Lloyd Price
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| Lloyd Price | |
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 Price in 1999 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 9, 1933 Kenner, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 2021 (aged 88) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, bandleader, entrepreneur, record executive |
| Years active | 1952–2019 |
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| Website | LloydPriceMusic.com (archived 2017) |
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Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021) was an American R&B vocalist. He was known as "Mr. Personality,"[2] because of his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality." He was honored into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Price lived in Westchester County, New York. He died on May 3, 2021 in New Rochelle, New York from problems caused by diabetes, aged 88.[3]
Lloyd Price Media
Lloyd Price at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Price with the Ed Palermo Big Band, 2018
References
- ↑ Du Noyer, Paul. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (2003). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
- ↑ Kobrin, Mike. Lloyd Price Visits Billy Delle on Records from the Crypt. WWOZ.org (October 19, 2010). Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ↑ Chris Rizik, "Hall of Fame "Personality," "Stagger Lee" singer Lloyd Price dies at 88," ''SoulTracks.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021
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