Kurz-Bio:
Der Sänger, Songwriter, Produzent und Pianist Larry Williams wurde am 10. Mai 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana, als Lawrence Eugene Williams geboren und verstarb am 7. Jänner 1980 in Los Angeles, California, erst 44-jährig, aus bislang noch ungeklärten Hintergründen, vermutlich durch Suizid.
Seine Singles bis 1967:
SPECIALTY
02 57....597....LARRY WILLIAMS And His Band..Let Me Tell You, Baby (5048)/Just Because (5046)
05 57....608....LARRY WILLIAMS And His Band..High School Dance (5072)/Short Fat Fannie (5070)
10 57....615....LARRY WILLIAMS..Bony Moronie (5087)/You Bug Me, Baby (5085)
03 58....626....LARRY WILLIAMS..Slow Down (5107)/Dizzy, Miss Lizzy (5105)
06 58....634....LARRY WILLIAMS..The Dummy (5128)/Hootchy-Koo (5126)
09 58....647....LARRY WILLIAMS..Peaches And Cream (5153)/I Was A Fool (5151)
01 59....658....LARRY WILLIAMS..Bad Boy (5180)/She Said "Yeah" (5178)
04 59....665....LARRY WILLIAMS..I Can's Stop Lovin' You (5204)/Steal A Little Kiss (5202)
CHESS
08 59....1736....LARRY WILLIAMS..My Baby's Got Soul (9605)/Everyday I Wonder (9606)
SPECIALTY
10 59....677....LARRY WILLIAMS..Give Me Love (5229)/Teardrops (5230)
CHESS
12 59....1745....LARRY WILLIAMS..Get Ready (9833)/Baby, Baby (9608)
SPECIALTY
02 60....682....LARRY WILLIAMS..Ting-A-Ling (5241)/Little Schoolgirl (5242)
CHESS
07 60....1761....LARRY WILLIAMS..Like A Gentleman Oughta (10052)/I Wanna Know (9607)
08 60....1764....LARRY WILLIAMS..I Hear My Baby (10306)/Oh Baby (10049) (Delta-Nr.: 36338/37)
10 61....1 8 0 5....LARRY WILLIAMS..Fresh Out Of Tears (40007)/Lawdy Mama (40007-K)
MERCURY
07 63….72147….LARRY WILLIAMS..Woman (YW25736)/Can’t Help Myself (YW25737)
JOLA
?? 65….1000….LARRY and JOHNNY..Beatle Time — Part 1 (WW-728)/Beatle Time — Part 2 (WW-729) *)
L & W
?? 65....69....LARRY WILLIAMS..Strange (3311)/Call On Me (3312)
EL BAM
12 65....69....LARRY WILLIAMS.. Call On Me (45-3312)/Boss Lovin’ (45-3313) (dann SMASH 2035)
SMASH
04 66....S-2035 R 570....LARRY WILLIAMS..Boss Lovin’ (YW1-35972)/Call On Me (YW1-35873) (EL BAM 69)
OKEH
09 66....4-7259....LARRY WILLIAMS..I’d Rather Fight Than Switch (ZSP 114475)/This Old Heart (Is So Lonely) (ZSP 114476)
02 67....4-7274....LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON..Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (ZSP 115906)/A Quitter Never Wins (ZSP 115907)
04 67....4-7280....LARRY WILLIAMS..I Am The One (ZSP 117373)/You Ask For One Good Reason (ZSP 117374)
05 67....4-7281....LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON..Two For The Price Of One (JZSP 117383)/Too Late (JZSP 117384)
09 67....4-7294....LARRY WILLIAMS..Just Because (JZSP 119581)/Boss Lovin’ (JZSP 119582)
12 67....4-7300....LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON..Find Yourself Someone To Love (ZSP 118602)/LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON WITH THE KALEIDOSCOPE..Nobody (ZSP 118603)
*) = Larry Williams & Johnny “Guitar” Watson
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