Eddie Ray and Lloyd Price in 2010 [Photo by Sally Young]
R&B vocalist Lloyd Price died May 3, 2021 at the age of 88 due to complications of diabetes. Price was a part of the New Orleans R&B/rock n roll revolution in the early 1950s. His first recording, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952. It topped the Billboard R&B chart for seven weeks. In 1959, his song Personality hit a million in sales. He was both a prolific songwriter and gifted singer.
Price was born in Kenner on March 9, 1933. He was one of 11 children. His musical training began as a child when he learned trumpet and piano and sang in his church s choir. At 18, he formed his first band, the Blue Boys. In 1952, Price s big break came when he sat in with Dave Bartholomew s band one night. Dave liked what he heard so he invited Price to J&M Recording Studio to try to record something. They laid down Lawdy Miss Clawdy, a Price original, with Fats Domino on piano. Dave then sent the tapes
Price was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998
Samson Amore | May 9, 2021 @ 8:07 PM
poses in the press room at the 26th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at The Waldorf=Astoria on March 14, 2011 in New York City.
R&B singer and songwriter Lloyd Price, known for his hit songs “Personality” and “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” died May 3. He was 88 years old.
Price’s longtime manager Tom Trapani told CNN Sunday that Price died of “complications from diabetes,” calling Price “a dear friend, a great human being, one of the nicest, kindest people I ever had the pleasure of knowing.”
Lloyd Price, R&B legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 88
Lloyd Price rose to the top of the music charts with 1950s hits “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and “Stagger Lee.”
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Presenter Lloyd Price appears backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Monday, March 14, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo) Author: Dominic Massa / WWL-TV Updated: 1:52 PM EDT May 8, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Lloyd Price, the singer, Kenner native and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who rose to the top of the music charts with 1950s hits “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and “Stagger Lee,” has died. He was 88.