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Lloyd Price, Singer & Early Rock Influence, Dies At 88 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 Rochelle, New York, of complications from diabetes, his wife, Jacqueline Price, told The Associated Press on Saturday. Lloyd Price, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, was among the last survivors of a post-World War II...

Lloyd Price, who dominated the pop charts in the late 1950s with hits like “Stagger Lee” and “Personality,” died from complications of diabetes at the age of 88. Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, Price was a legend for his voice, songs and visionary approach to his business. Price was a gifted songwriter who understood the importance of his own song copyrights and insisted on maintaining control of his work in a way that was almost unique in the early years of rock ’n’ roll. That determination insured his financial security in later years, but the singer believed...

"I never was starstruck. I had 23 hit records and I never looked for the next record to hit. I never had that need that they had to be somebody. I just wanted to be," Lloyd Price said in a 1998 interview.

Lloyd Price, early rock influence known for 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy', passes away aged 88 Firstpost 3 hours ago The Associated Press © Provided by Firstpost Lloyd Price, early rock influence known for 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy', passes away aged 88 Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favourites 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 Rochelle, New York, of complications from diabetes, his wife,...

Lloyd Price, best known as the early rock 'n roll icon behind hits like “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi-forbidden “Stagger Lee,” is dead at age 88.