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- Date Released: April 6, 1992
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Oldies, R&B, Soul/R&B
- Label: Fantasy / Specialty
Find out why the Beatles saw fit to cover three of this forgotten bluesman’s tunes.
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We Say...
The Beatles covered no less than three of his songs ("Dizzy Miss Lizzy," "Bad Boy" and "Slow Down") but somehow New Orleans shouter Larry Williams remains a marginal figure in rock & roll history. Often criticized for sounding like Little Richard, Williams was nevertheless an astute judge of hit potential, an impressive vocal stylist and a superior craftsman, able to replicate anything from a Fats Domino slouch to a Leiber and Stoller comedy production. Little Richard himself was sufficiently impressed to cover Williams’ "Bony Moronie" and "Short Fat Fanny," both included here. When he did material by other writers, such as Huey "Piano" Smith’s "Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu," his idiosyncratic delivery made them easily the equal of their original versions.
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They Say...
Bad Boy compiles 23 tracks Larry Williams recorded between 1957 and 1958. The core of the collection are his hit singles -- "Bony Maronie," "She Said Yeah," "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," "Just Because," "Dizzy Miss Lizzy," "Short Fat Fannie," "Bad Boy," "Slow Down" -- many of which became standards.
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Boney Moronie |
3:08 |
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| 02. | |
She Said Yeah |
1:51 |
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| 03. | |
Hocus Pocus |
2:01 |
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| 04. | |
Lawdy Miss Clawdy |
2:13 |
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| 05. | |
Just Because |
2:48 |
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| 06. | |
Dizzy Miss Lizzy |
2:13 |
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| 07. | |
Rockin' Pneumonia |
2:14 |
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| 08. | |
High School Dance |
2:21 |
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| 09. | |
Heeby-Jeebies |
1:44 |
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| 10. | |
Iko IKo (aka Jockamo) |
2:03 |
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| 11. | |
Short Fat Fannie |
2:25 |
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| 12. | |
Zing Zing |
2:07 |
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| 13. | |
Ting-A-Ling |
2:06 |
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| 14. | |
Make A Little Love |
2:04 |
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| 15. | |
Hootchy-Koo |
2:38 |
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| 16. | |
Slow Down |
2:46 |
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| 17. | |
You Bug Me, Baby |
1:54 |
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| 18. | |
Oh Baby |
1:52 |
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| 19. | |
Little School Girl |
1:54 |
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| 20. | |
Bad Boy |
2:20 |
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| 21. | |
Peaches & Cream |
2:03 |
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| 22. | |
Marie Marie |
2:51 |
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| 23. | |
The Dummy |
1:59 |
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23 Total Tracks, 51:35 Total Length
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Credits
- Lee Allen - Sax (Tenor) // Art Neville - Piano // Larry Williams - Piano // Larry Williams - Keyboards // Larry Williams - Leader // Larry Williams - Vocals // Larry Williams - Main Performer // Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor) // Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor) // Irving Ashby - Guitar // Ted Brinson - Bass // Walter DeVenne - Reissue Producer // Walter DeVenne - Compilation Producer // Frank Fields - Bass // Jewell L. Grant - Sax (Baritone) // Rene Hall - Guitar // Ralph Hamilton - Bass // Howard Roberts - Guitar // Edward "Kidd" Jordan - Sax (Tenor) // Willard McDaniel - Piano // Roy Montrell - Guitar // Gracia Nitzsche - Vocal Overdubs // Earl Palmer - Drums // Richard Payne - Bass // Art Rupe - Producer // Gordon Skene - Transfers // Alvin "Red" Tyler - Sax (Baritone) // Billy Vera - ? // Billy Vera - Series Supervision // Larry Williams - Piano // Larry Williams - Leader // Charles "Hungry" Williams - Drums // Stewart Whitmore - Mastering // Lonnie Fowler, Jr. - Guitar // Gene Sculatti - Liner Notes // John Anderson - Trumpet // Thomas E. Williams - Art Direction // Thomas E. Williams - Package Design // George Jerman - Photography // Eric Chan - Producer // Eric Chan - Hand Lettering // Robert "Bumps" Blackwell - Leader // Roy Evans - Guitar // Alfred August - Guitar // Jesse Jones - Sax (Tenor) // John Anderson Concert Orchestra - Trumpet // John Oliver - Saxophone // John Oliver - Sax (Tenor) // Leon M. Silby - Piano
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