Larry Williams 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

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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

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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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