did you know that elvis presley and pat boone sold more of "tutti frutti" than i did?w that, i said, "i got a contract." i didn't even read the other part. ♪ that's my house right there on the left where i used to live. that's the first house i ever bought, right there. specialty records gave me an advance. i moved my mother and my brothers and sisters to riverside, california. it was just beautiful to have an opportunity to live in a home like this. it's a joy to give them something that i never had before. that's where i met richard. he looked at me and he said, "oh, we're gonna terrorize." [ laughs ] i look like a girl. and he was just... so out there. i couldn't explain richard. he came to my show. i came out in a big cape, and i would drop the cape to the floor. i was shaped a certain way. and they had never seen it before. he said, "oh, if i knew you would turn out like that, me and you would have kicked it a long time ago." [ laughs ] i went to his house and i met his mother, and that delighted me. she was such a beautiful person. she knew who he was and what he

teenagers love, and they didn't want everything that went along with that so they gave the song to pat boonedn't be less rock 'n' roll and yet he persevered because he had these great songs and he was massively influential. you are talking about elvis covering tutti froourti, they took the beatles tohamburg and they covered his song. how this affected him is it made him very angry later in life. he never felt he got his due. but his influence on all these artists, from elvis to the beatles, prince madonna and on and on, it kept going and by the end of his career, when people were recognizing how influential he had been and getting more credit he looked at them as his children. there is a great line in the documentary, i just want them to spread my message, take that energy i've given them and bring it out to the world. >> david fear, fascinating conversation, thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> little richard, premiers on cnn. up next princess diana in her own words, in never before heard audio recordings from over 30 years ago. >> you only knew how much we all hated you fo

>> before we get to elvis and the beatles, there are two things you have to say, that is pat boone.be, they wanted to make money off the music he was making, this incredibly iraq you music that teenagers loved, but they gave the song tutti fruiti to pat boone. it outsold three to one. it's ridiculous, it couldn't be less rock 'n' roll yet he persevered, he had these great songs and he was massively influential. you are talking about elvis covering, they started covering his songs. but i think his real influence how this affected him was that it made him very angry later in life. he never felt like he got his due. but he also realized that his influence on all these artists from elvis and the beatles to madonna and on and on it kept going and going. eventually at the end of his career, when people were recognizing how influential he had been and sort of giving him more credit, he looked at his children, there is a great line in the documentary, i want them to spread my message, take that energy that i've given to them and bring it out to the world. >> david fear. great conversation.

sue ♪ ♪ wop bop a loo bop a lop bam bom ♪ it's hard to keep a straight face when i talk about the pat boone i was very disgusted, because i was just coming on the scene, and all the white girls were screaming over me, and the system didn't like it. i was not supposed to be the hero for their kids. i was getting a half a cent a record, which was very low. king: there was lots of shenanigans at that time with royalty payments. little richard: i didn't even understand the contract. all i wanted to see was "little richard." when i saw that, i said, "i got a contract." i didn't even read the other part. ♪ that's my house right there on the left where i used to live. that's the first house i ever bought, right there. specialty records gave me an advance. i moved my mother and my brothers and sisters to riverside, california. it was a joy to give them something that i never had before. that's where i met richard. he looked at me, and he said, "oh, we're gonna terrorize." [ laughs ] he came to my show. i came out in a big cape, and i would drop the cape to the floor. i was shaped a certain way. and

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his songs and style became so popular other artist from pat boone to elvis started imitating him. >>this is a man's world ♪ >> reporter: jimi hendrix. the beatles. >> ♪ twist and shout ♪ >> reporter: and the rolling stones. >> ♪ ♪ >> that was a good time to know little richard. we would sit there hours like disciples in the dressing room. >> everything was beholden to him for trying to play rock 'n roll. >> reporter: richard like you not proper credit or compensation for his contributions to rock 'n roll. >> the best new artist is -- >> [ laughter ] >> -- me i have never received nothing. >> as endearing and funny as a black man watching that, i heard anger that underrates what he is saying. >> reporter: his legacy lives on today and so many performers who embrace from boyan's, then gender norms and express every aspect of themselves. cnn, atlanta. >> the all new little richard i am premieres monday night, labor day, right here on cnn. we will be right back. use it to set anand track your goals, big and small... and see how changes you makeke today... could help put themm within reac

his songs and style became so popular other artists from pat boone to elvis imitated him.esence. richard also mentored a number of early rock and rollers including james brown. jimi hendrix, the beatles ♪ and the rolling stones. >> hamburg, that was the realtime we got to know little richard. we'd sit there for hours like disciples in the dressing room. all my screaming numbers were to do with him. >> everyone was beholden to him, you know, for you know, to start playing rock and roll. >> richard felt like he never got proper credit or compensation for his ground breaking contributions to rock and roll. >> and the best new artist is -- me. [ applause ] i have never received nothing. you all ain't never give me no grammy. >> it's endearing, it's funny, but as a black man watching that i heard seething anger that underwrites what he's saying. >> but his legacy unquestionably lives on today in so many performers who embrace flamboyance, bend gender norms and express every aspect of themselves. lisa france, cnn atlanta. >> the all new cnn film "little richard: i am everything"