One of the ‘bricklayers’ who created rock’n’roll, he also worked with James Brown, Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke
Charles Connor, who was a drummer for Little Richard and other music greats including James Brown and Sam Cooke, has died aged 86.
Connor’s daughter, Queenie Connor Sonnefeld, said her father died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday while under hospice care at his home in Glendale, California. She said he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder that causes fluid buildup.