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Larry Williams
voc, key, 1935-1980 US, New Orleans
Singer / Musician / Songwriter / Producer of Rock and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Lawrence Eugene Williams
Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including "Bony Moronie", "Short Fat Fannie", "High School Dance" (1957), "Slow Down", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (1958), "Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah" (1959). John Lennon was a fan, and the Beatles and several other British Invasion groups covered several of his songs.
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looking Back '65 | Johnny Guitar Watson / Larry Williams With The Stormsville Shakers | 2018 | Single |
| Larry Williams | Larry Williams | 2018 | Compil. |
| The Very Best Of Larry Williams | Larry Williams | 2016 | Compil. |
| She Said, "Yeah" / Bad Boy | Larry Williams | 2015 | Single |
| Get Ready Baby! - The Chess Collection | Larry Williams | 2014 | Compil. |
| Love Charms | Larry Williams | 2012 | Single |
| Here's Larry Williams: The Specialty Rock 'N' Roll Recordings | Larry Williams | 2010 | Compil. |
| Specialty Profiles | Larry Williams | 2006 | Compil. |
| At His Finest: The Specialty Rock 'N' Roll Years | Larry Williams | 2004 | Compil. |
| Greatest Hits | Larry Williams | 2003 | Compil. |
| The Gallery Of American Rock 'N' Roll Vol.5 - The Best Of Larry Williams | Larry Williams | 2001 | Compil. |
| Bad Boy of Rock 'n' Roll | Larry Williams | 1999 | Compil. |
| Larry Williams' Specialty Hits | Larry Williams | 1994 | Single |
| The Fabulous | Larry Williams | 1991 | Compil. |
| Twist And Shout / Bony Maronie | The Isley Brothers / Larry Williams | 1991 | Single |
| Bad Boy | Larry Williams | 1990 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Larry Williams | Larry Williams | 1988 | Compil. |
| Hey, Hey, Rock N' Roll | Little Richard / Larry Williams | 1988 | Single |
| Hey, Hey, Rock N' Roll | Little Richard / Larry Williams | 1988 | Single |
| Alakazam! | Larry Williams | 1987 | Compil. |
| Unreleased Larry Williams | Larry Williams | 1986 | Compil. |
| Rockin' Pneumonia / Hey Now, Hey Now | Larry Williams | 1986 | Single |
| Hocus Pocus | Larry Williams | 1986 | Compil. |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | Larry Williams | 1985 | Compil. |
| Slow Down With Larry Williams - The Missing And Unissued Sides | Larry Williams | 1984 | Compil. |
| Don & Dewey Vs Larry Williams | Don & Dewey Vs Larry Williams | 1981 | Compil. |
| I Believe In You | Larry Williams | 1980 | Single |
| The Resurrection Of Funk (Funk Comes Alive) | Larry Williams | 1978 | Single |
| That Larry Williams | Larry Williams | 1978 | Album |
| Doing The Best I Can (With What I Got) | Larry Williams | 1977 | Single |
| One Thing Or The Other, Part I | Larry Williams | 1977 | Single |
| Slow Down | Larry Williams | 1975 | Single |
| The Great Rock Stars | Little Richard / Jerry Lee Lewis / Larry Williams | 1973 | Compil. |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy / Bony Moronie | Larry Williams | 1973 | Single |
| Shake Your Body Girl / Love, I Can't Seem To Find It | Larry Williams | 1968 | Single |
| Wake Up (Nothing Comes To A Sleeper But A Dream) | Larry Williams | 1968 | Single |
| Just Because | Larry Williams | 1967 | Single |
| You Ask For One Good Reason / I Am The One | Larry Williams | 1967 | Single |
| Larry Williams' Greatest Hits | Larry Williams | 1967 | Album |
| I'd Rather Fight Than Switch | Larry Williams | 1966 | Single |
| Strange | Larry Williams | 1965 | Single |
| Strange/Call On Me | Larry Williams | 1965 | Single |
| Boss Lovin' / Call On Me | Larry Williams | 1965 | Single |
| Turn On Your Lovelight | Larry Williams | 1965 | Single |
| Larry Williams On Stage! Recorded Live | Larry Williams | 1965 | Album |
| Can't Help Myself | Larry Williams | 1964 | Single |
| Larry Williams | Larry Williams | 1962 | Single |
| Our Significant Hits | Lloyd Price / Sam Cooke / Larry Williams / Little Richard | 1960 | Compil. |
| Oh Baby | Larry Williams | 1960 | Single |
| I Wanna Know / Like A Gentleman Oughta | Larry Williams | 1960 | Single |
| Ting-A-Ling / Little School Girl | Larry Williams | 1959 | Single |
| Bad Boy / She Said, "Yeah" | Larry Williams | 1959 | Single |
| My Baby's Got Soul / Everyday I Wonder | Larry Williams | 1959 | Single |
| Steal A Little Kiss | Larry Williams | 1959 | Single |
| Get Ready / Baby, Baby | Larry Williams | 1959 | Single |
| Larry Williams | Larry Williams | 1959 | Single |
| Here's Larry Williams | Larry Williams | 1959 | Album |
| Give Me Love / Teardrops | Larry Williams | 1959 | Single |
| Dizzy, Miss Lizzy / Slow Down | Larry Williams | 1958 | Single |
| Hootchy-Koo / The Dummy | Larry Williams | 1958 | Single |
| I Can't Stop Lovin' You | Larry Williams | 1958 | Single |
| Peaches And Cream | Larry Williams | 1958 | Single |
| Bony Moronie / You Bug Me, Baby | Larry Williams | 1957 | Single |
| Short Fat Fanny | Larry Williams | 1957 | Single |
| Short Fat Fannie / High School Dance | Larry Williams | 1957 | Single |
| Short Fat Fanny / Boney Maronie | Larry Williams | 1957 | Single |
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