Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ‘n’ roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Personality and the controversial Stagger Lee, has died at the age of 88. Expand Close Lloyd Price, left, and Mary Wilson, of the Supremes, pose for a photograph with boxer Evander Holyfield (AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Lloyd Price, left, and Mary Wilson, of the Supremes, pose for a photograph with boxer Evander Holyfield (AP)Price’s nickname was “Mr Personality”, fitting for a performer with a warm smile and a tenor voice to match. “Go Stagger Lee!” a chorus chants throughout. “I had to go make up some lyrics about Stagger Lee and Billy being in some kind of squabble about a girl,” Price told Billboard in 2013. A street in Kenner was renamed Lloyd Price Avenue and for years Kenner has celebrated an annual Lloyd Price Day.

Source: Irish Independent May 08, 2021 20:15 UTC