A Conversation With Lisa Cortes

An episode of the Now What? With Carole Zimmer podcast, hosted by Carole Zimmer, titled "A Conversation With Lisa Cortes" was published on December 26, 2023 and runs 38 minutes.

December 26, 2023 ·38m · Now What? With Carole Zimmer

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Filmmaker Lisa Cortes brought a 1950s rock 'n' roll legend to life again in her rollicking new documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything. Richard, who was known for hits like Long Tall Sally and Tutti Frutti, was a complicated personality who felt he never got the kind of recognition that he deserved. But in Cortes' film, celebrated musicians talk about how Richard influenced their work. Mick Jagger says he studied Richard's dance moves and Paul McCartney credits Richard with teaching him how to shriek. I talk to Lisa Cortes about making films that set the record straight when it comes to artists who are overlooked and misunderstood. "Now What?" is produced with help from Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jackie Schwartz. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

Photo by Paul Morejón

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