| Artist(s) |
Recording Title |
Label/Year/No. |
LARRY BIRDSONG & LEONARD CARBO
Vocalists. Backed by the Upsetters with Charles Connor on the drums. |
“New Orleans Connection” 15 track CD. New Orleans-flavored R&B. |
Z Charly Records, UK #1804. |
CHARLES CONNOR
Vocalist-Drummer. Also features
other vocalists and muscians. |
“Connor's Beat: The Charles Connor Story.”
This CD includes a 12 minute narrative and 7 original songs (3 of which are sung by Connor, and 5 of which were either written or co-written by him.) A combination of rock'n'roll, R&B, and blues. |
No label. Produced and released in 2000. Can be ordered through Charles Connor's website: www.legendarydrummer.tv. |
CHARLES CONNOR
Storyteller and comdedian. |
“Kevin and Bean's Christmas in the 909.”
This holiday CD from on-air radio personalities, Kevin and Bean, features 30 tracks from such celebrities as actor William Shatner, singer Billy Idol, and former NBA All-Star Karl Malone. Connor's routine “One for the Ladies,” is track #13. |
No label. Produced by Jay Tilles and Ralph Gorman for KROQ FM 106.7, Los Angeles, CA, December 2004. |
Don Covay
Vocalist. Backed by the Upsetters with Charles Connor on drums. |
“Big Bop Bip”
Released as his debut single. |
Atlantic Records, 1958. Included on the CD, “Mercy, Mercy: The Definitive Don Covay.” Razar and Tie Records, 1994. |
Champion Jack Dupree
Vocalist-Pianist. Backed by various musicians with Charles Connor on drums. |
“Blues For Everybody”
20 track CD. Piano and New Orleans flavored blues. Connor's tracks were recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio in the summer of 1952 for King Records. |
King Records, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1952. Re-released on Charly Records, UK, 1990. #243. |
Christine Kittrell
Vocalist. Backed by various musicians, with Charles Connor on drums. |
“Every Night In the Week w/Evil-Eyed Woman”
Double-sided blues flavored hit single. |
Republic Records, Nashville, Tennessee, October, 1953. |
Papa George Lightfoot
Vocalist-Harmonica player. Backed by various musicians including the Upsetters with Charles Connor on drums. |
“When the Saints Go Marching In”
Up-tempo blues cover version of the song classic. Recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio in the summer of 1952, for King Records. Also appears on the blues compilation CD, “Goin' Up the Country/Saturday Night Function.” No. 15 track out of 28 total tracks. |
King Records, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1952. Re-released on BGO Records, October 14 1998. #384. |
Little Richard
Vocalist-Pianist. Backed by various musicians, including the Upsetters with Charles Connor on drums. |
“Georgia Peach”
25 tracks including 5 featuring the Upsetters and Connor's driving backbeat: “Keep A Knockin',” “She's Got It,” “Ooh! My Soul,” “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On,” and “Shake A Hand.” |
Released August 5, 1991 on Specialty Records as a CD. #7012. |
Little Richard
Vocalist-Pianist. Backed by various musicians, including the Upsetters with Charles Connor on drums. |
“Little Richard: the Specialty Sessions”
73 tracks including 23 featuring the Upsetters and Connor's driving backbeat. |
Released as a CD on Ace Records, 1989. #1. Released as an LP and a CD on Specialty Records, Los Angeles, CA. 1990. #8505. |
Little Richard
Vocalist-Pianist. Backed by various musicians, including the Upsetters with Charles Connor on drums. |
Various Recordings from February 9, 1955 to January 14, 1957, Connor's drumming was featured on a total of 30 Little Richard recordings. These include: hit records, album cuts, original demos, and studio rehearsal outtakes. |
Featured on Specialty Records releases 1955-1957, and on Specialty Records re-releases 1989-1991. |
Larry Williams
Vocalist-Pianist. Backed by Charles Connor on drums. |
Demo Session
Williams and Connor recorded six songs at an Oakland, CA studio in 1957. |
The whereabouts of these recordings is unknown, but there is a possibility that they may appear in the compilation album, “Missing and Unusual Sides,” released by Specialty Records in the late 1960s. #2225. The songs may also appear on the album, “Unreleased Larry Williams,” Specialty Records, 1986. #SPS-2158. |
