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-fruttid his way to stardom Working around the Dallas-New Orleans ci…

The Come Ons emerged in 1999 featuring ex-Gore Gore Girl Deanne Iovan on bass vocals and vintage organ guitarist Jim Johnson and Dirtbombs drummer Patrick Pantano doing double duty behind the Come Ons kit While their dance-y soul-inspired grooves wer…