Documentary Music
The story of the black, gay 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.
Directed by
Lisa Cortés
Pat Boone
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage)
Mick Jagger
Self
Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage)
Tom Jones
Self
Billy Porter
Self
John Lennon
Self (archive voice)
Little Richard
Self (archive footage)
Nile Rodgers
Self
Nona Hendryx
Self
Alan Freed
Self (archive footage)
Keith Winslow
Self
Valerie June
Self
Fredara Hadley
Self

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