Little Richard: Sex and the Duality of the King and Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll

DISGRACELAND

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, Music, True Crime

4.6 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Little Richard is the originator. Without him it’s hard to imagine the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elton John or even Led Zeppelin. He blazed a trail through popular culture that previous to him did not exist. His music was completely original for the time, the essence of rock ‘n’ roll, filled with impassioned energy, fueled at times by large quantities of drugs and always brimming with sex. The sex, the drugs, and the party for Little Richard, it was as endless as the manic energy that drove his music and it all nearly derailed him––several times––landing him behind bars and on the wrong side of the gun.

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1:01.1	Discrease Land is a production of double Elvis.
1:07.1	Hey, heads up guys. This episode, more than any other Discrease Land episode is about sex.
1:11.1	Casual sex, predatory sex, sex crimes, sexual glory, sexual confusion.
1:16.1	Finally, backward attitudes towards sexuality.
1:20.1	If sex and depictions of sex aren't your bag or trigger you in some way,
1:24.1	then feel free to skip ahead. And if on the other hand, you're free and buckle up, you pervert.
1:29.1	God save little Richard.
1:31.1	Melod, Mep, Tra, Tra, Melosha.
1:48.1	The stories about little Richard are insane.
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