Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price was a pioneering American R&B singer, songwriter, bandleader, and entrepreneur from New Orleans, best known for his exuberant tenor voice and hits that bridged rhythm and blues with early rock 'n' roll.
Born on March 9, 1933, in Kenner, Louisiana, Price grew up immersed in the vibrant New Orleans music scene. He began his career while in high school, recording his breakout hit "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" in 1952 for Specialty Records, produced by Dave Bartholomew; it became a major R&B success and influenced countless rock artists. Drafted into the Army in 1954, his career paused until discharge in 1956.
From 1957 to 1959, Price founded KRC Records and scored national hits distributed by ABC-Paramount, including "Stagger Lee" (a No. 1 pop and R&B chart-topper selling over a million copies), "Personality" (No. 2), and "I'm Gonna Get Married" (No. 3). These tracks blended New Orleans R&B with lush orchestration, earning him the nickname "Mr. Personality."
In 1962, Price co-founded Double L Records with Harold Logan, launching Wilson Pickett's career, and opened The Turntable nightclub in New York City (formerly Birdland) in 1967. After Logan's 1969 murder, Price launched Turntable Records, promoted Muhammad Ali's 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle," and pursued real estate and the Lawdy Miss Clawdy food brand in the 1980s.
Price toured into the 2000s, including with Jerry Lee Lewis and on the "Four Kings of Rhythm and Blues" tour, releasing 27 albums over five decades. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and awarded a Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Award in 1994, he died on May 3, 2021, in New Rochelle, New York, at age 88.
Music-Music
A2 Music-Music (L. Price 4:17)
A3 Love Music (B. Potter, D. Lampert 3:45)
A4 Mr. & Mrs. Untrue (I. Levine, T. Wine 3:27)
B1 Street Love (G. Alexander 3:45)
B2 You Brought It On Yourself (S. Dee 3:45)
B3 Uphill Peace Of Mind (F. Knight 4:16)
B4 N'sele L. (Price 3:17)
Label: LPG Records – LPG-001LP, Don – LPG-001LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre:
R&B Soul
Style: Seventies Soul, Funk, Disco
The album Music-Music by Lloyd Price is a mellow, soulful R&B record with an undercurrent of disco groove, originally released in the mid-1970s on Price's own TSG Records label.
Released in the Mid-1970s, during the height of the disco boomm it primarily features a mellow, soulful sound with Caribbean flavors and a modern R&B feel, different from his earlier rock and roll hits. It blends his distinctive New Orleans R&B style with a disco groove.
Released on TSG Records, a label founded by Lloyd Price and boxing promoter Don King, the album blends the artist's New Orleans R&B sound with late 1970s soul and disco influences.
Described by reviewers as a "killer of an album" and a "superb album full of mellow and soulful sounds".
Originally released as an LP (vinyl record album). It has since been reissued in various formats, including remastered CDs and LPs.
Now!
A2 Light My Fire 2:53
A3 The Grass Will Sing For You 4:39
A4 Feeling Good 3:14
A5 Hey Jude 4:03
B1 For Once In My Life 3:05
B2 I Understand 4:07
B3 By The Time I Get To Phoenix 3:42
B4 Don't Do To Me 2:14
B5 Little Green Apples 4:08
Label: Lloyd Price's Turntable – TTS-5001
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genre: R&B Soul
Style: Sixties Soul
Lloyd Price's "Now!" album, released on his own Turntable label, is an important Soul/R&B LP from the late 1960s, showcasing the iconic "Mr. Personality" in his own ventures after major pop chart success with hits like "Personality" and "Stagger Lee" for ABC-Paramount, featuring his signature blend of R&B, funk, and soul on his own imprint, a groundbreaking move for a Black artist then.
A notable aspect of the album is that it was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. The label was established by Price himself around the same time he opened a restaurant and nightclub of the same name in Manhattan.
While his ABC-Paramount hits were glossier, this album (and his own label's output) continued his energetic R&B/Soul style, reflecting his roots and expanding into funkier sounds.
In essence, Now! represents a pivotal moment where Lloyd Price took charge of his career, delivering powerful R&B and Soul on his own terms through his independent Turntable label.