Around this time, Esquerita formed a new group, consisting of Charles Neville (the saxophone player of The Neville Brothers) who then resided in Brooklyn, New York, and drummer Jerry Katz of Queens, New York. Shortly after this, he began to fade from the music scene, but Linda Hopkins released a song written by Reeder called "Seven Days and Seven Nights" in 1973. He played keyboards on "Takin' Care Of Business" by John Hammond in 1970. Both tunes did well as Richard's first top 40 Soul and Top 50 Pop hit since the 1950s, “Freedom Blues”, the A side. In 1968, for that label, he co-wrote Little Richard's adaptation of Bessie Smith's 1936 “I got what it takes “, as “Stingy Jenny (Got what it takes but it breaks my heart to give it away)”.Įsquerita started the 1970s in a positive way, contributing “Dew Drop Inn” and a co-write on “Freedom Blues”, to Little Richard's acclaimed comeback album for Reprise Records, “The Rill Thing”. In late 1967, Reeder changed his name to Magnificent Malochi and signed with Brunswick Records. In 1963, he recorded a session for Berry Gordy's Motown Records but those recordings were never released. His best known songs from this time include: "Hey Miss Lucy", "Get Back Baby", "Getting’ Plenty of Lovin’", "Rockin’ the Joint", and "Oh Baby". John, Allen Toussaint, and The Jordanaires ( Elvis Presley's backup singers). Some of the musicians he recorded with during this era included Jimi Hendrix, Dr. In 1962, he cut an iconic cover of the 1956 hit, Capitol Records released the LP Esquerita in 1959, his only album in the traditional sense (that is, not a compilation of earlier singles, or re-issues). The ensuing years found Reeder cutting several singles with various backing musicians in studios in Nashville, Dallas, New Orleans and Detroit. From these contacts and Paul Peek's influence with Capitol Records came a record contract for Reeder Cub Koda described the results as "some of the most untamed and unabashed sides ever issued by a major label." At this point, Eskew Reeder, Jr. Peek even co-wrote "The Rock-Around" with Reeder, and Reeder played piano on the 1958 recording that launched the NRC ( National Recording Corporation) label. At that time, Peek was a member of the rockabilly group The Blue Caps, led by manic performer Gene Vincent. Reeder's first solo studio recordings came about when Paul Peek got him to record some demos at a Greenville radio station (WESC) around 1958. As Esquerita, he often wore heavy makeup, sunglasses, and two wigs, piling his pompadour high on his head. Little is known about Reeder's early career as a secular rock and roll piano player. His music career started as a teenager, when he dropped out of high school and joined the gospel group "Heavenly Echoes" based in New York City.
Reeder was a self-taught piano player whose roots were in gospel music.
Although most sources give the year of his birth as 1935, other reliable sources, and his social security records, state 1938. Though most reliable sources give his birth name as Eskew Reeder, Jr., some give the name Stephen Quincy Reeder. Early life Ī 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. He has been credited with influencing rock and roll pioneer Little Richard.
Reeder or The Magnificent Malochi, was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist, known for his frenetic performances. (Novemor 1938 – October 23, 1986), usually known by the stage name Esquerita, and occasionally as S.Q.
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