Editing Little Richard (section)

===2000–2020: Later years===
In 2000, Richard's life was dramatized for the biographical film ''[[Little Richard (film)|Little Richard]]'', which focused on his early years, including his heyday, his religious conversion and his return to secular music in the early 1960s. Richard was played by [[Leon Robinson]], who earned an [[NAACP Image Award]] nomination for his performance. In 2002, Richard contributed to the [[Johnny Cash]] [[tribute album]], ''[[Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash]]''. In 2004–2005, he released two sets of unreleased and rare cuts, from the Okeh label 1966/67 and the Reprise label in 1970/72. Included was the full ''Southern Child'' album, produced and composed mostly by Richard, scheduled for release in 1972, but shelved. In 2006, Little Richard was featured in a popular [[GEICO]] advertisement.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-unlikely-titan-of-advertising/ | publisher=CBS News | title=The Unlikely Titan of Advertising | date=February 14, 2007 | access-date=July 30, 2020 | archive-date=June 2, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602102703/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-2476130.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Little Richard in 2007 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Little Richard performing in 2007]]
A 2005 recording of his duet vocals with [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] on a cover of the Beatles' "[[I Saw Her Standing There]]" was included on Lewis's 2006 album, ''[[Last Man Standing (Jerry Lee Lewis album)|Last Man Standing]]''. The same year, Richard was a guest judge on the TV series ''[[Celebrity Duets]]''. Richard and Lewis performed alongside [[John Fogerty]] at the [[2008 Grammy Awards]] in a tribute to the two artists considered to be cornerstones of rock and roll by the [[NARAS]]. That same year, Richard appeared on radio host [[Don Imus]]' benefit album for sick children, ''The Imus Ranch Record''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/arts/television/10radi.html|title=Singers Aid a Charity and The Man Who Runs It|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 10, 2008|last1=Steinberg|first1=Jacques|access-date=February 19, 2017|archive-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904100035/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/arts/television/10radi.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, Richard was Inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame in a concert in New Orleans. In June 2010, Richard recorded a gospel track for an upcoming tribute album to songwriting legend [[Dottie Rambo]].

Throughout the first decade of the new millennium, Richard kept up a vigorous touring schedule, performing primarily in the United States and Europe. However, [[sciatic nerve]] pain in his left leg and then replacement of the involved hip began affecting the frequency of his performances by 2010. Despite his health problems, Richard continued to perform to receptive audiences and critics. ''Rolling Stone'' reported that at a performance at the [[Howard Theater]] in Washington, D.C., in June 2012, Richard was "still full of fire, still a master showman, his voice still loaded with deep gospel and raunchy power."<ref name="rollingstone.com">{{Cite magazine|first=Patrick |last=Doyle |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/little-richard-tears-through-raucous-set-in-washington-d-c-20120617 |title=Little Richard Tears Through Raucous Set in Washington, D.C.  |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 17, 2012 |access-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> Richard performed a full 90-minute show at the Pensacola Interstate Fair in [[Pensacola, Florida]], in October 2012, at age 79, and headlined at the Orleans Hotel in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] during Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend in March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gopensacola.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=E6&Dato=20121028&Kategori=GOPENSACOLA08&Lopenr=210280801&Ref=PH|title=Little Richard in concert|work=GoPensacola.com|date=October 28, 2012|access-date=April 14, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203025234/http://www.gopensacola.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=E6&Dato=20121028&Kategori=GOPENSACOLA08&Lopenr=210280801&Ref=PH|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/apr/01/photos-little-richard-headlines-viva-las-vegas-ro/ |title=Photos: Little Richard headlines at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend at The Orleans|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=April 1, 2013|access-date=April 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222115/http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/apr/01/photos-little-richard-headlines-viva-las-vegas-ro/|archive-date=December 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2013, ''Rolling Stone'' published an interview with Richard who said that he would be retiring from performing. "I am done, in a sense, because I don't feel like doing anything right now", he told the magazine, adding, "I think my legacy should be that when I started in showbusiness there wasn't no such thing as rock'n'roll. When I started with 'Tutti Frutti', that's when rock really started rocking."<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/little-richard-80-birthday-neil-strauss-996672/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |title= Little Richard's Long Goodbye |last=Strauss |first=Neil |date=September 12, 2013 |access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> Richard would perform one last concert in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ontargetnews.com/2020/05/09/music-icon-little-richard-died-in-his-sleep-on-saturday-in-tullahoma/ |title=Music Icon Little Richard Died in His Sleep on Saturday in Tullahoma |last=Knott |first=Lucky |date=May 10, 2020 |website=On Target News.com |access-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613214704/https://ontargetnews.com/2020/05/09/music-icon-little-richard-died-in-his-sleep-on-saturday-in-tullahoma/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2015, Richard appeared before a benefit concert audience, clad in sparkly boots and a brightly colored jacket at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville to receive the Rhapsody & Rhythm Award from and raise funds for the [[National Museum of African American Music]]. It was reported that he charmed the crowd by reminiscing about his early days working in Nashville nightclubs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.musicrow.com/2015/06/nashvilles-african-american-music-museum-to-honor-little-richard-cece-winans/ |title=Nashville's African American Music Museum To Honor Little Richard, CeCe Winans : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City |date=June 17, 2015 |publisher=Musicrow.com |access-date=August 17, 2015 |archive-date=September 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929015417/http://www.musicrow.com/2015/06/nashvilles-african-american-music-museum-to-honor-little-richard-cece-winans/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tennessean1">{{Cite web |first=Juli|last=Thanki|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/06/19/little-richard-cece-winans-honored-nashville/28999825/|title=Little Richard, Cece Winans, more honored in Nashville |work=The Tennessean|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> In May 2016, the National Museum of African American Music issued a press release indicating that Richard was one of the key artists and music industry leaders that attended its third annual Celebration of Legends Luncheon in Nashville honoring [[Shirley Caesar]], [[Kenny Gamble]] and [[Leon Huff]] with Rhapsody & Rhythm Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nmaam.org/nmaam-hosted-successful-2016-my-music-matters-a-celebration-of-legends-luncheon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906034853/https://nmaam.org/nmaam-hosted-successful-2016-my-music-matters-a-celebration-of-legends-luncheon/ |url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2017 |publisher=National Museum of African American Music|title=NMAAM Hosted Successful 2016 My Music Matters™: A Celebration of Legends Luncheon|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=September 5, 2017 }}</ref> In 2016, a new CD was released on Hitman Records, ''California (I'm Comin')'' with released and previously unreleased material from the 1970s, including an [[a cappella]] version of his 1975 single release, "Try to Help Your Brother". On September 6, 2017, Richard participated in a television interview for the Christian [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network]], appearing in a wheelchair, clean-shaven, without make-up, dressed in a blue paisley coat and tie, where he discussed his Christian faith.<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 6, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTXfx4h4iPs|title=3 Angels Broadcasting Network: Little Richard 2017|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115095147/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTXfx4h4iPs&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 23, 2019, Richard addressed the audience after appearing to receive the Distinguished Artist Award at the 2019 Tennessee Governor's Arts Awards at the Governor's Residence in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref name="knoxnews.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/10/24/2019-tennessee-governors-arts-awards/4081184002/ |title=2019 Tennessee Governor's Arts Awards |website=Knoxnews.com |date=October 24, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116113505/https://www.knoxnews.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/10/24/2019-tennessee-governors-arts-awards/4081184002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="musicrow.com">{{Cite web |url=https://musicrow.com/2019/10/bobby-karl-works-the-room-the-tennessee-governors-arts-awards/ |title=Bobby Karl Works The Room: The Tennessee Governor's Arts Awards |work=MusicRow|date=October 25, 2019 |access-date=October 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027165635/https://musicrow.com/2019/10/bobby-karl-works-the-room-the-tennessee-governors-arts-awards/ |archive-date=October 27, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>