Lloyd Price
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Biography
[Edit]Not entirely content with being a 1950s R&B star on the strength of his immortal New Orleans classic "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," singer Lloyd Price yearned for massive pop acceptance. He found it, too, with a storming rock & roll reading of the ancient blues "Stagger Lee" and the unabashedly pop-slanted "Personality" and "I'm Gonna Get Married" (the latter pair sounding far removed indeed from his Crescent City beginnings).
Growing up in Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans, Price was exposed to seminal sides by Louis Jordan, the Liggins brothers, Roy Milton, and Amos Milburn through the jukebox in his mother's little fish-fry joint. Lloyd and his younger brother Leo (who later co-wrote Little Richard's "Send Me Some Lovin'") put together a band for local consumption while in their teens. Bandleader Dave Bartholomew was impressed enough to invite Specialty Records boss Art Rupe to see the young singer (this was apparently when Bartholomew was momentarily at odds with his longtime employers at rival Imperial).
At his very first Specialty date in 1952, Price sang his classic eight-bar blues "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (its rolling piano intro courtesy of a moonlighting Fats Domino). It topped the R&B charts for an extended period, making Price a legitimate star before he was old enough to vote. Four more Specialty smashes followed — "Oooh, Oooh, Oooh," "Restless Heart," "Tell Me Pretty Baby," "Ain't It a Shame" — before Price was drafted into the Army and deposited unhappily in Korea.
When he finally managed to break free of the military, Price formed his own label, KRC Records, with partners Harold Logan and Bill Boskent and got back down to business. "Just Because," a plaintive ballad Price first cut for KRC, held enough promise to merit national release on ABC-Paramount in 1957 (his ex-valet, Larry Williams, covered it on Price's former label, Specialty).
"Stagger Lee," Price's adaptation of the old Crescent City lament "Stack-A-Lee," topped both the R&B and pop lists in 1958. By now, his sound was taking on more of a cosmopolitan bent, with massive horn sections and prominent pop background singers. Dick Clark insisted on toning down the violence inherent to the song's story line for the squeaky-clean American Bandstand audience, accounting for the two different versions of the song you're likely to encounter on various reissues.
After Price hit with another solid rocker, "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?" in 1959, the heavy brass-and-choir sound became his trademark at ABC-Paramount. "Personality," "I'm Gonna Get Married," and "Come Into My Heart" all shot up the pop and R&B lists in 1959, and "Lady Luck" and "Question" followed suit in 1960.
Always a canny businessman, Price left ABC-Paramount in 1962 to form another firm of his own with Logan. Double L Records debuted Wilson Pickett as a solo artist and broke Price's Vegas lounge-like reading of "Misty" in 1963. Later, he ran yet another label, Turntable Records (its 45s bore his photo, whether on his own sizable 1969 hit "Bad Conditions" or when the single was by Howard Tate!), and operated a glitzy New York nightspot by the same name.
But the music business turned sour for Price when his partner, Logan, was murdered in 1969. He got as far away from it all as he possibly could, moving to Africa and investing in nonmusical pursuits. Perfect example: He linked up with electric-haired Don King to promote Muhammad Ali bouts in Zaire (against George Foreman) and Manila (against Joe Frazier). He indulged in a few select oldies gigs (including an appearance on NBC-TV's Midnight Special), but overall, little was seen of Price during the 1970s.
Returning to America in the early '80s, he largely resisted performing until a 1993 European tour with Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Gary "U.S." Bonds convinced him there was still a market for his bouncy, upbeat oldies. Price's profile went on the upswing since — he guested on a PBS-TV special with Huey Lewis & the News, and regularly turned up to headline the Jazz & Heritage Festival in his old hometown.
Title: Lloyd Price Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings
Artist: Lloyd Price
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings
Artist: Lloyd Price
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Les Idoles Américaines Du Rhythm And Blues: Lloyd Price, Vol. 2
Artist: Lloyd Price
Genre: Pop
Title: The Remasters (All Tracks Remastered)
Artist: Lloyd Price
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lloyd Price
Artist: Lloyd Price
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll
Collections
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 8 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: Great Memories Vol 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 16
Genre: Pop
Title: Oldie's Doo Wops Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1959, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1960, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rhythm & Blues History
Genre: Jazz
Title: 1959 Made in U.S.A.
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Me Right
Genre: Rock
Title: A Rage In Harlem (Music from the Film)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 23
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 19
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 50's Greatest Singles - The 50's
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: That's All Right
Genre: Rock
Title: Reelin' and Rockin'
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Super Box of Rock, Vol. 2
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1960, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 Doo Wop Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Hits of New Orleans Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Fabulous 50's
Title: Jukebox Doo Wop Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950s Greatest Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Oldies Doo Wop, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1959, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Let's Have a Rock 'n' Roll Party (36 Rockin' Greats)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: '50s Greatest Moments (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: 1950s Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Mod (The Ultimate '60s Collection)
Genre: Rock
Title: 25 Classics - Malt Shop Memories Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: Popcorn Hits, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Soul Man: 16 Kings of Solid Gold Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Best of Louisiana Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1959, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Doo Wop Collection (Re-Recorded Version)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1958, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 Happy Days Classics - '50s & Early '60s
Genre:
Title: Land of a Thousand Dances
Genre: Rock
Title: Juke Box Playlist, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Rock 'N' Roll Classics (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: 50's Rock 'n' Roll - Whole Lot of Shakin'
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Goin Back to New Orleans
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 40 Great R&B and Early Soul Classics
Genre:
Title: Above & Beyond - Rock, Pop And Reggae Heaven Vol. 20
Genre: Pop
Title: The KRC Story
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Above & Beyond - Rock, Pop and Reggae Heaven, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Who Needs Elvis
Genre:
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best of Rock, Vol. 5
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock N Roll Classics
Genre: Alternative
Title: Jazz Blues Gems
Genre: Blues
Title: Soul Blues Gems
Genre: Blues
Title: 50s & 60s, Vol. 3 (Re-Recorded Version)
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 11
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop Dance Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: R&B Chartbusters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Oldies & Goodies Favorite Doo Wops Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Early Rock Classics
Featuring albums
Title: Specialty Profiles: Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers
Artist: Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock
Title: Malt Shop Favorites (New Stereo Recordings by the Original Artists)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Specialty Profiles: John Lee Hooker
Artist: John Lee Hooker
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Country, Acoustic
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music - 100 Greatest Originals Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
Artist: Larry Williams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Pop
Title: 20th Century Rocks: 50's Rock 'n Roll - Whole Lot of Shakin'
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: All I Want For Christmas
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Standard Jazz: The Masters Perform the Great American Songbook, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Top 20 of Rock 'n' Roll - 20 Rock 'n' Roll Smashes (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: RNB Number One, Vol. 3 (Original R&B Hits)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul
Title: Rock and Roll Rebellion: Rebels Without a Cause
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: I Love the 50's: 1959 (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Jukebox Heroes, Vol. 1 (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: I Love the 50's: 1958 (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Title: New York - Rca Studio 1 (The Complete Sessions)
Artist: Elvis Presley
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: 25 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Songs Of The 1950's (All Tracks Remastered)
Artist: Various Artitsts
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop