For the Irish Unionist MP, see Charles Connor (MP). For people of a similar name, see Charles Connors (disambiguation).
Charles Connor
Born
(1935-01-14)January 14, 1935 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died
July 31, 2021(2021-07-31) (aged 86) Glendale, California, U.S.
Genres
Rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Occupation(s)
Drummer
Years active
1950–2021
Website
Official website
Musical artist
Charles Connor (January 14, 1935 – July 31, 2021) was an American drummer, best known as a member of Little Richard's band.[1] Richard's shout of "a-wop bop-a loo-mop, a-lop bam-boom" at the beginning of "Tutti Frutti" is said to be a reference to Connor's drum rhythms.[2] James Brown described Little Richard and his band, with Connor as the drummer, as "the first to put funk into the rhythm."[3][4]
^"On This Day in Louisiana Music History". Satchmo. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
^Coleman, Rick (2006). Blue Monday : Fats Domino and the lost dawn of rock 'n' roll (1st Da Capo Press ed.). Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. p. 9. ISBN 0306814919.
^"Little Richard Biography | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum". Rockhall.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
ISBN 9781135865078. CharlesConnor performing w/ Little Richard (Malmö, Sweden 1990). YouTube. July 27, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Connor, Charles (August 2015)...
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