Bill's Interview with
Little Richard
Behind the Scenes: "The 'architect of Rock and Roll' was fun to be with. Angry at record executives who robbed him of royalties and fully aware of his enormous contribution to American music, Little Richard is one of the original inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he stands alongside of Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley as a pioneer and a force in the cultural change that ushered in Rock in 1955 and 1956. Little Richard's piano playing is incredible...he told me, 'I'm not as fast as I used to be, but I was too fast to begin with.' Here is a taste of the man who helped start it all, and he wore make up on stage in the 50's—seems ok now for Prince, Kiss et.al., but that was a big and daring statement bacl then." —Bill Boggs