Books by White Charles

Born in Macon, Georgia into a respectable lower middle class family as Richard Penniman, Little Richard, later to become one of the greatest rock & rollers of all time, demonstrated his otherness from an early age, both through bizarre practical jokes played on his neighbors, and in his choice of after-school companions, who happened to include a couple of the neighborhood male prostitutes. Charles White's frequently lurid biography, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LITTLE RICHARD, covers much territory, including racy details of Richard's sex life, which, among other things, involved bi-sexual orgies and voyeurism. For good measure White also throws in the more mundane particulars of Richard's day job, including his recording of a pair of seminal rock & roll songs, 1955's "Tutti Frutti" and "LongTall Sally," as well as chronicling the musical inspiration the artist provided to his peers and such later stars as the Beatles. Perhaps to redress the narrative's moral balance, White also includes a variety of Richard's sermons given after his mid-1970s religious awakening, which the rocker seems to approach with the same enthusiasm he once put into his tumultuous concerts. White also includes a useful comprehensive discography, filmography, and recording schedule.

Born in Macon, Georgia into a respectable lower middle class family as Richard Penniman, Little Richard, later to become one of the greatest rock & rollers of all time, demonstrated his otherness from an early age, both through bizarre practical jokes played on his neighbors, and in his choice of after-school companions, who happened to include a couple of the neighborhood male prostitutes. Charles White's frequently lurid biography, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LITTLE RICHARD, covers much territory, including racy details of Richard's sex life, which, among other things, involved bi-sexual orgies and voyeurism. For good measure White also throws in the more mundane particulars of Richard's day job, including his recording of a pair of seminal rock & roll songs, 1955's "Tutti Frutti" and "LongTall Sally," as well as chronicling the musical inspiration the artist provided to his peers and such later stars as the Beatles. Perhaps to redress the narrative's moral balance, White also includes a variety of Richard's sermons given after his mid-1970s religious awakening, which the rocker seems to approach with the same enthusiasm he once put into his tumultuous concerts. White also includes a useful comprehensive discography, filmography, and recording schedule.

Born in Macon, Georgia into a respectable lower middle class family as Richard Penniman, Little Richard, later to become one of the greatest rock & rollers of all time, demonstrated his otherness from an early age, both through bizarre practical jokes played on his neighbors, and in his choice of after-school companions, who happened to include a couple of the neighborhood male prostitutes. Charles White's frequently lurid biography, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LITTLE RICHARD, covers much territory, including racy details of Richard's sex life, which, among other things, involved bi-sexual orgies and voyeurism. For good measure White also throws in the more mundane particulars of Richard's day job, including his recording of a pair of seminal rock & roll songs, 1955's "Tutti Frutti" and "LongTall Sally," as well as chronicling the musical inspiration the artist provided to his peers and such later stars as the Beatles. Perhaps to redress the narrative's moral balance, White also includes a variety of Richard's sermons given after his mid-1970s religious awakening, which the rocker seems to approach with the same enthusiasm he once put into his tumultuous concerts. White also includes a useful comprehensive discography, filmography, and recording schedule.

Born in Macon, Georgia into a respectable lower middle class family as Richard Penniman, Little Richard, later to become one of the greatest rock & rollers of all time, demonstrated his otherness from an early age, both through bizarre practical jokes played on his neighbors, and in his choice of after-school companions, who happened to include a couple of the neighborhood male prostitutes. Charles White's frequently lurid biography, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LITTLE RICHARD, covers much territory, including racy details of Richard's sex life, which, among other things, involved bi-sexual orgies and voyeurism. For good measure White also throws in the more mundane particulars of Richard's day job, including his recording of a pair of seminal rock & roll songs, 1955's "Tutti Frutti" and "LongTall Sally," as well as chronicling the musical inspiration the artist provided to his peers and such later stars as the Beatles. Perhaps to redress the narrative's moral balance, White also includes a variety of Richard's sermons given after his mid-1970s religious awakening, which the rocker seems to approach with the same enthusiasm he once put into his tumultuous concerts. White also includes a useful comprehensive discography, filmography, and recording schedule.

Born in Macon, Georgia into a respectable lower middle class family as Richard Penniman, Little Richard, later to become one of the greatest rock & rollers of all time, demonstrated his otherness from an early age, both through bizarre practical jokes played on his neighbors, and in his choice of after-school companions, who happened to include a couple of the neighborhood male prostitutes. Charles White's frequently lurid biography, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LITTLE RICHARD, covers much territory, including racy details of Richard's sex life, which, among other things, involved bi-sexual orgies and voyeurism. For good measure White also throws in the more mundane particulars of Richard's day job, including his recording of a pair of seminal rock & roll songs, 1955's "Tutti Frutti" and "LongTall Sally," as well as chronicling the musical inspiration the artist provided to his peers and such later stars as the Beatles. Perhaps to redress the narrative's moral balance, White also includes a variety of Richard's sermons given after his mid-1970s religious awakening, which the rocker seems to approach with the same enthusiasm he once put into his tumultuous concerts. White also includes a useful comprehensive discography, filmography, and recording schedule.

Born in Macon, Georgia into a respectable lower middle class family as Richard Penniman, Little Richard, later to become one of the greatest rock & rollers of all time, demonstrated his otherness from an early age, both through bizarre practical jokes played on his neighbors, and in his choice of after-school companions, who happened to include a couple of the neighborhood male prostitutes. Charles White's frequently lurid biography, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LITTLE RICHARD, covers much territory, including racy details of Richard's sex life, which, among other things, involved bi-sexual orgies and voyeurism. For good measure White also throws in the more mundane particulars of Richard's day job, including his recording of a pair of seminal rock & roll songs, 1955's "Tutti Frutti" and "LongTall Sally," as well as chronicling the musical inspiration the artist provided to his peers and such later stars as the Beatles. Perhaps to redress the narrative's moral balance, White also includes a variety of Richard's sermons given after his mid-1970s religious awakening, which the rocker seems to approach with the same enthusiasm he once put into his tumultuous concerts. White also includes a useful comprehensive discography, filmography, and recording schedule.

Born in Macon, Georgia into a respectable lower middle class family as Richard Penniman, Little Richard, later to become one of the greatest rock & rollers of all time, demonstrated his otherness from an early age, both through bizarre practical jokes played on his neighbors, and in his choice of after-school companions, who happened to include a couple of the neighborhood male prostitutes. Charles White's frequently lurid biography, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LITTLE RICHARD, covers much territory, including racy details of Richard's sex life, which, among other things, involved bi-sexual orgies and voyeurism. For good measure White also throws in the more mundane particulars of Richard's day job, including his recording of a pair of seminal rock & roll songs, 1955's "Tutti Frutti" and "LongTall Sally," as well as chronicling the musical inspiration the artist provided to his peers and such later stars as the Beatles. Perhaps to redress the narrative's moral balance, White also includes a variety of Richard's sermons given after his mid-1970s religious awakening, which the rocker seems to approach with the same enthusiasm he once put into his tumultuous concerts. White also includes a useful comprehensive discography, filmography, and recording schedule.