Elvis Presley's greatest recordings ... but the door may have already been opened by 'Tutti Frutti.' ... If Elvis had been black, he wouldn’t have been as big as he was.

Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama “Elvis” has all the pomp and pompadour ... (channeling Arthur Crudup), and a show-stopping “Tutti Frutti” from Alton Mason (who plays Little Richard).

Kaleem Aftab explores the complex debate around Presley, civil rights and cultural ... Little Richard singing Tutti Frutti and Pat Boone singing the same song. Boone is your typical anodyne ...

Presley popularized rock ... but the door may have already been opened by ‘Tutti Frutti,'” Richard told Rolling Stone. “I think that Elvis was more acceptable being white back in that ...

where Elvis Presley memorabilia lines the walls ... with the setlist probably including "Blue Suede Shoes," "Tutti Frutti," "Baby, Let's Play House," "Shake, Rattle and Roll" — and perhaps ...

In 1956, Elvis Presley exploded onto the music scene, changing music history. One of the songs on Presley's introductory album was his rendition of "Tutti Frutti," a song released the previous ...

Presley covered Richard’s controversial track “Tutti Frutti” in the late 1950s, and Richard took note of the different public reactions. “I think that Elvis was more acceptable being white ...

Baz Luhrmann‘s box-office-topping new movie Elvis does manage to show the powerhouse ... versions of songs like Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti.” “Pat Boone didn’t really love the ...

As a Presley biography, “Elvis” is not especially illuminating ... Elvis watches Little Richard (Alton Mason) tearing up “Tutti Frutti” (a song he would later cover) and sees a kindred ...

Elvis Presley was quite literally crowned as The ... Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT 1955 single Tutti Frutti, which he also wrote (with additional 'cleaner' radio-friendly lyrics by ...