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- Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021) was an American R&B and rock 'n' roll singer, known as "Mr. Personality", after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952.
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Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021) was an American R&B and rock 'n' roll singer, known as "Mr. Personality", [2] after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952.
- 1952–2019
- May 3, 2021 (aged 88), New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
- March 9, 1933, Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.
Apr 30, 2024 · Lloyd Price 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 Dave Bartholomew.
May 9, 2021 · American singer best known for his 1950s hits Lawdy Miss Clawdy and Personality who set up his own music publishing business. Adam Sweeting. Sun 9 May 2021 15.00 EDT. A man...
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May 8, 2021 · May 8, 2021. Lloyd Price, who provided some of the seeds for what became rock ’n’ roll with his New Orleans rhythm-and-blues hit “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” in 1952 and later had major pop hits...
- Joe Coscarelli
May 9, 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,"...
Jan 15, 2016 · With his first song, Louisiana’s Lloyd Price changed the world – and that was just the start... In 1952, teenage singer Lloyd Price recorded his debut 45. Lawdy Miss Clawdy, a rambunctious slice of R&B that patterned the New Orleans sound, was issued on Art Rupe’s Specialty label and hit the US R&B No.1 spot, eventually selling a million ...
By Andy Schwartz. It’s a sad and familiar story: A prodigiously gifted black rhythm & blues singer rises from poverty and oppression to overnight success. He sees others enriched by his record sales and publishing income as he struggles to survive.
