Larry Williams An American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including Bony Moronie, Short Fat Fannie, High School Dance (1957), Slow Down, Dizzy Miss Lizzy (1958), Bad Boy and She Said Yeah (1959). John Lennon was a fan, and the Beatles and several other British Invasion groups covered several of his songs. Williams life mixed tremendous success with violence and drug addiction. He was a long-time friend of Little Richard. Williams learned how to play piano at a young age. The family moved to Oakland, California when he was a teen, and there he joined the Lemon Drops, a R&B group. Williams returned to New Orleans in 1954 and began working as Lloyd Prices valet and played in the bands of Price, Roy Brown and Percy Mayfield. In 1957, Little Richard was Specialtys biggest star, but bolted from rock and roll to pursue the ministry. Williams was quickly groomed by Blackwell to try to replicate his success. Using the same raw, shouting vocals and piano-driven intensity, Williams scored with a number of hit singles. youtube/watch?v=Q83PsGrHwiQ
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