Lloyd Price (born 9 March 1933 in Kenner, Louisiana) was an early rock and roll musician who had a big hit with ???Lawdy Miss Clawdy???, a track he wrote (featuring Fats Domino on piano) that topped the R&B charts for seven weeks in 1952. Staying with Specialty Records, Price then released "Oooh, Oooh, Oooh", "Restless Heart", "Tell Me Pretty Baby" and "Ain't it a Shame". He was then drafted and ended up in Korea from 1953-1956. After returning from the military, Price became more financially savvy than man of his fellow early Rock n Roll and R&B artists, and in 1957 decided to launch his own label KRC (Kent Record Company) and retain control of his masters, leasing his tracks to labels like Atlantic and later ABC-Paramount in an arrangement that likely inspired Ray Charles to do the same. His first single after returning from Korea was "
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1 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price: Greatest Hits |
2 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy | Juke Box Hits 4 |
3 | Ain't That a Shame | Juke-Box Hits #3 |
4 | (You've Got) Personality | The Ultimate Rock 'n' Roll Collection |