Juke In The Back #078
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
From: Matt The Cat
Length: 00:59:01
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Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price joins Matt The Cat in the "Juke In The Back" this week to discuss his early career on Specialty Records and the recording of "Lawdy Miss Clawdy." Lloyd paints a picture of New Orleans during the early 1950s that you won't hear anywhere else. Mr. Price also gives us the "story behind the story" on how he wrote "Just Because" and how is cousin Larry Williams tried to take it away from him. His greatest records from 1952-3 are also featured on this very special edition of the "Juke In The Back."
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Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price joins Matt The Cat in the "Juke In The Back" this week to discuss his early career on Specialty Records and the recording of "Lawdy Miss Clawdy." Lloyd paints a picture of New Orleans during the early 1950s that you won't hear anywhere else. Mr. Price also gives us the "story behind the story" on how he wrote "Just Because" and how is cousin Larry Williams tried to take it away from him. His greatest records from 1952-3 are also featured on this very special edition of the "Juke In The Back."
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"Juke In The Back" airs on over 20 radio stations each week in the US and is now carried worldwide over Voice Of America's Music Mix Network.
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The Juke In The Back
#078
1. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1947
2. She’s My Baby – Fats Domino – Imperial 1950
3. That’s How You Got Killed Before – Dave Bartholomew – Imperial 1950
4. Lloyd Price Interview 1 – Lloyd Price & Matt The Cat
5. Lawdy Miss Clawdy – Lloyd Price – Specialty 1952
6. Mailman Blues – Lloyd Price – Specialty 1952
7. Lloyd Price Interview 2 – Lloyd Price & Matt The Cat
8. Ooh, Ooh, Ooh – Lloyd Price – Specialty 1952
9. Restless Heart – Lloyd Price – Specialty 1952
10. Ain’t It A Shame? – Lloyd Price – Specialty 1953
11. Tell Me Pretty Baby – Lloyd Price – Specialty 1953
12. Great 78 – Where You At? – Lloyd Price – Specialty 1953
13. What’s The Matter Now? – Lloyd Price – Specialty 1953
14. Lloyd Price Interview 3 – Lloyd Price & Matt The Cat
15. So Long – Lloyd Price – Specialty 1953
16. Lloyd Price Interview 4 – Lloyd Price & Matt The Cat
17. J...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:This week, Matt The Cat interviews the legendary Lloyd Price about growing up in New Orleans and recording his first record, the 1952 smash, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy."
OUTRO:For more information about Lloyd Price and "The Juke In The Back," visit www.jukeintheback.org.
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Features an interview between Matt The Cat and Lloyd Price. Used with permission.
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