Little Richard: I Am Everything: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is now available on all streaming platforms. The album has music from Lisa Cortés’ superb documentary about the late rock and roll icon. Little Richard’s hits “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Good Golly, Miss Molly” and “Rip It Up” are featured alongside two previously unheard covers from Valerie June and Cory Henry. Tamar-kali’s original piece from the soundtrack is also included on the 14-song album. The CD format will arrive in September and the vinyl version will come out in December. The black vinyl recording is coming and a Tutti Frutti-colored pressing of the album can be pre-ordered via VareseSarabande.com and CraftRecordings.com. 

The documentary follows Richard’s life from his childhood in Macon, Georgia, becoming a rock star in the ’50s, and his constant push and pull between secular life and religion. Richard’s contemporaries, musicians, and academics were interviewed and shared their insights on his music, cultural significance, and personal struggles. In 2010, “Tutti Frutti” was added to the National Recording Registry because it innovated popular music. The documentary is one of the few times Richard’s genius has been publicly recognized. In 1993 he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and he was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2003. He was also inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2015 before passing in 2020. Little Richard: I Am Everything can be watched on Video On Demand and more information can be found at littlericharddocumentary.com. Check out my review here. 

Tracklisting

CD:

1. Good Golly, Miss Molly – Little Richard 
2. Strange Things Happening Every Day – Valerie June
3. Baby (demo) – Little Richard
4. I’m Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) – Little Richard 
5. Tutti Frutti – Little Richard and His Band 
6. Long Tall Sally – Little Richard and His Band
7. Lucille – Little Richard and His Band 
8. Bama Lama Bama Loo – Little Richard
9. Rip It Up – Little Richard and His Band 
10. Ready Teddy – Little Richard and His Band
11. The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard and His Band 
12. Send Me Some Lovin’ – Little Richard and His Band 
13. Tutti Frutti – Cory Henry 
14. Legacy – Tamar-kali

LP:

Side A

1. Good Golly, Miss Molly – Little Richard 
2. Strange Things Happening Every Day – Valerie June
3. Baby (demo) – Little Richard
4. I’m Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) – Little Richard 
5. Tutti Frutti – Little Richard and His Band 
6. Long Tall Sally – Little Richard and His Band

Side B

1. Lucille – Little Richard and His Band 
2. Bama Lama Bama Loo – Little Richard
3. Rip It Up – Little Richard and His Band 
4. Ready Teddy – Little Richard and His Band
5. The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard and His Band 
6. Send Me Some Lovin’ – Little Richard and His Band 
7. Tutti Frutti – Cory Henry 
8. Legacy – Tamar-kali 

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Tamar-kali goes back to her 2010 Black Bottom album and performs “Long Way From” at this year’s Afro-Punk Festival in Brooklyn. You can hear the concert experience with her on the newly released Black Bottom Revue Live EP.

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Tamar-Kali’s official video for “Pearl” is here and there are hooded women who symbolize the frustration of trying to define and capture personal freedom in the hectic pace of the city. “Pearl” is from Kali’s Black Bottom EP that was released today. She will appear at The Afro-Punk Festival tomorrow in Brooklyn along with The Internet, Sza, Shabazz Palaces, Fishbone and others.

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Jessica Care Moore’s Black Women Rock took to the stage at the Detroit Institute of Arts tonight and paid tribute to Betty Davis.Tamar Kali, Yahzarah, Steffanie Christian and Jessica Care Moore took turns with their own songs and material from Davis.