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Died: October 23, 1986 in New York, NY [Harlem]
Genre: Pop/Rock

Biography:
With a six-inch pompadour, brocaded shirts, rhinestone shades, and a rhythmic, belligerent style of piano playing, Esquerita was the original Little Richard, years before Mr. Penniman tutti-frutti'd his way to stardom. Working around the Dallas-New O ...More >>

Discography: 1997 Vintage Voola 1959 Esquerita More >>

Similar Artists: Leiber & Stoller Bo Diddley Jerry Lee Lewis Larry Williams Bill Haley More >>

Influenced By: Little Richard Roy Brown Wynonie Harris More >> Followers: The B-52's Little Richard Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs The Mummies More >>

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