Larry Williams

Larry Williams
Background information
Birth name	Lawrence Eugene Williams
Born	(1935-05-10)May 10, 1935 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.[1]
Died	January 7, 1980(1980-01-07) (aged 44) Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Genres	Rock and roll R&B funk soul
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano
Years active	1954–1979
Labels	Specialty London Chess Okeh Fantasy

Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980)^[1] was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He 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, with whom his life intertwined personally and professionally from their meeting in 1955 to Williams' death in 1980.^[3]