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{{short description|American rhythm and blues singer}}
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{{For|the like-named Canadian politician in Ontario|Lloyd Price (politician)}}
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'''Lloyd Price''' (March 9, 1933{{spnd}}May 3, 2021) was an American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[swing music|swing]] singer-songwriter, record executive and bandleader,<ref name="Music" /> known as "Mr. Personality",<ref name= visits>{{cite web| url= https://www.wwoz.org/comment/481 |title= Lloyd Price Visits Billy Delle on Records from the Crypt| first= Mike |last= Kobrin| date= October 19, 2010 |website= [[WWOZ]].org |access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> after his 1959 million-selling hit, "[[Personality (Lloyd Price song)|Personality]]". His first [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]], "[[Lawdy Miss Clawdy]]", was a [[hit single|hit]] for [[Specialty Records]] in 1952. He continued to release [[gramophone record|records]], but none were as popular until several years later, when he refined the New Orleans beat and achieved a series of national hits.<ref name="roll">{{cite book
| editor1 = DeCurtis, Anthony
| editor2 = Henke, James
| year = 1980
| title = The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music
| url = https://archive.org/details/rollingstoneillu00decu
| url-access = limited
| edition = 3rd
| publisher = Random House
| location = New York
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstoneillu00decu/page/40 40]–41
| isbn = 0-679-73728-6}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1998.<ref name="history">{{cite web
| url = http://www.history-of-rock.com/price.htm
| title = Lloyd Price
| publisher = history-of-rock
| access-date = 2006-11-24
}}</ref>


'''Lloyd Price''' (March 9, 1933{{spnd}}May 3, 2021) was an American R&B and rock 'n' roll singer, known as "Mr. Personality",<ref name= visits>{{cite web| url= https://www.wwoz.org/comment/481 |title= Lloyd Price Visits Billy Delle on Records from the Crypt| first= Mike |last= Kobrin| date= October 19, 2010 |website= [[WWOZ]].org |access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> after his 1959 million-selling hit, "[[Personality (Lloyd Price song)|Personality]]". His first recording, "[[Lawdy Miss Clawdy]]", was a hit for [[Specialty Records]] in 1952. He continued to release [[gramophone record|records]], but none were as popular until several years later, when he refined the New Orleans beat and achieved a series of national hits.<ref name="roll">{{cite book| editor1 = DeCurtis, Anthony| editor2 = Henke, James| year = 1980| title = The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music| url = https://archive.org/details/rollingstoneillu00decu| url-access = limited| edition = 3rd| publisher = Random House| location = New York| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstoneillu00decu/page/40 40]–41
== Early life, family and education==
Price was born on March 9, 1933,<ref name=nytobit>{{Cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=2021-05-08|title=Lloyd Price, ‘Personality’ Hitmaker, Is Dead at 88|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/arts/music/lloyd-price-personality-hitmaker-is-dead-at-88.html|access-date=2021-05-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> in [[Kenner, Louisiana]], a suburb of [[New Orleans]], and raised in Kenner.<ref name= visits /> His mother, Beatrice Price, owned the Fish 'n' Fry Restaurant.<ref name= louder>{{cite web| url= https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-lloyd-price-changed-the-world| title= How Lloyd Price changed the world| first= Alice |last= Clarke | date= January 15, 2016 | access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> Price picked up lifelong interests in business and food from her. He and his younger brother Leo<ref name= louder /> were both musical.
| isbn = 0-679-73728-6}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1998.<ref name="history">{{cite web| url = http://www.history-of-rock.com/price.htm| title = Lloyd Price| publisher = history-of-rock| access-date = November 24, 2006}}</ref>
== Early life, family and education ==
Price was born on March 9, 1933,<ref name=nytobit>{{Cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=May 8, 2021|title=Lloyd Price, 'Personality' Hitmaker, Is Dead at 88|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/arts/music/lloyd-price-personality-hitmaker-is-dead-at-88.html|access-date=May 9, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> in [[Kenner, Louisiana]], a suburb of [[New Orleans]], and raised in Kenner.<ref name= visits /> His mother, Beatrice Price, owned the Fish 'n' Fry Restaurant.<ref name= louder>{{cite web| url= https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-lloyd-price-changed-the-world| title= How Lloyd Price changed the world| first= Alice |last= Clarke | date= January 15, 2016 | access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> Price picked up lifelong interests in business and food from her. He and his younger brother Leo<ref name= louder /> were both musical.


He had formal training on trumpet and piano, sang in his church's gospel choir, and was a member of a [[musical ensemble|combo]] in high school.
He had formal training on trumpet and piano, sang in his church's gospel choir, and was a member of a [[musical ensemble|combo]] in high school.


==Career==
== Career ==
[[Art Rupe]], the owner of [[Specialty Records]], based in Los Angeles, came to New Orleans in 1952 to record the distinctive style of rhythm and blues developing there, which had been highly successful for his competitor [[Imperial Records]]. Rupe heard Price's song "[[Lawdy Miss Clawdy]]" and wanted to record it. Because Price did not have a band,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/mn/coasters/more2.html |title=The Great R&B Pioneers – part 2 | website= Angelfire.com |access-date=2012-04-23}}</ref> Rupe hired [[Dave Bartholomew]] to create the arrangements and Bartholomew's band (plus [[Fats Domino]] on piano) to back Price in the recording session. The song was a massive hit. His next release, "Oooh, Oooh, Oooh", cut at the same session, was a much smaller hit. Price continued making recordings for Specialty, but none of them reached the charts at that time.
[[Art Rupe]], the owner of [[Specialty Records]], based in Los Angeles, came to New Orleans in 1952 to record the distinctive style of rhythm and blues developing there, which had been highly successful for his competitor [[Imperial Records]]. Rupe heard Price's song "[[Lawdy Miss Clawdy]]" and wanted to record it. Because Price did not have a band,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/mn/coasters/more2.html |title=The Great R&B Pioneers – part 2 | website= Angelfire.com |access-date=April 23, 2012}}</ref> Rupe hired [[Dave Bartholomew]] to create the arrangements and Bartholomew's band (plus [[Fats Domino]] on piano) to back Price in the recording session. The song was a massive hit, selling over one million copies and earning Price his first [[Music recording certification|gold disc]].<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs 2">{{cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/62 62]
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6
| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/62
}}</ref> His next release, "Oooh, Oooh, Oooh", cut at the same session, was a much smaller hit. Price continued making recordings for Specialty, but none of them reached the charts at that time.


In 1954, he was [[conscription|drafted]] into the US Army<ref name= louder /> and sent to [[Korea]]. When he returned he found he had been replaced by [[Little Richard]].<ref name="first">{{cite book
In 1954, he was [[conscription|drafted]] into the US Army<ref name= louder /> and sent to [[Korea]]. When he returned he found he had been replaced by [[Little Richard]].<ref name="first">{{cite book| last1=Dawson |first1=Jim |author-link1=Jim Dawson| last2=Propes |first2=Steve |author-link2=Steve Propes | year = 1992| title = What Was the First Rock 'n' Roll Record?| publisher = Faber & Faber| location = Boston and London| pages = 108–111| isbn = 0-571-12939-0 }}</ref> In addition, his former chauffeur, [[Larry Williams]], was also recording for the label, having released "[[Short Fat Fannie]]".
| author1 = Dawson, Jim
| author2 = Propes, Steve
| year = 1992
| title = What Was the First Rock 'n' Roll Record?
| publisher = Faber & Faber
| location = Boston and London
| pages = 108–111
| isbn = 0-571-12939-0 }}</ref> In addition, his former chauffeur, [[Larry Williams]], was also recording for the label, having released "[[Short Fat Fannie]]".


He eventually formed KRC Records with Harold Logan and Bill Boskent. Their first single, "Just Because", was picked up for distribution by [[ABC Records]]. From 1957 to 1959, Price recorded a series of national hits for ABC that successfully adapted the New Orleans sound, including "[[Stagger Lee]]" (which topped the [[popular music|Pop]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|charts]] and sold over a million copies),<ref name= louder /> "[[Personality (Lloyd Price song)|Personality]]"<ref name=pc17>{{Gilliland |url= https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19767/m1/ |title=Show 17 – The Soul Reformation: More on the Evolution of Rhythm and Blues. [Part 3&#93; |date=2013-05-28 |accessdate= 2013-06-10}}</ref> (which reached number 2), and "[[I'm Gonna Get Married]]" (number 3).<ref name="roll" /> When Price appeared on the television program ''[[American Bandstand]]'' to sing "Stagger Lee", the producer and host of the program, [[Dick Clark]], insisted that he alter the lyrics to tone down its violent content.<ref name="history" /> "Stagger Lee" was Price's version of an old [[blues]] standard, recorded many times previously by other artists.<ref>{{cite book|title=Deep Blues|author=Robert Palmer|author-link=Robert Palmer (writer)|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/42 42]|isbn=978-0-14-006223-6| url= https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/42}}</ref> [[Greil Marcus]], in a critical analysis of the song's history, wrote that Price's version was an enthusiastic rock rendition, "all momentum, driven by a wailing [[saxophone|sax]]."<ref>{{cite book| last= Marcus| first= Greil |year= 1997| title= Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music| edition= 4th | place= New York| publisher= Plume| page= 238 |isbn= 0-452-27836-8}}</ref> In all of these early recordings by Price ("Personality", "Stagger Lee", "I'm Gonna Get Married", and others) Merritt Mel Dalton was the lead sax player; he was also in the traveling band and appeared on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' with Price.<ref>{{cite web
He eventually formed KRC Records with Harold Logan and Bill Boskent. Their first single, "Just Because", was picked up for distribution by [[ABC Records]]. From 1957 to 1959, Price recorded a series of national hits for ABC that successfully adapted the New Orleans sound, including "[[Stagger Lee]]" (which topped the [[popular music|Pop]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|charts]] and sold over a million copies),<ref name= louder /> "[[Personality (Lloyd Price song)|Personality]]"<ref name=pc17>{{Gilliland |url= https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19767/m1/ |title=Show 17 – The Soul Reformation: More on the Evolution of Rhythm and Blues. [Part 3&#93; |date=May 28, 2013 |accessdate= June 10, 2013}}</ref> (which reached number 2), and "[[I'm Gonna Get Married]]" (number 3).<ref name="roll" /> When Price appeared on the television program ''[[American Bandstand]]'' to sing "Stagger Lee", the producer and host of the program, [[Dick Clark]], insisted that he alter the lyrics to tone down its violent content.<ref name="history" /> "Stagger Lee" was Price's version of an old [[blues]] standard, recorded many times previously by other artists.<ref>{{cite book|title=Deep Blues|author=Robert Palmer|year=1982 |author-link=Robert Palmer (American writer)|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/42 42]|isbn=978-0-14-006223-6| url= https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/42}}</ref> [[Greil Marcus]], in a critical analysis of the song's history, wrote that Price's version was an enthusiastic rock rendition, "all momentum, driven by a wailing [[saxophone|sax]]."<ref>{{cite book| last= Marcus| first= Greil |year= 1997| title= Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music| edition= 4th | place= New York| publisher= Plume| page= 238 |isbn= 0-452-27836-8}}</ref> In all of these early recordings by Price ("Personality", "Stagger Lee", "I'm Gonna Get Married", and others) Merritt Mel Dalton was the lead sax player; he was also in the traveling band and appeared on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' with Price.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=172 |title=Hall of Fame Inductee |publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |access-date=November 24, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123032642/http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=172 |archive-date=November 23, 2006
|url-status=dead }}</ref>
|url=http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=172
The personnel on the original hit recording of "Stagger Lee" included Clarence Johnson on piano, John Patton on bass, Charles McClendon and Eddie Saunders on tenor sax, Ted Curson on trumpet and Sticks Simpkins on drums.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
|title=Hall of Fame Inductee
|publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
|access-date=2006-11-24
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123032642/http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=172
|archive-date=2006-11-23
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
The personnel on the original hit recording of "Stagger Lee" included Clarence Johnson on piano, John Patton on bass, Charles McClendon and Eddie Saunders on tenor sax, Ted Curson on trumpet and Sticks Simpkins on drums.


In 1962, Price along with business partner, Harold Logan formed Double L Records.<ref name= louder /> [[Wilson Pickett]] got his start on this label. Price and business partner Logan also formed a club together called Birdland in New York on 1674 Broadway in New York City. In 1969, Logan was murdered in the office connected to the club. Price then founded a new label, Turntable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608002347/Lloyd-Price.html |title= Lloyd Price | website= musicianguide.com |access-date=2007-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080117115429/http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608002347/Lloyd-Price.html |archive-date=2008-01-17 }}</ref><ref name= louder />
In 1962, Price along with business partner Harold Logan formed Double L Records.<ref name= louder /> [[Wilson Pickett]] got his start on this label. In 1967, Price and Logan acquired the site that had formerly been the fabled jazz club [[Birdland (New York jazz club)|Birdland]], at 1678 Broadway in New York City, and they opened a new club called The Turntable. In 1969, Logan was murdered in the office connected to the club. Price then founded a new label, Turntable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608002347/Lloyd-Price.html |title= Lloyd Price | website= musicianguide.com |access-date=November 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080117115429/http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608002347/Lloyd-Price.html |archive-date=January 17, 2008 }}</ref><ref name= louder />


During the 1970s, Price helped the boxing promoter [[Don King (boxing promoter)|Don King]] promote fights, including the "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]" boxing match between [[Muhammad Ali]] and [[George Foreman]] in [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]] and its accompanying concert which featured [[James Brown]] and [[B. B. King]].<ref name= louder /> He and Don King formed a record label, LPG, which issued Price's last hit, "What Did You Do With My Love", to limited success.<ref name= louder />
During the 1970s, Price helped the boxing promoter [[Don King (boxing promoter)|Don King]] promote fights, including the "[[Rumble in the Jungle]]" boxing match between [[Muhammad Ali]] and [[George Foreman]] in [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]] and its accompanying concert which featured [[James Brown]] and [[B. B. King]].<ref name= louder /> He and Don King formed a record label, LPG, which issued Price's last hit, "What Did You Do With My Love", to limited success.<ref name= louder />
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Price toured Europe in 1993 with [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Little Richard]], and [[Gary U.S. Bonds]].<ref name= louder /> He performed with soul legends [[Jerry Butler]], [[Gene Chandler]], and [[Ben E. King]] on the "Four Kings of Rhythm and Blues" tour in 2005; concerts were recorded for a [[DVD]] and a [[PBS]] television special.
Price toured Europe in 1993 with [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Little Richard]], and [[Gary U.S. Bonds]].<ref name= louder /> He performed with soul legends [[Jerry Butler]], [[Gene Chandler]], and [[Ben E. King]] on the "Four Kings of Rhythm and Blues" tour in 2005; concerts were recorded for a [[DVD]] and a [[PBS]] television special.


Price appears in performance footage in the 2005 documentary film ''[[Make It Funky (film)|Make It Funky!]]'', which presents a history of [[Music of New Orleans|New Orleans music]] and its influence on [[rhythm and blues]], [[Rock music|rock and roll]], [[funk]] and [[jazz]].<ref name="IAJE">{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 2005 |title=IAJE What's Going On |journal=Jazz Education Journal |location=Manhattan, Kansas |publisher=International Association of Jazz Educators |volume=37 |issue=5 |page=87 |issn=1540-2886 |id={{ProQuest|1370090}} }}</ref> In the film, he performs "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" with [[Allen Toussaint]] and band.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=2005 |title=Make It Funky! |type=DVD |language=en |time= |location=Culver City, California |publisher=Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |id=11952 |isbn=978-1-4049-9158-3 |oclc=61207781}}</ref>
On June 20, 2010, he appeared and sang in the season 1 finale of the HBO series ''[[Treme (TV series)|Treme]]''. {{Asof|2018}} he continued to sing.


On June 20, 2010, he appeared and sang in the season 1 finale of the HBO series ''[[Treme (TV series)|Treme]]''. {{Asof|2018}} he continued to sing.
Lloyd Price was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the [[2008 Universal fire]].<ref name= "Rosen2">{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Jody |title=Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/magazine/universal-music-fire-bands-list-umg.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=28 June 2019 |date=25 June 2019}}</ref>


===Other pursuits===
=== Other pursuits ===
Price was a prolific entrepreneur. In addition to his music production and publication ownership, he started and owned businesses in various industries. He owned two construction companies, erecting middle-income housing in the 1980s in [[the Bronx]]<ref name= YonkersTrib>{{cite news| url= https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2017/10/lloyd-price-this-is-rock-and-roll-double-l-records-review-by-bob-putignano| work= [[Yonkers Tribune]]| title= Lloyd Price 'This Is Rock and Roll' Double L Records Review| first= Bob| last= Putignano| date= October 12, 2017| access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> and also homes in [[Staten Island]].<ref name= zuback />
Price was a prolific entrepreneur. In addition to his music production and publication ownership, he started and owned businesses in various industries. He owned two construction companies, erecting middle-income housing in the 1980s in [[the Bronx]]<ref name= YonkersTrib>{{cite news| url= https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2017/10/lloyd-price-this-is-rock-and-roll-double-l-records-review-by-bob-putignano| work= Yonkers Tribune| title= Lloyd Price 'This Is Rock and Roll' Double L Records Review| first= Bob| last= Putignano| date= October 12, 2017| access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> and also homes in [[Staten Island]].<ref name= zuback />


He managed Global Icon Brands (a.k.a. Lloyd Price Icon Food Brands),<ref name= about-the-company>{{cite web| url= http://lawdymissclawdy.com/about_the_company.htm| website= lawdymissclawdy.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080309140235/http://lawdymissclawdy.com/about_the_company.htm| title= About the Company| publisher= Lloyd Price Icon Food Brands| archive-date= March 9, 2008| url-status= dead | access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> which makes a line of Southern-style foods, including Lawdy Miss Clawdy food products, ranging from canned greens to sweet potato cookies, and a line of Lloyd Price foods, such as Lloyd Price's Soulful 'n' Smooth Grits and Lloyd Price's Energy-2-Eat Bar, plus Lawdy Miss Clawdy clothing and collectibles.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://lawdymissclawdy.com/index.html|title= Buy the new book, The True King of the 50s - The Lloyd Price Story |website=Lawdymissclawdy.com | publisher= Global Icon Brands |access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref>
He managed Global Icon Brands (a.k.a. Lloyd Price Icon Food Brands),<ref name= about-the-company>{{cite web| url= http://lawdymissclawdy.com/about_the_company.htm| website= lawdymissclawdy.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080309140235/http://lawdymissclawdy.com/about_the_company.htm| title= About the Company| publisher= Lloyd Price Icon Food Brands| archive-date= March 9, 2008| url-status= dead | access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> which makes a line of Southern-style foods, including Lawdy Miss Clawdy food products, ranging from canned greens to sweet potato cookies, and a line of Lloyd Price foods, such as Lloyd Price's Soulful 'n' Smooth Grits and Lloyd Price's Energy-2-Eat Bar, plus Lawdy Miss Clawdy clothing and collectibles.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://lawdymissclawdy.com/index.html|title= Buy the new book, The True King of the 50s The Lloyd Price Story |website=Lawdymissclawdy.com | publisher= Global Icon Brands |access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>


In 2011, Price released his autobiography, ''The True King of the Fifties: The Lloyd Price Story'', and worked on a Broadway musical, ''Lawdy Miss Clawdy'', focused on his life and rise to stardom<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Chester-Gregory-to-Lead-Reading-of-New-Play-About-Lloyd-Price-20180227 | title= Chester Gregory to Lead Reading of New Play About Lloyd Price| date= February 27, 2018 | access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> with a team that included the producer [[Phil Ramone]].<ref name= louder /> The musical also told how rock and roll evolved from the New Orleans music scene of the early 1950s.
In 2011, Price released his autobiography, ''The True King of the Fifties: The Lloyd Price Story'', and worked on a Broadway musical, ''Lawdy Miss Clawdy'', focused on his life and rise to stardom<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Chester-Gregory-to-Lead-Reading-of-New-Play-About-Lloyd-Price-20180227 | title= Chester Gregory to Lead Reading of New Play About Lloyd Price| date= February 27, 2018 | access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref> with a team that included the producer [[Phil Ramone]].<ref name= louder /> The musical also told how rock and roll evolved from the New Orleans music scene of the early 1950s. That musical evolved to become the 2023 production ''Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical'',<ref name="musical">{{cite web |url=https://www.personalitymusical.com/ |title=Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023 |website=PersonalityMusical.com |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref> which opened at the [[Fine Arts Building (Chicago)|Studebaker Theater]] in Chicago to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Chris |date=June 15, 2023 |title=Review: 'Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical' has a story worth hearing and songs from the early days of rock 'n' roll |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/ct-ent-personality-lloyd-price-musical-review-20230615-q5vi3yckezhrnfadfp7lpyrpju-story.html |url-access=subscription |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref>


==Honors and awards==
== Honors and awards ==
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| 1994
| Pioneer Award
| Pioneer Award
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| {{Honored}}
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| 1995
| 1995
| Lloyd Price Avenue, Kenner, Louisiana
| Lloyd Price Avenue, Kenner, Louisiana
| {{Honoured}}
| {{Honored}}
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| [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]
| [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]
| 1998
| 1998
| Inductee
| Inductee
| {{Honoured}}
| {{Honored}}
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|-
| [[Southern University]]
| [[Southern University]]
| 2001
| 2001
| Honorary Doctorate
| Honorary Doctorate
| {{Honoured}}
| {{Honored}}
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| National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame
| National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame
| 2001
| 2001
| Inductee
| Inductee
| {{Honoured}}
| {{Honored}}
|-
|-
| Louisiana Hall of Fame
| Louisiana Hall of Fame
| 2010
| 2010
| Inductee
| Inductee
| {{Honoured}}
| {{Honored}}
|-
|-
| National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame
| [[National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame]]
| 2019
| 2019
| Inductee
| Inductee
| {{Honoured}}
| {{Honored}}
|}
|}
<ref name= zuback /><ref name= louder /> The city of [[Kenner, Louisiana]] celebrates an annual Lloyd Price Day.<ref name= visits /><ref name="history" /><ref name= zuback>{{cite web| url= http://www.fzpi.com/price_extras.html| website= FZPI.com| title= Mr. Personality| publisher= Frank Zuback Productions| access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name= zuback />

<ref name= louder /> The city celebrates an annual Lloyd Price Day.<ref name= visits />

<ref name="history" />
<ref name= zuback>{{cite web| url= http://www.fzpi.com/price_extras.html| website= FZPI.com| title= Mr. Personality| publisher= Frank Zuback Productions| access-date= January 14, 2021}}</ref>


==Personal life and death==
== Personal life and death ==
Price and his wife resided in [[Westchester County, New York]].<ref name= YonkersTrib /> He died from diabetes complications on May 3, 2021, at a long-term care facility in [[New Rochelle, New York]],<ref name=nytobit/> aged 88.<ref name=rs>{{Cite web|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2021-05-08|title=Lloyd Price, R&B's 'Mr. Personality' Who Sang 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy,' Dead at 88|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lloyd-price-mr-personality-singer-lawdy-miss-clawdy-stagger-lee-dead-obit-1167033/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Tyler|date=2021-05-09|title=Lloyd Price, early rock legend behind 'Stagger Lee,' dead at 88|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/lloyd-price-early-rock-legend-behind-stagger-lee-dead-at-88|access-date=2021-05-09|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref>
Price and his wife resided in [[Westchester County, New York]].<ref name= YonkersTrib /> He died from diabetes complications on May 3, 2021, at a long-term care facility in [[New Rochelle, New York]],<ref name=nytobit /> aged 88.<ref name=rs>{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=May 8, 2021|title=Lloyd Price, R&B's 'Mr. Personality' Who Sang 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy,' Dead at 88|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lloyd-price-mr-personality-singer-lawdy-miss-clawdy-stagger-lee-dead-obit-1167033/|access-date=May 9, 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Tyler|date=May 9, 2021|title=Lloyd Price, early rock legend behind 'Stagger Lee,' dead at 88|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/lloyd-price-early-rock-legend-behind-stagger-lee-dead-at-88|access-date=May 9, 2021|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Discography==
== Discography ==
[[File:Lloyd Price and the Ed Palermo Big Band.jpg|thumb|alt=Price surrounded by musicians, smiling|Price with the [[Ed Palermo Big Band]], 2018]]
[[File:Lloyd Price and the Ed Palermo Big Band.jpg|thumb|alt=Price surrounded by musicians, smiling|Price with the [[Ed Palermo Big Band]], 2018]]


===Albums===
=== Albums ===
===Studio albums===
=== Studio albums ===
{{columns-list|
{{columns-list|
* 1959: ''[[The Exciting Lloyd Price]]''
* 1959: ''[[The Exciting Lloyd Price]]''
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===Compilation albums===
=== Compilation albums ===
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{{columns-list|
* 1960: ''Mr. Personality's 15 Hits''
* 1960: ''Mr. Personality's 15 Hits''
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===Singles===
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Lloyd Price singles<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
|+Lloyd Price singles<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
| first= Joseph| last= Murrells| year= 1978| title= The Book of Golden Discs| edition= 2nd| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins| location= London| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/117 117]| isbn= 0-214-20512-6| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/117
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 438}}</ref><ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins
| location= London
| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/117 117]
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6
| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/117
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
|-
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! scope="col" colspan="4" | Chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><br /><ref name="Awards">{{cite web|title=Lloyd Price – Awards|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lloyd-price-mn0000827250/awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316030924/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lloyd-price-mn0000827250/awards|archive-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! scope="col"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| <small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</small><br /><ref name="Awards" />
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title= British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=438}}</ref><ref name="UK">{{cite web|title=Lloyd Price – full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6916/lloyd-price/|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=July 23, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
! scope="col"| [[Kent Music Report|AU]]
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| <small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]</small><br />
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1952
| rowspan="3" | 1952
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Lawdy Miss Clawdy]]"/"Mailman Blues"
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Lawdy Miss Clawdy]]" / "Mailman Blues"
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| align="left"|''Lloyd Price''
| align="left"|''Lloyd Price''
|-
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| style="text-align:left;"| "What's the Matter Now?"/"So Long" (from ''Lloyd Price'')
| style="text-align:left;"| "What's the Matter Now?" / "So Long" (from ''Lloyd Price'')
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| align="left"|''Walkin' The Track''
| align="left"|''Walkin' The Track''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Where You At?"/"Baby Don't Turn Your Back on Me" (non-album track)
| style="text-align:left;"| "Where You At?" / "Baby Don't Turn Your Back on Me" (non-album track)
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| align="left" rowspan="5"|''Lloyd Price''
| align="left" rowspan="5"|''Lloyd Price''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Wish Your Picture Was You"/"Frog Legs" (from ''Walkin' the Track'')
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Wish Your Picture Was You" / "Frog Legs" (from ''Walkin' the Track'')
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| rowspan="3"|1954
| rowspan="3"|1954
| style="text-align:left;"| "Too Late for Tears"/"Let Me Come Home Baby" (non-album track)
| style="text-align:left;"| "Too Late for Tears" / "Let Me Come Home Baby" (non-album track)
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Jimmie Lee"/"Walkin' the Track" (from ''Walkin' the Track'')
| style="text-align:left;"| "Jimmie Lee" / "Walkin' the Track" (from ''Walkin' the Track'')
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Chee-Koo Baby"/"Oo-Ee Baby" (from ''Walkin' the Track'')
| style="text-align:left;"| "Chee-Koo Baby" / "Oo-Ee Baby" (from ''Walkin' the Track'')
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| 1955
| 1955
| style="text-align:left;"| "Lord, Lord, Amen!"/"Tryin' to Find Someone to Love"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Lord, Lord, Amen!" / "Tryin' to Find Someone to Love"
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| rowspan="4"|1956
| rowspan="4"|1956
| style="text-align:left;"| "Just Because"/"Why" (original release on KRC)
| style="text-align:left;"| "Just Because" / "Why" (original release on KRC)
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| align="left"|''The Exciting Lloyd Price''
| align="left"|''The Exciting Lloyd Price''
|-
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| style="text-align:left;"| "I Yi Yi Gomen-A-Sai (I'm Sorry)"/"Woe Ho Ho" (non-album track)
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Yi Yi Gomen-A-Sai (I'm Sorry)" / "Woe Ho Ho" (non-album track)
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| align="left"|''Walkin' the Track''
| align="left"|''Walkin' the Track''
|-
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Country Boy Rock"/"Rock 'n' Roll Dance" (non-album track)
| style="text-align:left;"| "Country Boy Rock" / "Rock 'n' Roll Dance" (non-album track)
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| align="left"|''Lloyd Price''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Forgive Me, Clawdy"/"I'm Glad, Glad"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Forgive Me, Clawdy" / "I'm Glad, Glad"
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| rowspan="5" | 1957
| rowspan="5" | 1957
| style="text-align:left;"| "Just Because"/"Why" (second release on ABC-Paramount)
| style="text-align:left;"| "Just Because" / "Why" (second release on ABC-Paramount)
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| align="left"|''The Exciting Lloyd Price''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Baby, Please Come Home"/"Breaking My Heart (All Over Again)"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Baby, Please Come Home" / "Breaking My Heart (All Over Again)"
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| align="left" rowspan="3"|Non-album tracks
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Lonely Chair"/"The Chicken and the Bop"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Lonely Chair" / "The Chicken and the Bop"
| 88
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Georgianna"/"Hello Little Girl"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Georgianna" / "Hello Little Girl"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Mailman Blues"/"Oh, Oh, Oh"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Mailman Blues" / "Oh, Oh, Oh"
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| rowspan="3"|1958
| rowspan="3"|1958
| style="text-align:left;"| "To Love and Be Loved"/"How Many Times"
| style="text-align:left;"| "To Love and Be Loved" / "How Many Times"
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| align="left"|Non-album tracks
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| style="text-align:left;"| "No Limit to Love"/"Such a Mess"
| style="text-align:left;"| "No Limit to Love" / "Such a Mess"
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| align="left"|''Mr. Rhythm & Blues''
| align="left"|''Mr. Rhythm & Blues''
|-
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Stagger Lee]]"/"You Need Love"
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Stagger Lee]]" / "You Need Love"
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| rowspan="5" | 1959
| rowspan="5" | 1959
| style="text-align:left;"| "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?)"/"Is It Really Love?" (from ''Mr. "Personality"'')
| style="text-align:left;"| "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?)" / "Is It Really Love?" (from ''Mr. "Personality"'')
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Personality (Lloyd Price song)|Personality]]"/"Have You Ever Had the Blues"
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Personality (Lloyd Price song)|Personality]]" / "Have You Ever Had the Blues"
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| 2
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| align="left"|''Mr. "Personality"''
| align="left"|''Mr. "Personality"''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Gonna Let You Come Back Home"/"Down by the River" (from ''Mr. Rhythm & Blues'')
| style="text-align:left;"| "Gonna Let You Come Back Home" / "Down by the River" (from ''Mr. Rhythm & Blues'')
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Question (Lloyd Price song)|Question]]"/"If I Look a Little Blue"
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Question (Lloyd Price song)|Question]]" / "If I Look a Little Blue"
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| rowspan="6" | 1961
| rowspan="6" | 1961
| style="text-align:left;"| "You Better Know What You're Doin'"/"That's Why Tears Come and Go" (from ''Cookin''')
| style="text-align:left;"| "You Better Know What You're Doin'" / "That's Why Tears Come and Go" (from ''Cookin''')
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| 90
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Boo Hoo"/"I Made You Cry"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Boo Hoo" / "I Made You Cry"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "One Hundred Percent"/"Say, I'm the One"
| style="text-align:left;"| "One Hundred Percent" / "Say, I'm the One"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "String of Pearls"/"Chantilly Lace"
| style="text-align:left;"| "String of Pearls" / "Chantilly Lace"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Mary and Man-O"/"I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin'"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Mary and Man-O" / "I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin'"
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| 110
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Talk to Me"/"I Cover the Waterfront"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Talk to Me" / "I Cover the Waterfront"
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| rowspan="4"|1962
| rowspan="4"|1962
| style="text-align:left;"| "Be a Leader"/"'Nother Fairy Tale"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Be a Leader" / "'Nother Fairy Tale"
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| align="left" rowspan="5"|Non-album tracks
| align="left" rowspan="5"|Non-album tracks
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Twistin' the Blues"/"Popeye's Irresistable You"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Twistin' the Blues" / "Popeye's Irresistable You"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Your Picture"/"Counterfeit Friends"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Your Picture" / "Counterfeit Friends"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Under Your Spell Again]]"/"Happy Birthday Mama"
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Under Your Spell Again]]" / "Happy Birthday Mama"
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| rowspan="4"|1963
| rowspan="4"|1963
| style="text-align:left;"| "Who's Sorry Now"/"Hello Bill"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Who's Sorry Now" / "Hello Bill"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Pistol' Packin' Mama"/"Tennessee Waltz"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Pistol' Packin' Mama" / "Tennessee Waltz"
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| align="left" rowspan="2"|''Misty''
| align="left" rowspan="2"|''Misty''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Misty (song)|Misty]]"/"Cry On"
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Misty (song)|Misty]]" / "Cry On"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Auld Lang Syne"/"Merry Christmas, Mama"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Auld Lang Syne" / "Merry Christmas, Mama"
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| rowspan="4" | 1964
| rowspan="4" | 1964
| style="text-align:left;"| "Billie Baby"/"Try a Little Bit of Tenderness"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Billie Baby" / "Try a Little Bit of Tenderness"
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| —
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"/"I'll Be a Fool for You" (non-album track)
| style="text-align:left;"| "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" / "I'll Be a Fool for You" (non-album track)
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| align="left"|''Misty''
| align="left"|''Misty''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Love You, I Just Love You"/"Don't Cry"
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Love You, I Just Love You" / "Don't Cry"
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| align="left" rowspan="3"|''Lloyd Price Swings for Sammy''
| align="left" rowspan="3"|''Lloyd Price Swings for Sammy''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Amen"/"I'd Fight the World" (non-album track)
| style="text-align:left;"| "Amen" / "I'd Fight the World" (non-album track)
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| 124
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| rowspan="3"|1965
| rowspan="3"|1965
| style="text-align:left;"| "Woman"/"Oh, Lady Luck"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Woman" / "Oh, Lady Luck"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "If I Had My Life to Live Over"/"Two for Love"
| style="text-align:left;"| "If I Had My Life to Live Over" / "Two for Love"
| 107
| 107
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| align="left" rowspan="9"|Non-album tracks
| align="left" rowspan="9"|Non-album tracks
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "You're Reading Me"/"Go On, Little Girl"
| style="text-align:left;"| "You're Reading Me" / "Go On, Little Girl"
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| rowspan="3"|1966
| rowspan="3"|1966
| style="text-align:left;"| "Misty" (re-recording)/"Saturday Night"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Misty" (re-recording) / "Saturday Night"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Peeping and Hiding"/"Every Night"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Peeping and Hiding" / "Every Night"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "The Man Who Took the Valise off the Floor of Grand Central Station at Noon"/"I Won't Cry Anymore"
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Man Who Took the Valise off the Floor of Grand Central Station at Noon" / "I Won't Cry Anymore"
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| 1967
| 1967
| style="text-align:left;"| "Cupid's Bandwagon"/"Feelin' Good"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Cupid's Bandwagon" / "Feelin' Good"
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| rowspan="3"|1968
| rowspan="3"|1968
| style="text-align:left;"| "Send Me Some Lovin'"/"Somewhere Along the Way"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Send Me Some Lovin'" / "Somewhere Along the Way"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Take All"/"Luv, Luv, Luv"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Take All" / "Luv, Luv, Luv"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "The Truth"/"Don't Stop Now"
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Truth" / "Don't Stop Now"
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| rowspan="2"|1969
| rowspan="2"|1969
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Grass Will Sing for You"/"I Understand"
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Grass Will Sing for You" / "I Understand"
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| align="left" rowspan="2"|''Lloyd Price Now''
| align="left" rowspan="2"|''Lloyd Price Now''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Bad Conditions"/"The Truth" (non-album track)
| style="text-align:left;"| "Bad Conditions" / "The Truth" (non-album track)
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| 1970
| 1970
| style="text-align:left;"| "Little Volcano"/"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Little Volcano" / "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
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| rowspan="2"|1971
| rowspan="2"|1971
| style="text-align:left;"| "Hooked on a Feeling"/"If You Really Love Him"
| style="text-align:left;"| "Hooked on a Feeling" / "If You Really Love Him"
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==References==
== References ==
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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]

Early life, family and education

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Price was born on March 9, 1933,[5] in Kenner, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, and raised in Kenner.[2] His mother, Beatrice Price, owned the Fish 'n' Fry Restaurant.[6] Price picked up lifelong interests in business and food from her. He and his younger brother Leo[6] were both musical.

He had formal training on trumpet and piano, sang in his church's gospel choir, and was a member of a combo in high school.

Career

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Art Rupe, the owner of Specialty Records, based in Los Angeles, came to New Orleans in 1952 to record the distinctive style of rhythm and blues developing there, which had been highly successful for his competitor Imperial Records. Rupe heard Price's song "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" and wanted to record it. Because Price did not have a band,[7] Rupe hired Dave Bartholomew to create the arrangements and Bartholomew's band (plus Fats Domino on piano) to back Price in the recording session. The song was a massive hit, selling over one million copies and earning Price his first gold disc.[8] His next release, "Oooh, Oooh, Oooh", cut at the same session, was a much smaller hit. Price continued making recordings for Specialty, but none of them reached the charts at that time.

In 1954, he was drafted into the US Army[6] and sent to Korea. When he returned he found he had been replaced by Little Richard.[9] In addition, his former chauffeur, Larry Williams, was also recording for the label, having released "Short Fat Fannie".

He eventually formed KRC Records with Harold Logan and Bill Boskent. Their first single, "Just Because", was picked up for distribution by ABC Records. From 1957 to 1959, Price recorded a series of national hits for ABC that successfully adapted the New Orleans sound, including "Stagger Lee" (which topped the Pop and R&B charts and sold over a million copies),[6] "Personality"[10] (which reached number 2), and "I'm Gonna Get Married" (number 3).[3] When Price appeared on the television program American Bandstand to sing "Stagger Lee", the producer and host of the program, Dick Clark, insisted that he alter the lyrics to tone down its violent content.[4] "Stagger Lee" was Price's version of an old blues standard, recorded many times previously by other artists.[11] Greil Marcus, in a critical analysis of the song's history, wrote that Price's version was an enthusiastic rock rendition, "all momentum, driven by a wailing sax."[12] In all of these early recordings by Price ("Personality", "Stagger Lee", "I'm Gonna Get Married", and others) Merritt Mel Dalton was the lead sax player; he was also in the traveling band and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show with Price.[13] The personnel on the original hit recording of "Stagger Lee" included Clarence Johnson on piano, John Patton on bass, Charles McClendon and Eddie Saunders on tenor sax, Ted Curson on trumpet and Sticks Simpkins on drums.[citation needed]

In 1962, Price along with business partner Harold Logan formed Double L Records.[6] Wilson Pickett got his start on this label. In 1967, Price and Logan acquired the site that had formerly been the fabled jazz club Birdland, at 1678 Broadway in New York City, and they opened a new club called The Turntable. In 1969, Logan was murdered in the office connected to the club. Price then founded a new label, Turntable.[14][6]

During the 1970s, Price helped the boxing promoter Don King promote fights, including the "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire and its accompanying concert which featured James Brown and B. B. King.[6] He and Don King formed a record label, LPG, which issued Price's last hit, "What Did You Do With My Love", to limited success.[6]

Price holding a microphone
Price in 1996

Price toured Europe in 1993 with Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Gary U.S. Bonds.[6] He performed with soul legends Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, and Ben E. King on the "Four Kings of Rhythm and Blues" tour in 2005; concerts were recorded for a DVD and a PBS television special.

Price appears in performance footage in the 2005 documentary film Make It Funky!, which presents a history of New Orleans music and its influence on rhythm and blues, rock and roll, funk and jazz.[15] In the film, he performs "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" with Allen Toussaint and band.[16]

On June 20, 2010, he appeared and sang in the season 1 finale of the HBO series Treme. As of 2018 he continued to sing.

Other pursuits

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Price was a prolific entrepreneur. In addition to his music production and publication ownership, he started and owned businesses in various industries. He owned two construction companies, erecting middle-income housing in the 1980s in the Bronx[17] and also homes in Staten Island.[18]

He managed Global Icon Brands (a.k.a. Lloyd Price Icon Food Brands),[19] which makes a line of Southern-style foods, including Lawdy Miss Clawdy food products, ranging from canned greens to sweet potato cookies, and a line of Lloyd Price foods, such as Lloyd Price's Soulful 'n' Smooth Grits and Lloyd Price's Energy-2-Eat Bar, plus Lawdy Miss Clawdy clothing and collectibles.[20]

In 2011, Price released his autobiography, The True King of the Fifties: The Lloyd Price Story, and worked on a Broadway musical, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, focused on his life and rise to stardom[21] with a team that included the producer Phil Ramone.[6] The musical also told how rock and roll evolved from the New Orleans music scene of the early 1950s. That musical evolved to become the 2023 production Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical,[22] which opened at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago to positive reviews.[23]

Honors and awards

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Association Year Award Results
Rhythm and Blues Foundation 1994 Pioneer Award Honored
1995 Lloyd Price Avenue, Kenner, Louisiana Honored
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1998 Inductee Honored
Southern University 2001 Honorary Doctorate Honored
National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame 2001 Inductee Honored
Louisiana Hall of Fame 2010 Inductee Honored
National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame 2019 Inductee Honored

[18][6] The city of Kenner, Louisiana celebrates an annual Lloyd Price Day.[2][4][18]

Personal life and death

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Price and his wife resided in Westchester County, New York.[17] He died from diabetes complications on May 3, 2021, at a long-term care facility in New Rochelle, New York,[5] aged 88.[24][25]

Discography

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Price surrounded by musicians, smiling
Price with the Ed Palermo Big Band, 2018

Albums

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Studio albums

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  • 1959: The Exciting Lloyd Price
  • 1959: Mr. Personality
  • 1959: Mr. Personality Sings the Blues
  • 1960: The Fantastic Lloyd Price
  • 1961: Cookin'
  • 1961: Sings the Million-Sellers
  • 1963: This Is My Band
  • 1963: Misty
  • 1965: Lloyd Swings for Sammy
  • 1969: Now!
  • 1972: To the Roots and Back
  • 1976: Music-Music
  • 1978: The Nominee
  • 1998: Body with No Body
  • 2002: Christmas Classics
  • 2012: I'm Feeling Good!

Compilation albums

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  • 1960: Mr. Personality's 15 Hits
  • 1969: Lloyd Price Now
  • 1981: This Is My Band
  • 1989: Lloyd Price: His Originals, Specialty
  • 1990: Greatest Hits, Pair
  • 1990: Walkin' the Track, Specialty
  • 1990: Personality Plus, Specialty
  • 1992: Stagger Lee, Collectables
  • 1994: Lloyd Price Sings His Big Ten, Curb
  • 1994: Vol. 2: Heavy Dreams, Specialty
  • 1994: Greatest Hits: The Original ABC-Paramount Recordings, MCA
  • 1995: Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Ace
  • 1998: Body with No Body, Moms
  • 1999: Mr Personality, Sba
  • 1999: The Exciting, Sba
  • 2002: Christmas Classics, Prestige
  • 2002: Millennium Collection, Universal
  • 2004: The Chronological Lloyd Price: 1952–1953, Classics
  • 2005: Lawdy!, Fantasy
  • 2006: Specialty Profiles, Specialty
  • 2006: Great, Goldies
  • 2006: 16 Greatest Hits, Passport

Singles

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Lloyd Price singles[26]
Year Single (A-side, B-side, both sides from same album except where indicated) Chart positions Album
US
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US R&B
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UK
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AUS
1952 "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" / "Mailman Blues" 1 Lloyd Price
"Oooh-Oooh-Oooh" / 4 Non-album tracks
"Restless Heart" 5
1953 "Ain't It a Shame" / 4 Personality Plus
"Tell Me Pretty Baby" 8 Lloyd Price
"What's the Matter Now?" / "So Long" (from Lloyd Price) Walkin' The Track
"Where You At?" / "Baby Don't Turn Your Back on Me" (non-album track) Lloyd Price
"I Wish Your Picture Was You" / "Frog Legs" (from Walkin' the Track)
1954 "Too Late for Tears" / "Let Me Come Home Baby" (non-album track)
"Jimmie Lee" / "Walkin' the Track" (from Walkin' the Track)
"Chee-Koo Baby" / "Oo-Ee Baby" (from Walkin' the Track)
1955 "Lord, Lord, Amen!" / "Tryin' to Find Someone to Love" Non-album tracks
1956 "Just Because" / "Why" (original release on KRC) The Exciting Lloyd Price
"I Yi Yi Gomen-A-Sai (I'm Sorry)" / "Woe Ho Ho" (non-album track) Walkin' the Track
"Country Boy Rock" / "Rock 'n' Roll Dance" (non-album track) Lloyd Price
"Forgive Me, Clawdy" / "I'm Glad, Glad" Walkin' the Track
1957 "Just Because" / "Why" (second release on ABC-Paramount) 29 3 The Exciting Lloyd Price
"Baby, Please Come Home" / "Breaking My Heart (All Over Again)" Non-album tracks
"Lonely Chair" / "The Chicken and the Bop" 88
"Georgianna" / "Hello Little Girl"
"Mailman Blues" / "Oh, Oh, Oh" The Exciting Lloyd Price
1958 "To Love and Be Loved" / "How Many Times" Non-album tracks
"No Limit to Love" / "Such a Mess" Mr. Rhythm & Blues
"Stagger Lee" / "You Need Love" 1 1 7 8 The Exciting Lloyd Price
1959 "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day?)" / "Is It Really Love?" (from Mr. "Personality") 23 4 15 62
"Personality" / "Have You Ever Had the Blues" 2 1 9 1 Mr. "Personality"
"Gonna Let You Come Back Home" / "Down by the River" (from Mr. Rhythm & Blues) Non-album track
"I'm Gonna Get Married" / 3 1 23 2 Mr. "Personality"
"Three Little Pigs" 15 "Mr. Personality's" 15 Hits
1960 "Come into My Heart" / 20 2 36
"Wont'cha Come Home" 43 6 92
"Lady Luck" 14 3 45 41
"Never Let Me Go" 82 26
"No If's – No And's" 40 16 58 Non-album tracks
"For Love" 43
"Question" / "If I Look a Little Blue" 19 5 61
"Just Call Me (And I'll Understand)" 79 73
"Who Coulda' Told You (They Lied)" 103
1961 "You Better Know What You're Doin'" / "That's Why Tears Come and Go" (from Cookin') 90
"Boo Hoo" / "I Made You Cry"
"One Hundred Percent" / "Say, I'm the One"
"String of Pearls" / "Chantilly Lace"
"Mary and Man-O" / "I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin'" 110
"Talk to Me" / "I Cover the Waterfront" "Mr. Personality" Sings the Blues
1962 "Be a Leader" / "'Nother Fairy Tale" Non-album tracks
"Twistin' the Blues" / "Popeye's Irresistable You"
"Your Picture" / "Counterfeit Friends"
"Under Your Spell Again" / "Happy Birthday Mama" 123
1963 "Who's Sorry Now" / "Hello Bill"
"Pistol' Packin' Mama" / "Tennessee Waltz" Misty
"Misty" / "Cry On" 21 11
"Auld Lang Syne" / "Merry Christmas, Mama" Non-album tracks
1964 "Billie Baby" / "Try a Little Bit of Tenderness" 84 38
"You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" / "I'll Be a Fool for You" (non-album track) Misty
"I Love You, I Just Love You" / "Don't Cry" 123 Lloyd Price Swings for Sammy
"Amen" / "I'd Fight the World" (non-album track) 124
1965 "Woman" / "Oh, Lady Luck"
"If I Had My Life to Live Over" / "Two for Love" 107 Non-album tracks
"You're Reading Me" / "Go On, Little Girl"
1966 "Misty" (re-recording) / "Saturday Night"
"Peeping and Hiding" / "Every Night"
"The Man Who Took the Valise off the Floor of Grand Central Station at Noon" / "I Won't Cry Anymore"
1967 "Cupid's Bandwagon" / "Feelin' Good"
1968 "Send Me Some Lovin'" / "Somewhere Along the Way"
"Take All" / "Luv, Luv, Luv"
"The Truth" / "Don't Stop Now"
1969 "The Grass Will Sing for You" / "I Understand" Lloyd Price Now
"Bad Conditions" / "The Truth" (non-album track) 21
1970 "Little Volcano" / "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" Non-album tracks
1971 "Hooked on a Feeling" / "If You Really Love Him" The Best of Lloyd Price
"Natural Sinner" / "Mr. and Mrs. Untrue"
1972 "Sing a Song" To the Roots and Back
"In the Eyes of God" / "The Legend of Nigger Charley" Non-album tracks
1973 "Love Music" / "Just For Baby" (non-album track) Music-Music
"Trying to Slip Away" / "They Get Down" (from To the Roots and Back) 32 Golden Dozen
1974 "Glitter Graphics" / "Glitter Queen" Non-album tracks
1976 "What Did You Do with My Love" / "Love Music" 99 Music-Music
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  11. ^ Robert Palmer (1982). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.
  12. ^ Marcus, Greil (1997). Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music (4th ed.). New York: Plume. p. 238. ISBN 0-452-27836-8.
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  15. ^ "IAJE What's Going On". Jazz Education Journal. 37 (5). Manhattan, Kansas: International Association of Jazz Educators: 87. April 2005. ISSN 1540-2886. ProQuest 1370090.
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  18. ^ a b c "Mr. Personality". FZPI.com. Frank Zuback Productions. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  19. ^ "About the Company". lawdymissclawdy.com. Lloyd Price Icon Food Brands. Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  20. ^ "Buy the new book, The True King of the 50s – The Lloyd Price Story". Lawdymissclawdy.com. Global Icon Brands. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  21. ^ "Chester Gregory to Lead Reading of New Play About Lloyd Price". February 27, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  22. ^ "Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical". PersonalityMusical.com. 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  23. ^ Jones, Chris (June 15, 2023). "Review: 'Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical' has a story worth hearing and songs from the early days of rock 'n' roll". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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  25. ^ McCarthy, Tyler (May 9, 2021). "Lloyd Price, early rock legend behind 'Stagger Lee,' dead at 88". Fox News. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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