A legend of rock and R&B has passed away as Lloyd Price died from diabetes at the age of 88.  Price died on May 3, but it was only announced yesterday.

Price had a number one hit on the R&B Charts in 1952 with “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” in 1952, and his next four singles also went to the top five.  His career stalled after a stint in the army, but in 1958, in what was now the rock and roll era, he was back with the controversial “Stagger Lee”, a song that went to the top of both the R&B and Hot 100.  Shortly after, Price went #1 on the R&B Chart (and #2 on the Hot 100) with “Personality”, the song that would become his signature.

Price had five more top-five hits on the R&B Chart, and remained an active performer until 2019.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends, fans and family of Lloyd Price.

The man who was dubbed “Mr. Personality” charted on the R&B charts multiple times over a twenty five year period. He may not have been the top star at any point in time, but he did have a consistent Hall of Fame worthy career.