These are the stories of musicians who weren’t afraid of admitting to their sexuality when society wasn’t ready to hear it.

"Tutti Frutti The Musical," based on the life and music of Little Richard, will premiere Saturday, December 21st at the renovated Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas Texas.

The Platters were an influential American vocal group known for their contributions to the early development of rock and roll, doo-wop, and rhythm and blues music. Formed in 1952 in Los Angeles, ...

Super Bad Theater Company has announced the cast for TUTTI FRUTTI - THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF LITTLE RICHARD, a new musical starring Dedrick Weathersby.

In a clip from the documentary, Little Richard: I Am Everything, we hear the young entertainer singing an early version of what would become his signature tune, “Tutti Frutti.” But surprise ...

As Little Richard, the pianist, singer, and songwriter barrelled out of Macon, Georgia with a pencil mustache and the smash 1955 single “Tutti Frutti.” ...

The joyful, insurrectionary, world-wrecking fervor of “Tutti Frutti,” which Cortes channels in a dazzling psychedelic montage, was still about what it had been in Little Richard’s imagination.

NPR’s Ann Powers said of “Tutti Frutti”: “What Little Richard did … was to eliminate the double entendres and make matters much more direct.” ...

Freddie Mercury and Queen perform Little Richard's Tutti Frutti in thrilling rare live footage you can view below.

LITTLE RICHARD: Pat Boone came out singing a white version of "Tutti Frutti." I was very disgusted because I was just coming on the scene, and he sold more than I did.

A new PBS American Masters documentary showcases the influence of Little Richard, a dynamo performer who never let himself be defined for long by any one musical category or sexual identity.