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Larry Williams At His Finest - Specialty R&R Years (2-CD)

At His Finest - Specialty R&R Years (2-CD)
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(1950 'Specialty') (116:33/47) Along with Little Richard, Larry Williams is rightly... more

Larry Williams: At His Finest - Specialty R&R Years (2-CD)

(1950 'Specialty') (116:33/47) Along with Little Richard, Larry Williams is rightly considered as one of the greatest black rockers - and both artists recorded for Art Rupe's Specialty label. This standout double-CD release features all the Specialty singles (CD 1); and the superb outtakes with hilarious studio chat (CD 2). All The big hits are here in all their remastered glory: 'Short Fat Fannie', 'Bony Moronie', 'Dizzy Miss Lizzy' and 'Slow Down'. with Larry at the pounding piano, the instrumental work is outstanding. Accompanists include such stalwarts as Plas Johnson (sax) Rene Hall (guitar), Earl Palmer & Chales 'Hungry' Williams (drums). The attractive booklet features expert notes from Stuart Colman. Quite simple, this is the ultimate Larry Williams rock 'n' roll package.

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  • Interpret: Larry Williams

  • Album titlle: At His Finest - Specialty R&R Years (2-CD)

  • Genre Rock'n'Roll

  • Label Ace Records

  • Artikelart CD

  • EAN: 0029667003124

  • weight in Kg 0.2
Williams, Larry - At His Finest - Specialty R&R Years (2-CD) CD 1
01 Just Because Larry Williams
02 Let Me Tell You Baby Larry Williams
03 Short Fat Fannie Larry Williams
04 High School Dance Larry Williams
05 Bony Moronie Larry Williams
06 You Bug Me Baby Larry Williams
07 Dizzy Miss Lizzy Larry Williams
08 Slow Down Larry Williams
09 Hootchy - Koo Larry Williams
10 The Dummy Larry Williams
11 Peaches And Cream Larry Williams
12 I Was A Fool To Let You Go Larry Williams
13 Bad Boy Larry Williams
14 She Said 'Yeah' Larry Williams
15 I Can't Stop Lovin' You Larry Williams
16 Steal A Little Kiss Larry Williams
17 Teardrops Larry Williams
18 Give Me Love Larry Williams
19 Ting-A-Ling Larry Williams
20 Little School Girl Larry Williams
Williams, Larry - At His Finest - Specialty R&R Years (2-CD) CD 2
01 Short Fat Fannie Larry Williams
02 Iko Iko (Jockomo) Larry Williams
03 Love Charms Larry Williams
04 High School DAnce Larry Williams
05 Oh Baby Larry Williams
06 Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu Larry Williams
07 You Bug Me Baby Larry Williams
08 The Dummy Larry Williams
09 Hey Now, Hey Now (Jockomo) Larry Williams
10 Bonie Moronie Larry Williams
11 Slow Down Larry Williams
12 Should I Laugh Or Cry Larry Williams
13 Zing Zing Larry Williams
14 Lawdy Miss Clawdy Larry Williams
15 Baby's Crazy Larry Williams
16 Make A Little Love Larry Williams
17 Little School Girl Larry Williams
18 Dizzy Miss Lizzy Larry Williams
19 Heeby Jeebies Larry Williams
20 Hocus Pocus Larry Williams
21 Took A Trip Larry Williams
22 Bad Boy (Junior Behave Yourself) - Chat Larry Williams
23 Bod Boy (Junior Cha Cha Cha) Larry Williams
24 Evidently You Don't Love Me (Let The Four...) Larry Williams
Larry Williams Slow Down Larry Williams Slow Down   If one were to argue... more
"Larry Williams"

Larry Williams

Slow Down

Larry Williams

Slow Down

 

If one were to argue that this is the absolute best of Larry Williams (the bigger hits notwithstanding), you would have had no argument from John Lennon and many others. Recorded on September 11, 1957 after Little Richard had entered the ministry, it was a calculated shot at Richard’s style, right down to the squeals. The backing musicians included Plas Johnson on sax, Rene Hall on guitar, and Earl Palmer on drums. Upon release, it was confined to the B-side of Dizzy Miss Lizzy, which itself was Larry Williams’ last hit single on Specialty.

Little Richard had not been replaced. Specialty continued to pump out singles by Williams together with an LP, but another major hit eluded them. In 1959, Williams was busted for narcotics possession, and Specialty dropped him. There were more sessions for more labels, and a big blip in his royalty income when the Beatles recorded three of his songs, including this one, but his music income could in no way account for the fact that when he died of gunshot wounds to the head, he was living in Los Angeles’ exclusive Laurel Canyon, drove a Rolls Royce, and had $500,000 stashed on the premises.

He was found on January 7, 1980, but the coroner decided that he’d been dead for five days. There was something earthy, innocent, and almost boyish about Williams’ records, even if his life was anything but…

 

Its origins notwithstanding, Otis’ record has survived in part because of Jimmy Nolen’s beautifully economical guitar. Nolen would go on to more or less invent funk guitar with James Brown. Willie And The Hand Jive charted again in 1966 for the Strangeloves, in the 1974 for Eric Clapton, and in the 1985 for George Thorogood.

 

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