The story of the Black queer origins of rock n' roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard's complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon's life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions.
Little Richard , John Waters , Mick Jagger , Billy Porter , Tom Jones , Paul McCartney , Nona Hendryx , Nile Rodgers , Alan Freed , Elvis Presley
CNN Films
