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May 8, 2021 · Published 2:18 PM PDT, May 8, 2021. NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi-forbidden “Stagger Lee,” has died. He was 88. Price died Monday at a long-term care facility in New ...
Come home late at night. But I'm gonna tell tell my mama. Lawdy what you've been doin' to me. You got me reelin' and a-rockin'. Just like a willow tree. When I lawdy lawdy lawdy Miss Clawdy. Girl you sure look good to me. You got me reelin' and a-rockin'. But I can't believe it's me.
Words & Music by Lloyd Price (1952)Broadcast: March 23, 1994
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Apr 30, 2024 · Lloyd Price (born March 9, 1933, Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.—died May 3, 2021, New Rochelle, New York) was an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Price made his mark in rock music history with his exuberant tenor and his flair for recasting rhythm and blues as irrepressible pop music, often working with seminal New Orleans producer ...
May 10, 2021 · Lloyd Price, who has died aged 88, was a blues singer who came to be regarded as a pioneer of rock’n’roll. When Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Price’s debut single, was released in 1952 it topped the US ...
Print. Email. In 1952, 19-year old Lloyd Price was just another poor kid in New Orleans who dreamed of making it big. His mother owned a sandwich shop where Lloyd liked to hang out and play the piano. He had been working up a little song that combined a phrase one of the DJs at the local R&B radio station used (“Lawdy, Miss Clawdy”).
Apr 4, 2024 · Lloyd Price made a significant contribution in the music industry as a singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He was one of the first black artists to gain crossover appeal with his hit “Lawdy Miss Clawdy.”. He also co-founded “Double-L” records, which recorded significant soul hits of the 1960s. 5. How did Lloyd Price’s “I’m Gonna ...
