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"Iko Iko" (/ ˈ aɪ k oʊ ˈ aɪ k oʊ /) is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title " Jock-A-Mo ", was written and released in 1953 as a single by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it failed ...
Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021) was an American R&B and rock 'n' roll singer, known as "Mr. Personality", [2] 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 ...
Lloyd Price recorded an R&B rendition of the song as "Stagger Lee" in 1958, and it rose to the top of both the R&B and US pop charts in early 1959. Although his version uses similar lyrics to previous versions of the song, his rendition features a different melody and has no lyrical refrain, making it shorter than previous recordings of the song.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Llloyd Price has died.
"Personality" is a 1959 song with music and lyrics by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price. It was released as a single by Price, [2] and became one of Lloyd Price's most popular crossover hits. The single reached number 2 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 , kept from the number 1 spot by " The Battle of New Orleans " by Johnny Horton . [3]
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The Exciting Lloyd Price is the 1959 debut album by American singer Lloyd Price. Recording and release [ edit ] Price had recorded several singles going back to 1952 with the hit " Lawdy Miss Clawdy ", included on this album.
The song returned to the charts when The Belle Stars covered the song in 1982, on their self-titled LP. This version charted at number 11 in the UK, and number 4 in Australia. It was the 33rd biggest selling single in Australia in 1983. Pia Zadora's cover of the song entered the US top 40 in 1983, when it peaked at number 36 on the Hot 100.