Larry Williams
Sign in to saveAlso known as Larry E. Williams, Lawrence Eugene Williams
American singer (1935–1980)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Wheat and the Tares
- Nutrition, Immunology, and Microbiology
- The Money Tree
- Surviving an FAA Ramp Inspection*
- Finding and Funding Your Dream
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-02-08
2008 universal fire victimacademy award winneramericanamerican composercinematic classicalclassical
Discography
- The John Towner Touch1957
- World on a String1957
- Rhythm in Motion1961
- How to Steal a Million1966
- Williams: Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble / Penderecki: Pittsburgh Overture / Mayuzumi: Music with Sculpture1970
- Music for Cello and Piano1974
- Jaws: Original Motion Picture Score1975
- Music From John Williams' Classic Film Scores: Close Encounters of the Third Kind / Star Wars1978
- Pops in Space1980
- Pops on the March1980
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 103,763
- Total plays
- 461,808
Tags
Rock and Rollrockabilly50sRock 'n' RollNew Orleans
Larry Williams (born Lawrence E. Williams on 10 May 1935; died 7 January 7 1980) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for writing and recording some Rock'n'Roll standards from 1957 to 1959 for Speciality Records, including "Bony Moronie", "Short Fat Fannie", "Slow Down", "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" (1958), "Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah" (1959). English musician John Lennon was a fan, and The Beatles (and several other "British Invas
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- Boise State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- rock and roll
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Chess Records
Show 7 more facts
- time period
- 20th century
- place of burial
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1935-05-10
- date of death
- 1980-01-02
- manner of death
- Suicide
- different from
- Larry Williams
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
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