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    • Mar 9, 1933
    R&B singer Lloyd Price is born in Kenner, Louisiana. He notches his first hit in 1952 with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," which Mickey Gilley turns into a country hit in 1976
    Mar 13, 1952
    Lloyd Price records "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" at the J&M Recording Studio in New Orleans. Mickey Gilley earns a country hit by remaking it in 1976
    Dec 20, 1958
    Johnny Cash performs on ABC's "The Dick Clark Show." Elsewhere in the lineup are Lloyd Price and Neil Sedaka
    Feb 15, 1974
    Roy Orbison sings "Only The Lonely" while hosting a rock & roll oldies edition of "The Midnight Special." Others on the show include Bobby Vee, Lloyd Price, Duane Eddy, Del Shannon, Jackie Wilson and The Drifters, who do "Save The Last Dance For Me"
    Aug 4, 1976
    Mickey Gilley records Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" in a midday session at Woodland Sound Studio B in Nashville
    Sep 24, 1976
    Oldies are goodies on "The Midnight Special" as Jimmie Rodgers performs "Honeycomb," "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" on the NBC music showcase. Also appearing are Johnny Tillotson, The Drifters, Del Shannon and Lloyd Price
    Nov 8, 2007
    "Ain't That A Shame" songwriter Fats Domino receives a key to the city of New York during a tribute concert at the Pink Elephant. The show features Allen Toussaint and Lloyd Price, who's joined by Domino on "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
    May 3, 2021
    R&B singer Lloyd Price dies in New Rochelle, New York. He recorded the hits "Stagger Lee," "Personality" and "Lawdy Miss Clawdy." Mickey Gilley turns the latter song into a country hit in 1976
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