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| name = Larry Williams | image = Larry Williams.jpg | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Lawrence Eugene Williams | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1935|05|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, United States[1] | death_date = {{death date and age|1980|01|07|1935|05|10}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California Interment Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.[1] | origin = New Orleans | instrument = Vocals, piano | genre = Rock and roll Rhythm and blues Funk Soul | occupation = Singer, songwriter, pianist, producer | years_active = 1954–1979 | label = Specialty, Okeh, London | associated_acts = | website = }} Lawrence Eugene{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980[1]) was 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", "Slow Down", "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" (1958), "Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah" (1959).[2] John Lennon was a fan, and The Beatles and several other British Invasion groups recorded several of his songs. Williams' life mixed tremendous success with violence and drug addiction. He was a longtime friend of Little Richard.[3] CareerWilliams learned how to play piano at a young age.[1] The family moved to Oakland, California when he was a teen, and there he joined the Lemon Drops, a R&B group.[1] Williams returned to New Orleans in 1954 and began working for his cousin, singer Lloyd Price, as a valet[1] and played in the bands of Price, Roy Brown, and Percy Mayfield. In 1955, Williams met and developed a friendship with Little Richard, who was recording at the time in New Orleans.[4] Price and Little Richard were both recording for Specialty Records. Williams was introduced to Robert Blackwell, Specialty's house producer, and was signed to record.[1] In 1957, Little Richard was Specialty's biggest star, but bolted from rock and roll to pursue the ministry. Williams quickly was 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.[1][5] Williams' three biggest successes were "Short Fat Fannie", which was his best seller, reaching No. 5 in Billboard's pop chart, "Bony Moronie", which peaked at No. 14, and its flip "You Bug Me Baby" which made it to No. 45. "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" charted at No. 69 on Billboard the following year. "Short Fat Fannie" and "Bony Moronie" each sold over one million copies, gaining platinum discs.[6] Several of his songs achieved later success as revivals, by The Beatles ("Bad Boy", "Slow Down", and "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy"), The Rolling Stones ("She Said Yeah") and John Lennon ("Bony Moronie" and "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy"). After 1957, Williams did not have much success selling records. He recorded a number of songs in 1958 and 1959, including "Heebie Jeebies", with band members such as Plas Johnson on tenor saxophone and Jewel Grant on baritone, René Hall and Howard Roberts on guitars, Gerald Wilson on trumpet, Ernie Freeman or Williams himself on piano, and Earl Palmer on drums. He was convicted of dealing narcotics in 1960 and served a three-year jail term, setting back his career considerably.[1] Williams made a comeback in the mid-1960s with a funky soul band that included Johnny "Guitar" Watson, which paired him musically with Little Richard who had been lured back into secular music. He produced two of Little Richard's albums for Okeh Records in 1966 and 1967, which returned Little Richard to the Billboard album chart for the first time in 10 years and spawned the hit single "Poor Dog".[15] He also acted as the music director for Little Richard's live performances at the Okeh Club. Bookings for Little Richard during this period skyrocketed.[7] Williams also recorded and released material of his own and with Watson, with some moderate chart success. Williams also began acting in the 1960s, appearing on film in Just for the Hell of It (1968), The Klansman (1974), and Drum (1976).[8] In the 1970s, there was also a brief dalliance with disco, but Williams' wild lifestyle continued. By the middle of the decade, the drug abuse and violence were taking their toll. In 1977, Williams pulled a gun on, and threatened to kill Little Richard, over a drug debt. He hunted him down, but showed compassion for his long-time friend after Little Richard repaid the debt.[9] This, with other factors, led to Little Richard's return to born again Christianity and the ministry. DeathWilliams died in his home in Los Angeles, California from a gunshot wound to the head on January 7, 1980.[1] He was 44 years old. The death was deemed suicide, though there was much speculation otherwise.[1] No suspects were arrested or charged. Williams posthumously was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame,[10] in a ceremony held on February 9, 2014.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} That date was the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Martin Allbritton as Larry WilliamsAn Illinois drummer and blues singer named Martin Allbritton claimed to be Larry Williams, alive and well. This claim originated at about the time Larry Williams was found dead.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} He recorded and performed as a drummer for Bobby "Blue" Bland in the 1960s.[11] Albritton toured the country performing under the moniker of "Big" Larry Williams, and claimed that he recorded the hits "Bony Moronie" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy." He recorded an album in 1990 called Street Party with the Mellow Fellows band, previously headed by Big Twist.[11] While touring with the Mellow Fellows in Chicago, Allbritton was confronted by singer Etta James, who knew the real Williams.[12] Williams' family asked Allbritton to cease billing himself as "Larry Williams".[12] Allbritton died on August 24, 2017. DiscographySingles
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5831/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=16 December 2008}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/larry-williams-p5831 |title=Larry Williams |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-04-01}} 3. ^Charles A. White, The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Authorized Biography, Omnibus Press, 2003, page 186 4. ^White (2003), p. 77-78. 5. ^White (2003), p. 77-78. 6. ^{{cite book| first= Joseph| last= Murrells| year= 1978| title= The Book of Golden Discs| edition= 2nd| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd| location= London| page= 97| isbn= 0-214-20512-6}} 7. ^1 White (2003), p. 268. 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931116/|title=Larry Williams (II) (1935–1980)|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=2014-07-03}} 9. ^White (2003), p. 186. 10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://louisianamusichalloffame.org/content/view/888/440/|title=Louisiana Music Hall of Fame - LARRY WILLIAMS|last=Shepherd|first=Mike|website=Louisianamusichalloffame.org|access-date=2017-01-20}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4109223.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102195101/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4109223.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2012-11-02 |title=With Twist gone they're not Mellow |publisher=Highbeam.com |accessdate=2014-07-03}} 12. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://www.goldminemag.com/article/meet-rock-and-rolls-original-bad-boy-larry-williams|title=Meet rock and roll's original bad boy, Larry Williams|date=2013-10-03|newspaper=Goldmine Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-20}} 13. ^{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2003|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2002|edition= 1st|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn= 0-89820-155-1|page=767}} 14. ^{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=1996 |publisher=Record Research |page=483}} 15. ^{{cite book| first= Graham| last= Betts| year=2004| title= Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004| edition= 1st|publisher= Collins| location= London| isbn= 0-00-717931-6| page=850}} External links
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