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Larry Williams

Larry Williams (born Lawrence E. Williams on 10 May 1935; died 7 January 7 1980) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for writing and recording some Rock'n'Roll standards from 1957 to 1959 for Speciality Records, including "Bony Moronie", "Short Fat Fannie", "Slow Down", "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" (1958), "Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah" (1959). English musician John Lennon was a fan, and The Beatles (and several other "British Invasion" groups) recorded several of his songs. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Dizzy Miss Lizzy

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Bony Moronie
73801
2Short Fat Fannie
52752
3Slow Down
36517
4Dizzy Miss Lizzy
35992
5Bad Boy
18774
6Too Late
16530
7Lawdy Miss Clawdy
16080
8Bony Maronie
13702
9She Said Yeah
11462
10Just Because
5159

Other Album Releases:

She Said Yeah
Let Me Tell You, Baby
Bad Boy! The Complete Larry Williams Singles
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams (International)
Black Forest
Bad Boy
That Larry Williams
Two For The Price Of One
Here's Larry Williams
Dizzy, Miss Lizzy (Remastered)

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