Lloyd Price

Biography

9 March 1933, Kenner, Louisiana, USA. Price, who launched his career in the early 50s performing rocking R&B, New Orleans-style, was - like his Crescent City compatriot Fats Domino - made for the rock ‘n’ roll era. He did not have to modify his approach at all to become a rock ‘n’ roll hit-maker in the late 50s. Price formed his own band in New Orleans in 1949 and in 1952 was signed with the Los Angeles-based Specialty Records, who made a practice of recording New... Read more

Genres

Blues Jazz Pop / Rock R&B / Soul

Tags

soul

rhythm and blues

oldies

60s

new orleans

rock and roll

50s

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