Personnel: Lloyd Price (vocals); Ernest McLean, Vernon Emmanuel, Lonnie Fowler, Edgar Blanchard, Bill Jones , Bill Jones (guitar); Lee Allen Orchestra (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Claude Green, Pritchard Cheesemen (saxophone); William Lundy, Joseph Harris (alto saxophone); Charles McClendon, Eddie Saunders, Herman Greene, Lawrence E. Marioneaux, Jr., Herman Green, Neely Simmons, Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty (tenor saxophone); Red Tyler (baritone saxophone); Dave Bartholomew, Ted Curson (trumpet); Edward Frank, Fats Domino, Huey "Piano" Smith, Big John Patton, William Brown (piano); Gladstone Thomas (organ); Clarence Johnson, Curtis Mitchell, Frank Fields (bass instrument); Sticks Simpkins, Earl Palmer (drums); Jimmie Robinson, Clinton Thorburne, Prince Bouie, Orchestra Don Costa, Monzie Isaroon, Marvin Warwick, Lawrence Farrell.
Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.
Illustrators: Colin Escott; R.A. Andreas; Dave Booth.
Photographers: Colin Escott; R.A. Andreas; Dave Booth.
New Orleans R&B legend vocalist Lloyd Price had a handful of seminal hits in the 1950s, including the indelible "Lawdy Miss Clawdy." The 34-track LLOYD ROCKS is a definitive hits collection, bridging the raw, New Orleans proto-rock & roll of "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," his fierce cover of the classic blues "Stagger Lee," and the catchy pop confection "Personality." A must for lovers of early R&B, vintage rock & roll, and classic New Orleans R&B, LLOYD ROCK pleases from start to finish. An insert containing photos, interviews, and notes puts the icing on the cake.
