May 9th, 2021
By Geoffrey Huchel
R&B singer Lloyd Price died May 3, 2021, in New Rochelle, New York from complications with diabetes. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was 88.
In 1952, Price was discovered by record producer, Art Rupe who was on a visit to New Orleans, after hearing Price’s song “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”, Rupe wanted to produce it. Backed by a band, Price recorded the song and ultimately went to Number One on the charts. From 1952-2012 Price released 16 studio albums and released over 30 singles including “Stagger Lee”, “Oooh-Oooh-Oooh”, “Restless Heart”, “Ain’t It a Shame”, “Lady Luck”, “I’m Gonna Get Married”, “Just Because”, “Come Into My Heart”, and “Personality”, from which he was given the name “Mr. Personality.”
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LLOYD PRICE DIES
NEW YORK (AP) - The man behind hits like “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Stagger Lee” and “Personality” has died. Lloyd Price died at a long-term care facility in New Rochelle, New York, of complications from diabetes last Monday, according to his wife. He was 88. Price wrote “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” based on a local DJ’s favorite catchphrase. He wrote the song “Stagger Lee” about a real-life 19th century fight between two Black men over a game of dice that ended with one man dead. When “Stagger Lee” became a hit in 1959, Dick Clark thought the song was too violent for “American Bandstand” and pushed Price to change it. The “Bandstand” version had the men peaceably resolving their dispute tht over a woman. Price told Billboard in 2013 the song became “ridiculous” and did not make sense at all.
Lloyd Price, Singer & Early Rock Influence, Dies At 88
NEW YORK (AP) Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi-forbidden “Stagger Lee,” has died. He was 88.
Price died Monday at a long-term care facility in New Rochelle, New York, of complications from diabetes, his wife, Jacqueline Price, told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Lloyd Price, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, was among the last survivors of a post-World War II scene in New Orleans that anticipated the shifts in popular music and culture leading to the rise of rock in the mid-1950s. Along with Fats Domino and David Bartholomew among others, Price fashioned a deep, exuberant sound around the brass and swing of New Orleans jazz and blues that placed high on R&B charts and eventually crossed over to white audiences.
Lloyd Price Dead: How Did the Singer Die? Wife Details Tragic Cause of Death
Lloyd Price permanently left the world of rock n roll at the age of 88. His wife confirmed the heartbreaking cause of his death.
On Saturday, Price s wife, Jacqueline Price, revealed that the rock n roll star has died on Monday in New Rochelle, New York.
She told Associated Press that her husband succumbed after experiencing tragic complications of diabetes.
Meanwhile, his long-time fans and previous colleagues sent outpouring tributes to honor the late legend.
One fan said, I am dealing with the death of Lloyd Price today.he was one of my early teenage musicians to dance to..
Influential R&B singer/songwriter
Price’s widow,
Jackie, confirmed in a statement to
Billboard that he passed away on May 3 at an extended-care facility in Westchester County, New York.
“Lloyd’s music crossed many boundaries and carried him to all corners of the world,” she wrote. “He got the nickname ‘Mr. Personality’ because of his biggest hit but he also earned that name because he was charismatic, generous, smart, funny, talented with a very kind heart.”
Price, who was born in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner, Louisiana, kicked off his music career in the early 1950s with a series of R&B hits, including the chart-topping “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” in 1952.