Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price
Price smiling
Price in 1959
Background information
Born(1933-03-09)March 9, 1933
Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedMay 3, 2021(2021-05-03) (aged 88)
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • bandleader
Years active1952–2019
Labels
WebsiteLloydPriceMusic.com (archived 2017)

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. He continued to release records, but none were as popular until several years later, when he refined the New Orleans beat and achieved a series of national hits.[3] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.[4]

  1. ^ Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
  2. ^ Kobrin, Mike (October 19, 2010). "Lloyd Price Visits Billy Delle on Records from the Crypt". WWOZ.org. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  3. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James, eds. (1980). The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music (3rd ed.). New York: Random House. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-679-73728-6.
  4. ^ "Lloyd Price". history-of-rock. Retrieved November 24, 2006.