The story of the Black queer 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.
artists' life
biography
rhythm and blues (r&b)
black singer
eccentric artist
gospel singer
portrait of an artist
r&b artist
artistic revolution
male pianist
egocentric artists
gay artist
life and career
homosexual
revolutionary singer