Larry Williams

Artist:  Larry Williams
Birth Name: Lawrence Eugene Williams
Born:  May 10, 1935.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died:  January 7, 1980 (Aged 44).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Funk, Soul
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Piano

Larry Williams was an American Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Pianist and Producer from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known for writing and recording some Rock & Roll Classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including "Bony Moronie", "Short Fat Fannie", "High School Dance", "Slow Down", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah".  John Lennon was a fan, and The Beatles and several other British Invasion Groups covered several of his songs.  He was a long-time friend of Little Richard.

Title:  The Very Best Of (Double CD)  (2016)
Genre:  Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Funk, Soul
Label:  One Day Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Short Fat Fannie (2:22)
 2.  Dizzy Miss Lizzy  (2:10)
 3.  High School Dance  (2:21)
 4.  Slow Down  (2:43)
 5.  You Bug Me, Baby  (1:51)
 6.  Lawdy Miss Clawdy  (2:10)
 7.  Little School Girl  (1:51)
 8.  Hootchy-Koo  (2:31)
 9.  I Wanna Know  (2:23)
10. Everyday I Wonder  (1:53)
11. Oh Baby  (2:16)
12. She Said Yeah  (1:51)
13. Teardrops  (2:19)
14. Let Me Tell You Baby  (2:34)
15. Baby, Baby  (1:56)

Disc 2:

 1.  Bony Moronie  (2:40)
 2. Just Because  (2:44)
 3.  Get Ready  (2:43)
 4.  Ting A Ling  (2:03)
 5.  My Baby's Got Soul  (2:36)
 6.  I Hear My Baby  (1:53)
 7.  Bad Boy  (2:17)
 8.  The Dummy  (1:57)
 9.  Give Me Love  (2:01)
10. I Was A Fool  (2:22)
11. Steal A Little Kiss  (2:14)
12. Make A Little Love  (1:59)
13. Peaches And Cream  (1:59)
14. Like A Gentleman Oughta  (2:09)
15. I Can't Stop Loving You  (2:13)

The Very Best Of Larry Williams is the compilation album with 30 tracks from the late '50s, influencing such major acts as The Beatles, who covered "Slow Down", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", and "Bad Boy", and The Rolling Stones on "She Said Yeah", was released on February 15, 2016 by One Day Music