Lloyd Price (born March 9, 1933 in Kenner, Louisiana) was an early rock and roll musician. Along with his brother, Leo Price, Lloyd Price put together a band. Dave Barthomolew, who had connections with Specialty Records, put together a meeting between the pair and Price sang "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", which ending up being a massive R&B hit. March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kenner is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Dave Bartholomew (born December 24, 1920 in Edgard, Louisiana) is a musician, bandleader, composer, and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans, Louisiana throughout the second half of the 20th century. ... Specialty Records was an American record label. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...

Staying on Specialty Records, Price then released "Oooh, Oooh, Oooh", "Restless Heart", "Tell Me Pretty Baby" and "Ain't It a Shame". He was then drafted and ended up in Korea. Conscript redirects here, but may also refer to artificial script. ... Korea (Korean: (조선 or 한국, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ...

Price eventually managed to leave KRC Records with Harold Logan and Bill Boskent. The first single was "Just Because", followed by a massive hit, "Stagger Lee". Dick Clark insisted the violent content of the song be toned down when Price appeared on American Bandstand. Stagger Lee (also known as Stagolee, Stack OLee, Stack-a-Lee and by several other spelling variants) was an African American murderer whose tawdry crime was immortalized in a blues folk song, which has been recorded in hundreds of different versions. ... Dick Clark redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 1962, Price formed Double L Records with Logan. Wilson Pickett got his start on this label. In 1969, Logan was murdered and Price escaped by moving to Africa. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B and soul singer. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Price then refused to tour until 1993, when Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Gary U.S. Bonds accompanied him on a European tour. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, and an early pioneer of rock and roll. ... Gary U.S. Bonds (born Gary Anderson, June 6, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and rock n roll singer. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighboring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...