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Celebrating R&B Legend Lloyd Price at 86.

Mar 24, 20191 hr
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Episode description

At 86 Lloyd Price not only saw the birth of post war R&B but became a part of the birth of rock and roll when the first song he ever wrote Lawdy Miss Clawdy became a smash crossover hit in 1952 - arguably the first single to unite black and white teenagers. After having more hits and beaching a teen sensation, Price became a club owner, boxing promoter for Mohammad Ali (along with Don King) and general impresario. Gianluca plays excerpts of a conversation he had with Lloyd about how he wrote it and the song’s importance.

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