1. Esquerita has been credited with influencing rock and roll pioneer Little Richard.
11 Facts About Esquerita
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Esquerita played keyboards on "Takin' Care Of Business" by John Hammond in 1970.
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Around this time, Esquerita formed a new group, consisting of Charles Neville, who then resided in Brooklyn, New York, and drummer Jerry Katz of Queens, New York.
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Esquerita gained notoriety but his own hit was still a dream.
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Esquerita was eventually tracked down by a writer for Kicks Magazine in 1983 or 1984, who found him performing in second-rate New York City clubs.
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Esquerita's father died in February 1989, a little over two years after his son's death.
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On March 13,2012, it was announced that Norton Records was releasing a new single and new album by Esquerita entitled Sinner Man: The Lost Session.
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Reeder has been cited as a key early influence on Little Richard; his look and style were in a very similar vein, although Esquerita was much more flamboyant in the 1950s and his music played more wildly than the contemporary music of Little Richard.
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Esquerita was an influence on zydeco performer Lynn August, who played drums for Esquerita in the early 1960s.
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When Esquerita left New Orleans around 1963, August joined Jay Nelson's band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Esquerita was an influence on Ricky Wilson of the B-52's, and it inspired part of their sound.