Esquerita
Sign in to saveAlso known as Eskew Reeder Jr, Steven Quincy Reeder Jr., S.Q. Reeder, SQ Jr., Steven Quincy Reeder Jr, Eskew Reeder, Magnificent Malochi
Eskew Reeder, Jr. (November 20, 1935 or 1938 – October 23, 1986), usually known by the stage name Esquerita (), and occasionally as S.Q. Reeder or The Magnificent Malochi, was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist, known for his frenetic performances. He has been credited with influencing rock and roll pioneer Little Richard.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1930s births, 1986 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1935-11-20
- Active to
- 1986-10-23
Discography
- Oh Baby / Please Come Home1958
- Rockin' the Joint / Esquerita and the Voola1958
- Esquerita!1959
- Laid Off / Just Another Lie1959
- Hey Miss Lucy / Battie Over Hattie1959
- Green Door / I Waited Too Long1962
- Never Again / We Had Love1962
- A Tear / Johnny Little1963
- I Want to Know / Just in Time1966
- Tell the World About You / Two Ton Tessie1966
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,201
- Total plays
- 72,964
Tags
Circa 1958 Eskew Reeder was signed to Captiol Records at the urging of Gene Vincent, he changed his name to Esquerita and adopted a flamboyant, processed & pompadoured look tht made him one of the most outlandish acts in the day. He was also known as "The Magnificent Malochi", aka "S.Q. Reeder", aka "The Voola".... While studying as one of his students, the later much more well known Little Richard borrowed heavily from Esquerita's look & piano playing style. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/E
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Greenville
- Place of death
- Harlem
- Occupation
- pianist
- Genre
- rock and roll
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records
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- date of birth
- 1938-11-20
- date of death
- 1986-10-23
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 1950s–1960s
- 1970s–1980s
- Later years and death
- Posthumous releases
- Influence
- Discography
- Solo singles
- Main albums
- Compilations and re-issues
- Piano appearances by Esquerita
- Unconfirmed claims
- References
- External links
Eskew Reeder, Jr. (November 20, 1935 or 1938 – October 23, 1986), usually known by the stage name Esquerita (), and occasionally as S.Q. Reeder or The Magnificent Malochi, was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist, known for his frenetic performances. He has been credited with influencing rock and roll pioneer Little Richard.
==Early life== A native of Greenville, South Carolina, he was the son of Elizabeth and Eskew Reeder, and attended Sterling High School in Greenville from 1947 to 1950. Though most reliable sources give his birth name as Eskew Reeder, Jr., some give the name Stephen Quincy Reeder. Although most sources give the year of his birth as 1935, other reliable sources, and his social security records, state 1938.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Esquerita” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.