CHARLES CONNOR
PIONEERING DRUMMER

AWARDS:

CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION

• Los Angeles Music Week
  In recognition of musical talent and career achievements.
  Presented by John Ferraro, Council member, 4th District, December 13, 1996.

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

• Los Angeles Music Week
  In recognition of outstanding citizenship and community contributions.
  Presented by Margie Evans, Founder, Los Angeles Music Week, December 11, 1995.

CERTIFICATE OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION

• In grateful appreciation for outstanding contributions as a musical pioneer.
  Presented by Maxine Waters, United States Congresswoman, October 28, 1994.

HONORS:

• Charles Connor's autographed drumsticks have been on display at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio since 1995.
  
  
• Special Celebrity Guest-Greater Orange County Monthly Record Show, Sequoia Club, Buena Park, CA, January 27, 2002.
  
  
• Celebrity Guest Star-Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show, Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn, North Hollywood, CA, October 6-7, 2001.
  
  
• Special Guest (with daughter Queenie)-Watts Christmas Parade, Los Angeles, CA, December 13, 1995.
  
  
• Judge-Drumming Contest, Moody's Music Store, Anaheim, CA, Spring 1994.
  
  

BOOKS FEATURING CHARLES CONNOR

• “AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC: AN INTRODUCTION”
  Edited by Mellonee V. Burnim and Portia K. Maultsby. Softercover published by Routledge, New York, NY, October 2005. 707 pages. ISBN 0-415-94138-5.

  A comprehensive collection of thirty essays by leading scholars about the history of black music and culture. Among the musical genres explored are: folk, gospel, blues, ragtime, jazz, classical, rhythm 'n' blues, musical theater, and rock 'n' roll. Through the use of photographs, first-person quotes, musical transcriptions, illustrations, references, and solid research the book profiles the contributions of well-known and unknown musical pioneers. These include recording artists, producers, writers, record company founders, and session musicians.

  Charles Connor's name appears on several pages. He's quoted on page 246; mentioned on page 258 and 260, and both his comments and photo are on page 260.

• “THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LITTLE RICHARD: THE QUASAR OF ROCK.”
  Written by Charles White. Harmony Books, a Division of Crown Publishers, Inc. New York, NY, 1984. 269 pages.

  The biography of the one and only Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame singing legend.

  Charles Connor is quoted at length on 15 pages, and his photo appears twice: with Little Richard and the Upsetters in a still group shot, 1955; and with Little Richard at the Apollo Theater, 1956.