Lloyd Price, a rhythm and blues singer whose 1950s hits, “Stagger Lee,” “Personality” and “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” helped form the rock ‘n’ roll era, has died.
Price died Monday at an extended-care center in New Rochelle, New York, The New York Times reported.
Maxwell Entertainment owner Rickey Poppell also posted the news of Price’s death on Facebook, saying, “My friend and Lloyd Price’s manager, Tom Trapani, just called to let me know that our friend, Lloyd, passed away last night.
Born in New Orleans, Price rose to national prominence in 1952 with his first single, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” Variety reported.
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