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"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" is a song by Lloyd Price. It was first recorded by Price at the New Orleans recording studio of Specialty Records in March of 1952. It was released under the Specialty label in April and was number...

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"Personality" Lloyd Price

"Personality" written by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price and recorded by Lloyd Price on ABC Paramount Records reached number one on the R&B and two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1959.

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Lloyd Price - Personality (b & w)

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Lloyd Price - I'm Gonna Get Married (Original Stereo)

The New Orleans native burst onto the scene with his "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" which went to #1 on the R&B charts in 1952. After a military stint in Korea he returned to record such hits as "Stagger Lee", "Personality" and...

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Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee (Original Stereo)

The story of the song "Stagger Lee" may surprise some of you since it was based on a true occurrence, the murder of a man named William "Billy" Lyons by a St. Louis cab driver and pimp named Stagger Lee Shelton on...

Lloyd Price Biography

Lloyd Price (born March 9, 1933) is an American R&B vocalist. Known as "Mr. Personality", after the name of one of his biggest million-selling hits. His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" was a huge hit on Specialty Records in 1952, and although he continued to turn out records, none were as popular until several years later, when he refined the New Orleans beat and achieved a series of national hits. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

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