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Lloyd Price

1933 - 2021

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Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021) was an American R&B and rock 'n' roll singer, known as "Mr. Personality", after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952. He continued to release records, but none were as popular until several years later, when he refined the New Orleans beat and achieved a series of national hits. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Lloyd Price is the 2,073rd most popular singer (down from 2,002nd in 2024), the 11,342nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,704th in 2019) and the 572nd most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Lloyd Price ranks 2,075 out of 4,381. Before him are Wiz Khalifa, Carole Bayer Sager, Ebru Gündeş, Kim Hyo-yeon, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Jimmy Carl Black, Seija Simola, and Begum Akhtar. After him are Sergey Lazarev, Mariem Hassan, Campino, and Paul Stookey.

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Among people born in 1933, Lloyd Price ranks 502. Before him are Sheila Hancock, Daniel Massey, Steve Shirley, Jeffrey Goldstone, Mihály Mayer, and Raúl Sánchez. After him are Colin Davis, Buddy MacKay, Maurice Stokes, Glenn Corbett, Irwin M. Jacobs, and Bill Hayden. Among people deceased in 2021, Lloyd Price ranks 606. Before him are Mario Osbén, Hayko, Ron Flowers, Keith Greene, Roberto Hernández, and Félix Salinas. After him are Anatoly Chukanov, Paddy Moloney, Udo Zimmermann, Aleksandr Lenyov, Paul Orndorff, and Francesc Arnau.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lloyd Price ranks 11,347 out of 20,380. Before him are Wally Cox (1924), Jimmy Carl Black (1938), Charles Eastman (1858), Ryan Dunn (1977), Dave Franco (1985), Christie Pearce (1975), Artis Gilmore (1949), Jeff Kaplan (1972), and Kevin Williamson (1965). After him are Chuck Peddle (1937), Steven Lisberger (1951), and Jeff Dunham (1962).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Lloyd Price ranks 572. Before him are Black Francis (1965), Mary Costa (1930), Wiz Khalifa (1987), Carole Bayer Sager (1947), YoungBoy Never Broke Again (1999), and Jimmy Carl Black (1938). After him are Paul Stookey (1937), Johnny Otis (1921), David Banner (1974), Kehlani (1995), Charlie Daniels (1936), and Jonathan Richman (1951).

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