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Eskew Reeder, Jr. (November 20, 1935 or 1938 [1] – October 23, 1986), usually known by the stage name Esquerita (/ ˈ ɛ s k ə r i t ə / [2]), and occasionally as S.Q. Reeder or The Magnificent Malochi, [1] was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist, known for his frenetic performances.
Add a sprinkle of accent from the hills of Carolina and you get “Eskah Rita,” or Esquerita. Made sense to me. Reeder’s story is filled with the daring, groundbreaking flamboyance that the Big Bang moment of rock ‘n roll’s birth called for.
Feb 25, 2021 · But it wasn’t until rockabilly legend Gene Vincent’s guitarist, Paul Peek, “discovered” Reeder in 1958 that he officially recorded under the name Esquerita, unleashing a series of chaotic, raw rock & roll singles like “Oh Baby,” “Rockin’ the Joint” and “Laid Off” for Capitol Records in the late 1950s.
May 17, 2016 · Esquerita ca. 1935–October 23, 1986 A self-taught pianist, Esquerita performed initially in a local Baptist church, but by his late teens he had become the house rock and roll act at Greenville’s Owl Club, performing as “Professor Eskew Reeder.”
Jul 31, 2008 · Born in the “Greasy Corner” section of Greenville, South Carolina, in 1935, Eskew Reeder Jr. grew up — like Little Richard and so many other early rock ‘n’ rollers — in a religious ...
Jun 3, 2020 · ESQUERITA: LOST ROCK LEGEND. Without Esquerita, there might have been no Little Richard, hence no Prince and no Elton John—and no rock ‘n roll as we know it. Little Richard himself credited Esquerita with showing him how to pound the piano with intensity and soul.
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Esquerita. Rock & roll's proto-wildman. With a flamboyant persona, mile-high pompadour, and frenzied stage show, Esquerita proved a huge influence on Little Richard. Read Full Biography.
