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My Take
Lloyd Price is one of those foundational figures I think gets undersold in casual rock histories. Cutting Lawdy Miss Clawdy as a teenager and later landing a million-seller with Personality, he helped translate the New Orleans groove into the DNA of rock and roll. The nickname Mr. Personality fits a man who clearly understood charm as both art and business. What I find most compelling is that he was an entrepreneur as much as an entertainer. The 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction feels less like an honor granted than a debt finally acknowledged. His sound still swings.
Overview
Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021) was an American R&B and rock and roll singer known as "Mr. Personality" after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952. He continued to release records, but none were as popular until several years later, when he refined the New Orleans beat and achieved a series of national hits.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lloyd Price
- Name (Japanese)
- ロイド・プライス
- Reading
- ろいど・ぷらいす
- Born
- March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Kenner, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- musician / singer / writer / autobiographer / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.