Kenneth Gamble, one-half of the legendary songwriting/production team Gamble & Huff, tells
Billboard that Price was “a great dude who helped me, Leon [Huff] and Thom Bell a lot in the early days” when the three played as a band at Loretta’s Hi-Hat club in New Jersey where Price sometimes performed.
“We had fun competing with Lloyd, who had a funky band," Gamble continues. "Not only was he a talented singer and performer, Lloyd was also a skillful songwriter: ‘Personality’ was a monster of a song as well as others like the slow drag ‘Just Because.’ Always positive and uplifting, Lloyd was a fearless and independent force ... an original.”