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family. he was comfortable and i think there is still, though, this lingering desire to really be recognized correctly in the pantheon of who created rock and roll. this film certainly does that. lisa, thank you so, much it is fascinating. thank you. and here now, the new cnn film little richard: i am everything. ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness. you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it, god gave it, show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who ....
rock and roll. well, this film certainly does that. lisa, thank you so much. it s fascinating. thank you. and here now, the new cnn film, little richard: i am film, little richard: i am everything. captions by vitac www.vitac.cocom ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness. you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it, god gave it, show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who s become a legend in his own time, little richard! [ cheers and applause ] ....
the cnn film little richard is up next. ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness, you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it. god gave it. show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who s become a legend in his own time, little richard! [ cheers and applause ] good golly, miss molly sure like to ball that music, that beat, his voice. the oooh my god, who is that? who is that? can t hear your mama call good golly, miss molly i d never see ....