[1] Richard's shout of "a-wop bop-a loo-mop, a-lop bam-boom" at the beginning of "Tutti Frutti" is said to be a reference to Connor's drum rhythms.
[5] As a young boy, Connor was inspired by his father singing calypso songs and by the marching bands playing Dixieland jazz near his home in New Orleans' French Quarter, as well as by Bob Alden, Art Blakey, Charles Otis, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, and Max Roach.
[5] On 1957's "Keep A-Knockin'", Connor played a four-bar drum intro (known as the "flattened out double shuffle"[7]) that John Bonham later imitated in the opening of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll".
[9] In his later career, Connor drummed with Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, The Coasters, Big Joe Turner, Larry Williams, Don Covay, George Lightfoot, and Dee Clark.
Their first single was a cover of Richard's "I Got It", then they issued some originals, including "Kiss My Love" and "Drummer Man" (featuring Connor's first lead vocal on record.
[10] Connor and Richard reunited in 1990 after a hiatus of three decades, performing "The Girl Can't Help It" in on stage in Malmö, Sweden.