Editing Little Richard (section)

===Influence===
[[File:Little Richard 1984.jpg|thumb|right|Little Richard in 1984]]
Richard influenced generations of performers.<ref name="WallStreet" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |date=April 22, 2023 |title=Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, review: celebrating a man who dared to be different |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/04/22/little-richard-bbc2-review/ |access-date=April 23, 2023 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423000230/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/04/22/little-richard-bbc2-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Quincy Jones]] stated that Richard was "an innovator whose influence spans America's musical diaspora from Gospel, the Blues & R&B, to Rock & Roll, & Hip-Hop."<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://apnews.com/article/3e535bbdff090686318fb0bbecfdfff4| title=Jagger, Dylan, Quincy Jones react to death of Little Richard| work=[[Associated Press News]] |date=May 9, 2020| access-date=October 29, 2020| archive-date=February 5, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205030623/https://apnews.com/article/3e535bbdff090686318fb0bbecfdfff4| url-status=live}}</ref> [[James Brown]] and [[Otis Redding]] both idolized him.{{sfn|White|2003|p=231}}<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/little-richard-20101202 100 Greatest Singers: 12 – Little Richard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821095514/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/little-richard-20101202 |date=August 21, 2017 }}, ''Rolling Stone''.</ref> Brown allegedly came up with the [[Famous Flames]] debut hit, "[[Please, Please, Please (James Brown song)|Please, Please, Please]]", after Richard had written the words on a napkin.{{sfn|Merlis|2002|loc=foreword}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.macon.com/2014/07/26/3218915/midstate-residents-who-knew-godfather.html |title=Midstate residents who knew James Brown hope new movie gets it right|work=[[The Telegraph (Macon)|The Telegraph]]|date=July 26, 2014|access-date=August 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727182150/http://www.macon.com/2014/07/26/3218915/midstate-residents-who-knew-godfather.html|archive-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref> Redding started his professional career with Richard's band, The Upsetters.{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=398}} and first entered a talent show performing Richard's "Heeby Jeebies", winning for fifteen consecutive weeks.{{sfn|Guralnick|1999|pp=164–166}} Ike Turner claimed most of [[Tina Turner]]'s early vocal delivery was based on Richard, something Richard reiterated in the introduction of Turner's autobiography, ''[[Takin' Back My Name]]''.{{sfn|Collis|2003|loc=foreword}} Richard influenced [[Ritchie Valens]]; before he broke out, Valens was known as the "Little Richard of [[San Fernando, California|San Fernando]]". [[Bob Dylan]] performed covers of Richard's songs in high school with his rock and roll group, the Golden Chords; in his high school yearbook,  under "Ambition", he wrote: "to join Little Richard".{{sfn|Shelton|2003|p=39}}

[[The Beatles]] were heavily influenced by Richard. [[Paul McCartney]] idolized him in school and later used his recordings as inspiration for his uptempo rockers, such as "[[I'm Down]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Mulhern |first=Tom|title=Paul McCartney|date=July 1990|magazine=Guitar Player |volume=24|number=7|page=33}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|first1=Barry|last1=Miles|title=Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]] |location=Basingstoke, England|date=1998|isbn=978-0805052497 |page=[https://archive.org/details/paulmccartneyman00mile/page/24 24] |url=https://archive.org/details/paulmccartneyman00mile}}</ref> "Long Tall Sally" was the first song McCartney performed in public.{{sfn|Harry|2002|p=509}} McCartney later stated, "I could do Little Richard's voice, which is a wild, hoarse, screaming thing. It's like an out-of-body experience. You have to leave your current sensibilities and go about a foot above your head to sing it."<ref>{{Cite web|first=Aaron|last=Krerowicz|url=http://www.aaronkrerowicz.com/beatles-blog/the-influence-of-little-richard-on-the-beatles|title=The Influence of Little Richard on the Beatles|website=aronkrerowicz.com|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=January 17, 2017|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305104939/http://www.aaronkrerowicz.com/beatles-blog/the-influence-of-little-richard-on-the-beatles|url-status=live}}</ref> [[John Lennon]] recalled that upon hearing "Long Tall Sally" in 1956, he was so impressed that he "couldn't speak".{{sfn|White|2003|p=227}} During the Beatles' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, [[George Harrison]] commented, "thank you all very much, especially the rock 'n' rollers, an' Little Richard there, if it wasn't for [gesturing to Little Richard], it was all his fault, really."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO-HK_csGwk | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/NO-HK_csGwk| archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=Beatles accept award Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions 1988|publisher=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|date=January 28, 2010|access-date=December 31, 2012 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>  [[Mick Jagger]] and [[Keith Richards]] of [[the Rolling Stones]] were also profoundly influenced by him, with Jagger citing him as his introduction to R&B and calling him "the originator and my first idol".{{sfn|White|2003|p=119}} Richard was the first rock n roll influence on [[Rod Stewart]] and [[Peter Wolf]].{{sfn|Ewbank|2005|p=7: "He also had an impact on the young [[Rod Stewart]]: 'I remember trying to sound like Little Richard'"}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqKG14mfL7U| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/BqKG14mfL7U| archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=Peter Wolf - Interview Part 1 - 11/4/1984 - Rock Influence (Official)| date=September 25, 2014|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Others influenced by Richard early on included [[Bob Seger]] and [[John Fogerty]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bob Seger: Influences|url=http://www.segerfile.com/influences.html|access-date=December 20, 2012|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117071355/http://www.segerfile.com/influences.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/05/john-fogerty-the-extended-interview-2/|title=John Fogerty: The Extended Interview|website=American Songwriter|first=Lynne|last=Margolis|date=May 28, 2013|access-date=August 12, 2013|archive-date=September 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904180139/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/05/john-fogerty-the-extended-interview-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Michael Jackson]] admitted that Richard had been a huge influence on him prior to the release of ''[[Off the Wall]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herron |first=Martin |url=http://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/local/michael-jackson-saved-my-life-1-1454384 |title=Michael Jackson saved my life |work=Scarborough Evening News |date=June 26, 2009 |access-date=August 10, 2009 |archive-date=October 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012212439/http://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/local/michael-jackson-saved-my-life-1-1454384 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jimi Hendrix]] was influenced in appearance and sound by Richard. He was quoted in 1966 saying, "I want to do with my guitar what Little Richard does with his voice."{{sfn|Murray|1989|p=39}}

[[Hard rock]] and  [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands have cited Richard as an influence. [[John Kay (musician)|John Kay]] of [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]] recalls hearing "Tutti Frutti" on a U.S. Armed Forces station in [[East Prussia]] in the mid-1950s: "it was unlike anything I ever heard before and it was instant 'chicken skin time' - I mean goosebumps from head to toe. From that time on my focus was to hear as much of that stuff as possible, and after a while it became a kind of adolescent dream that someday [I] would be on the other side of the ocean, would learn how to speak English, and this music is something that I would play."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYx0nImPUNs| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/rYx0nImPUNs| archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=John Kay doc pt1| date=May 9, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://windsorstar.com/entertainment/smoke-lightning-and-heavy-metal-thunder-john-kay-and-steppenwolf-ride-into-windsor|title=Smoke, lightning and heavy metal thunder: John Kay and Steppenwolf ride into Windsor|website=windsorstar|access-date=March 8, 2021|archive-date=December 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218103223/https://windsorstar.com/entertainment/smoke-lightning-and-heavy-metal-thunder-john-kay-and-steppenwolf-ride-into-windsor|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Robert Plant]] of [[Led Zeppelin]] recalls: "I was a 13-year-old boy in Kidderminster when I heard Little Richard for the first time. My parents shielded me from anything that was worldly. I spent my time searching feverishly through my stamp collection or working on my Meccano, and then someone played me 'Good Golly, Miss Molly'. The sound! It was fantastic, indescribable."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://societyofrock.com/the-facts-in-the-early-life-of-robert-plant/ |title=The Facts In The Early Life Of Robert Plant |website=Society of Rock |date=February 26, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919095457/https://societyofrock.com/the-facts-in-the-early-life-of-robert-plant/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jon Lord]] of [[Deep Purple]] said "There would have been no Deep Purple if there had been no Little Richard."{{sfn|White|2003|p=230: [[Jon Lord]] – "There would have been no Deep Purple if there had been no Little Richard"}} [[AC/DC]]'s early lead vocalist and co-songwriter [[Bon Scott]] idolized Richard and aspired to sing like him, its lead guitarist and co-songwriter [[Angus Young]] was first inspired to play guitar after listening to Richard, and rhythm guitarist and co-writer [[Malcolm Young]] derived his signature sound from playing his guitar like Richard's piano.{{sfn|Jake|2013|p=37}} [[Motörhead]] was heavily influenced by Richard; [[Lemmy Kilmister]] said Richard should be "Golden God".<ref name=goldengod>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rnZriMDlx4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/9rnZriMDlx4| archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=Motorhead's Lemmy Says Little Richard Should Be Golden God |via=YouTube |publisher=ArtisanNewsService|date=May 6, 2009|access-date=March 26, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Richard was an influence on [[glam rock]]. [[David Bowie]] called Richard his "inspiration", recalling that upon hearing "Tutti Frutti" he "heard God".{{sfn|White|2003|p=228: "After hearing Little Richard on record, I bought a saxophone and came into the music business. Little Richard was my inspiration"}}{{sfn|Doggett|2007}}
After opening for him with his band [[Bluesology]], [[Elton John]] was inspired to be a "rock and roll piano player".{{sfn|Blackwell|2004|p=65: "when I saw Little Richard standing on top of the piano, all the stage lights, sequins and energy, I decided then and there that I wanted to be a rock and roll piano player"}} [[Lou Reed]] referred to Richard as his "rock and roll hero", deriving inspiration from "the soulful, primal force" of the sound Richard and his saxophonist made on "Long Tall Sally". Reed later stated, "I don't know why and I don't care, but I wanted to go to wherever that sound was and make a life."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mojo4music.com/9539/lou-reeds-love-letter-little-richard/|title=Little Richard: Lou Reed's Rock'n'roll Hero|work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|date=November 26, 2013|last=Male|first=Andrew|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=February 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211135202/http://www.mojo4music.com/9539/lou-reeds-love-letter-little-richard/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Freddie Mercury]] performed covers of Richard's songs as a teen, before finding fame with [[Queen (band)|Queen]].{{sfn|Hodkinson|2004|p=61}}

The sexuality of Richard's persona has been influential. Rock critics noted similarities between [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s androgynous look, music and vocal style and Richard's.<ref name=floridian>{{Cite web |title=Floridian: Prince and the evolution |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2004/04/29/Floridian/Prince_and_the_evolut.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040714090149/http://www.sptimes.com/2004/04/29/Floridian/Prince_and_the_evolut.shtml |url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2004 |work=St Petersburg Times |access-date=March 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Hudak |first=Joseph |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/little-richard-20101202 |title=Little Richard – 100 Greatest Singers |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 3, 2010|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref>{{sfn|White|2003|pp=125–126}} [[Patti Smith]] said, "To me, Little Richard was a person that was able to focus a certain physical, anarchistic, and spiritual energy into a form which we call rock 'n' roll&nbsp;... I understood it as something that had to do with my future. When I was a little girl, Santa Claus didn't turn me on. Easter Bunny didn't turn me on. God turned me on. Little Richard turned me on."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thenewinquiry.tumblr.com/post/246669226/santa-claus-didnt-turn-me-on-the-easter-bunny|title=The New Inquiry|access-date=October 7, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051802/http://thenewinquiry.tumblr.com/post/246669226/santa-claus-didnt-turn-me-on-the-easter-bunny|url-status=live}}</ref>

Richard's influence continues. [[Mystikal]] and [[André 3000|André "3000" Benjamin]] were cited by critics as having emulated Richard's style in their own works. Mystikal's vocal delivery was compared to Richard's.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/03/arts/music-rappers-who-definitely-know-how-to-rock.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Kelefa |last=Sanneh |title=Rappers Who Definitely Know How to Rock |date=December 3, 2000 |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806023543/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/03/arts/music-rappers-who-definitely-know-how-to-rock.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |url-status=live }}</ref> André 3000's vocals in [[Outkast]]'s hit "[[Hey Ya!]]" were compared to an "[[indie rock]] Little Richard".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/speakerboxxx-the-love-below-20030924|title=Speakerboxxx/The Love Below|author=Caramanica, Jon|date=September 24, 2003|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 31, 2012|archive-date=November 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104110619/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/outkast/albums/album/290754/review/6068251/speakerboxxxthe_love_below|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Bruno Mars]] declared that Richard was one of his and his performer-father's early influences.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/12/99-reasons-why-bruno-mars-is-todays-best-pop-star/ |title=Bruno Mars: 99 reasons why he's the biggest pop star in the world |work=National Post |date=December 12, 2012|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/757851/bruno-mars-honours-little-richard-in-high-energy-musical-tribute-at-2021-grammys/|title=Bruno Mars Honours Little Richard In High Energy Musical Tribute At 2021 Grammys|first=Jennifer|last=Drysdale|website=ETOnline.com|date=March 14, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315065935/https://etcanada.com/news/757851/bruno-mars-honours-little-richard-in-high-energy-musical-tribute-at-2021-grammys/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/bruno-mars-honors-little-richard-in-high-energy-musical-tribute-at-2021-grammys-161740|title=Bruno Mars Honors Little Richard in Musical Tribute at 2021 GRAMMYs &#124; Entertainment Tonight|website=Entertainment Tonight|date=March 14, 2021|access-date=March 16, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315185306/https://www.etonline.com/bruno-mars-honors-little-richard-in-high-energy-musical-tribute-at-2021-grammys-161740|url-status=live}}</ref> Mars' song "Runaway Baby" was cited by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "channeling Little Richard".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Critic's Notebook: Bruno Mars in Ascension|date=October 6, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/arts/music/06mars.html|access-date=January 4, 2013|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220117152459/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/arts/music/06mars.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Chris Cornell]] of [[Audioslave]] and [[Soundgarden]] traced his musical influences back to Richard via the Beatles.<ref name="npr.org">{{Cite news|title=Grunge Pioneer Chris Cornell Tries Neo Soul|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101602261|publisher=NPR|access-date=April 5, 2018|archive-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410134728/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101602261|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Tribute in film ====
On September 4, 2023, the [[Rolling Stone]]-produced documentary ''Little Richard: I Am Everything'' premiered following its breakout premier at the [[2023 Sundance Film Festival|2023]] [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Program Guide {{!}} Sundance Film Festival |url=https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/638a15d8d406b270f3f2c5d1 |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=festival.sundance.org}}</ref> The documentary received a Grammy nomination for Best Music Film in 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title='Little Richard: I Am Everything' Up for Best Music Film Grammy, First-Ever Nomination for Music Legend |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/little-richard-i-am-everything-up-best-music-film-grammys-2024-nomination-1234875248/ |access-date=February 27, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 10, 2023}}</ref>

The late singer's complexities and contributions are explored throughout the film. It digs into the Influence of early blues queens such as [[Ma Rainey]] and early rhythm and blues artists. It portrays his influence and mentoring of artists James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, and later pop artists whose performances are interpreted as risqué or provocative from [[Lady Gaga]] to [[Lil Nas X]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joyaux |first=Daniel |title=His Presence Looms Large: Lisa Cortés on Little Richard: I Am Everything {{!}} Interviews {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/lisa-cortes-interview |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=www.rogerebert.com/ |date=September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Notable scholars featured include [[Nelson George]], Jason King, and Fredara Hadley.