Thursday, August 23, 2007

 

Esquerita : Rock'n'Roll is here to stay

When you like, for instance, Little Richard or Gene Vincent (or all the other, but unknown, rockers) you really have to know something about Esquerita !
Esquerita was born in 1935 in New Orleans, LA an died Oct 23, 1986 in Harlem, NY.

Cub Koda writes on All Music Guide :
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 Orleans circuit in the early '50s, Esquerita's shot at the big time came when Capitol Records decided they needed their own version of Little Richard, after signing their answer to Elvis, Gene Vincent. The resulting recordings, though smartly produced, stand as some of the most untamed and unabashed sides ever issued by a major label. Long revered by rock & roll fans the world over, they make Little Richard's Specialty sides look highly disciplined by comparison. Though Esquerita continued to record in a tamer style through the '60s, his Capitol sides stand as a monument to the potential of rock & roll's lunatic power and the off-kilter genius of Esquerita.

In the comments is a Rapidshare link of a 55MB file to a 1989 CD by Fan Club Records which contains 28 great R'n'roll songs !
I've put in the file also an extensive biography of Eskew Reeder Jr (his real name) as well as scans of this CD.

# posted by JeansMusicBlog @ 00:30
Comments:
Esquerita - Believe Me When I Say Rock'n'Roll Is Here To Stay

01-Esquerita - Rockin The Joint
02-Esquerita - Hole In My Heart
03-Esquerita - Hey Miss Lucy
04-Esquerita - Get Back Baby
05-Esquerita - Baby You Can Depend On Me
06-Esquerita - I'm Battie Over Hattie
07-Esquerita - Crazy Crazy Feeling
08-Esquerita - Gettin' Plenty Lovin'
09-Esquerita - Esquerita And The Voola
10-Esquerita - Laid Off
11-Esquerita - Believe Me When I Say Rock'n'Roll Is Here To Stay
12-Esquerita - Oh Baby
13-Esquerita - I Need You
14-Esquerita - Why Did It Take So Long
15-Esquerita - Sarah Lee
16-Esquerita - I Live The Life I Love (I)
17-Esquerita - Katie Mae
18-Esquerita - Wait A Minute Baby
19-Esquerita - Good Golly Annie Mae
20-Esquerita - Found Her
21-Esquerita - I Live The Life I Love (II)
22-Esquerita - This Thing Called Love
23-Esquerita - Baby Come Back
24-Esquerita - You Can't Pull Me Down
25-Esquerita - Please Come Home
26-Esquerita - Just Another Lie
27-Esquerita - Maybe Baby
28-Esquerita - She Left Me Crying

Link :
http://r#pidsh#re.com/files/50563019/Esq-BmwIs___RnRihts.rar

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File is a small 55MB, 'cause the songs are only in 128kbits

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# posted by Blogger JeansMusicBlog : Thursday, 23 August 2007 at 00:33:00 CEST
 
I have three or four songs of him, and here's probably everything he had recorded for Capitol in 1958 and 1959. I like his voice ! Thanks !
# posted by Blogger Mario B : Tuesday, 20 January 2009 at 02:03:00 CET
 
Esquerita was so good that he became the logotype of Norton Records. Thanks for this up,

The Coolerator
# posted by Anonymous The Coolerator : Thursday, 23 April 2009 at 11:51:00 CEST
 
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