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Little Richard: I Am Everything

The Black people called itWhite Lightning, - you know? That's the waywe had our food and...

The Black people called it
White Lightning, - you know?
- Interviewer: [laughing] Little Richard: That's the way
we had our food and paid the rent

Full Transcript

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The Black people called it White Lightning,
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- you know? - Interviewer: [laughing]
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Little Richard: That's the way we had our food
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and paid the rent.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:15
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.
He didn't want Richard shouting out loud - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
He didn't want Richard shouting out loud
♪ Yeah! ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
♪ Yeah! ♪
Choir: [singing] - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
Choir: [singing]
Collier: If you sat in the Baptist church, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
Collier: If you sat in the Baptist church,
Jackson: And then it would be time for him - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
Jackson: And then it would be time for him
[upbeat music playing] - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
[upbeat music playing]
♪ Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
♪ Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord ♪
♪ Oh, Jesus ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
♪ Oh, Jesus ♪
But they wouldn't let me sing that much - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
But they wouldn't let me sing that much
And then people started hearing little turns - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
And then people started hearing little turns
People used to come to me when I was a little boy - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
People used to come to me when I was a little boy
Robinson: I will say this - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:18
Robinson: I will say this
Just about sexuality, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:12
Just about sexuality,
So I would take my mother's Sunday pins, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
So I would take my mother's Sunday pins,
I wore my mother's curtains, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
I wore my mother's curtains,
Jackson: When he came to town - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
Jackson: When he came to town
♪ I am tired ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
♪ I am tired ♪
He told me to get out of the house, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
He told me to get out of the house,
He says that "I wanted seven boys, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:10
He says that "I wanted seven boys,
Collier: Ann and her husband actually took Richard in, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
Collier: Ann and her husband actually took Richard in,