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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.
- Personality
"Personality" is a 1959 song with music and lyrics by Harold...
- Stagger Lee
Lloyd Price recorded an R&B rendition of the song as...
- Personality
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," "Personality" and the...
May 9, 2021 · Sun 9 May 2021 15.00 EDT. A man of huge energy and varied talents, Lloyd Price, who has died aged 88 from complications with diabetes, fully deserved his nickname of “Mr Personality”. This was...
- Adam Sweeting
Mar 5, 2024 · Lloyd Price (born March 9, 1933, Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.—died May 3, 2021, New Rochelle, New York) 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 ...
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 with...
- Joe Coscarelli
May 10, 2021 · 2-Minute Listen. Playlist. Singer Lloyd Price, best known for the hits "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and "Stagger Lee," died in New Rochelle, N.Y., last week at the age of 88. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:...
May 8, 2021 · News. May 7, 2021 5:38pm PT. Lloyd Price, R&B Pioneer Known as ‘Mr. Personality,’ Dies at 88. By Chris Morris. MCMULLAN CO/SIPA. Lloyd Price, the ‘50s R&B vocalist whose early singles were...
