Little Richard soundalikes - Larry Williams, Esquerita +

1) Esquerita sings Rockin' the Joint in 1958
2) Larry Williams - Dizzy Miss Lizzy. original single (Canada)
3) Larry Williams - Bad Boy - reissue single with transparent orange vinyl.
4) Big Danny Oliver sings Sapphire. 1957 rarity also reissued in 1968 on Kapp. This is a prize.

Dizzy Miss Lizzy was apparently recorded twice by Larry. The second may have been for the LP, I don't know, but it ends with "I wanna marry you" instead of "let me be your lover man" like this one. Reissue albums and singles apparently use the second. This original sounds better.
Larry used Little Richard's band for his first few records (the good ones).
Esquerita was Eskew Reeder and had singles and an LP in 1958/59.

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Music

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• r&b
• rock
• 1950s

[jt123egypte]

Esquerita was the first with this type of music which you can read in my book "muziek van de duivel" . Esquerita was LEGENDARY, you may keep that Pennimanfake!

[GeoSilverAway]

I can't read the book. Maybe someone can tell us what Esquerita did before Little Richard. What name did he use? Recordings? Performance?

[GeoSilverAway]

from jt123egypte:

Esquerita was already performing this Rock and Roll style around 1954 in a time that Little Richard was also on stage but...not with Rock and Roll but Gospel.

LR took EVERYTHING from him...his way of playing, his haircut even his way of dressing. I regret that people who come with an original idea die forgotten....That is what my book is all about.

But please give Esqew Reeder his right place. He is the true Little Richard, or better Little Richard is an Exquerita-copy.

[Toffusaurelius]

Unfair. Little Richard plagiarized Esquerita (who, incidentally, died washing cars), not the other way round.

[GeoSilverAway]

I only noticed that Esquerita's records were 58-59, years after Little Richard started. And I'm not saying they were Imitators, but had the similar sound. More power to them.

Esquerita died WHILE washing cars? Drownded? Got caught in the brushes? ...I don't think so.

And there was a reissue album of Esquerita's too.

[spankingcharlene]

ESQUERITA WAS FIRST!!!

[oramikleepunk]

Both Larry Williams and Little Richard were friends...they both took from Espuerita...they were all friends...all three.All rock n roll singers from that era were not original.Everyone stoled.

[bigbossmatt]

@jt123egypte is there an english version? sounds very interesting, or do you know any other books dealig with esquerita?

[c1981]

I thought in the interview with Playboy, Little Richard said Esquerita taught him the Boogie Woogie piano style. Also Little Richard said the pompadour hair style was from Esquerita's influence

[doctorlogicdoctor]

Yes, Little Richard and S Q Reeder stayed in touch for many years.

When Little Richard re-recorded much of his material in the 1960's, Esquerita is creditted with playing piano on:-

Good Golly Miss Molly (Vee Jay) (12/1964)

Slippin' And Slidin' (Vee Jay) (12/1964)

Stingy Jenny (Brunswick) (6/1968)

Freedom Blues/Dew Drop Inn (Reprise) (4/1970)

Greenwood Mississippi (Reprise) (1970)

[deedeethekingofqns]

Wow! you aint kiddin - Sapphire IS a prize and then some!!!

("I checked up on your story, and you were dancin' with some cat named Fred!")

love that sht

[SimonW]

They clearly influenced each other. SQ did sessions with Richard, he's reportedly on some of the Vee Jay sides, he then had records released on the same labels as Richard in the 60's - Okeh and Brunswick. The flip of SQ's version of Dew Drop Inn sounds like Richard's own I Need Love on Okeh. Richard recorded his songs - Freedom Blues and Dew Drop Inn for instance on Reprise.

[SimonW]

They influenced each other. Richard's early uptempo ( 1951/52) pre Specialty sides include tracks like Taxi Blues, Get Rich Quick and Ain't Nothing Happening which show what was to come.There are no released SQ records in this style until Richard had retired.

[mbsunlimited]

Okay. Maybe this guy WAS FIRST,but as far as his voice he couldn't touch LITTLE RICHARD with a 1000 foot pole!

[csapailajos]

S.Q.Reeader= Eskew Reeder = (fonetically) Esquerita. In my opinion the three above mentioned rock'n'roll singer aren't on same level, because Penniman on the top of traditional rock and roll world!

[oramikleepunk]

Your right...it can go back to every boogie woogie,and jump blues R&B singer.

[oramikleepunk]

I have listened to Little Richard's music from 1951,and it sounds like slow R&B without the boogie woogie and jump blues.Joe turner was mixing jump blues together at that time...who knows.