Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price
Price in 1959
Background information
Born(1933-03-09)March 9, 1933
DiedMay 3, 2021(2021-05-03) (aged 88)
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • bandleader
Years active1952–2019
Labels
WebsiteLloydPriceMusic.com (archived 2017)

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. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.