man." - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
And Rupe said "Yeah, this is different, man."
I said, "Man, they gonna laugh at me." - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
I said, "Man, they gonna laugh at me."
♪ Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:22
♪ Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom ♪
He said, "We got a new record by a guy called Little Richard, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:13
He said, "We got a new record by a guy called Little Ri...
[laughs] - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
[laughs]
She said, "Shut your mouth, boy." - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:18
She said, "Shut your mouth, boy."
It was so full of a fervency and having fun. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
It was so full of a fervency and having fun.
[upbeat piano continues] - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
[upbeat piano continues]
So explosive. It's so ferocious. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
So explosive. It's so ferocious.
♪ Oh, rootie ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
♪ Oh, rootie ♪
♪ A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boo ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:13
♪ A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boo ♪
King: All of this post-war aching, yearning - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:12
King: All of this post-war aching, yearning
Put it into a musical form that people could feel. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
Put it into a musical form that people could feel.
When I came out with "Tutti Frutti," - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
When I came out with "Tutti Frutti,"
When Black people make music, it's pejoratively characterized - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
When Black people make music, it's pejoratively charact...
Black records wasn't getting played - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
Black records wasn't getting played
King: Part of that change has to do with - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:10
King: Part of that change has to do with
And so you have white kids driving in cars - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:13
And so you have white kids driving in cars
Freed: This is Alan Freed, kids, rolling right along, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
Freed: This is Alan Freed, kids, rolling right along,
Hadley: People like Alan Freed would go on to popularize, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
Hadley: People like Alan Freed would go on to popularize,