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  "slug": "lloyd-price",
  "name": "Lloyd Price",
  "description": "Lloyd Price appears 2 times in our Rhythm and Blues and Sung to Someone lists, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/lloyd-price/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1952,
    "last": 1952
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 7,
    "list": "Rhythm and Blues"
  },
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      "slug": "rhythm-and-blues",
      "name": "Rhythm and Blues",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/rhythm-and-blues/",
      "entries": 1
    },
    {
      "kind": "curator",
      "slug": "sung-to-someone",
      "name": "Sung to Someone",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/theme/sung-to-someone/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "lloyd-price--lawdy-miss-clawdy",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/lloyd-price--lawdy-miss-clawdy/",
      "title": "Lawdy Miss Clawdy",
      "year": 1952,
      "label": "Specialty",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Price singing, Domino on piano, and a record that crossed to white audiences without anybody planning it. The commercial accident the next decade was built on.",
      "alsoOn": [
        {
          "kind": "curator",
          "slug": "sung-to-someone",
          "name": "Sung to Someone",
          "url": "https://waxonia.com/theme/sung-to-someone/"
        }
      ],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Lloyd%20Price%20Lawdy%20Miss%20Clawdy",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=nYO263wui1w",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 7,
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        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "rhythm-and-blues",
        "name": "Rhythm and Blues",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/rhythm-and-blues/"
      },
      "artist": "Lloyd Price"
    },
    {
      "trackKey": "lloyd-price--lawdy-miss-clawdy",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/lloyd-price--lawdy-miss-clawdy/",
      "title": "Lawdy Miss Clawdy",
      "year": 1952,
      "label": "Specialty",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Two lines in and he has stopped describing anything: \"girl, you sure look good to me.\" The whole record is aimed at one person standing in front of him, which is why it survives a test that throws out most of what gets called a love song.",
      "alsoOn": [
        {
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          "slug": "rhythm-and-blues",
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          "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/rhythm-and-blues/"
        }
      ],
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        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Lloyd%20Price%20Lawdy%20Miss%20Clawdy",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
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      },
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        "slug": "sung-to-someone",
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      },
      "artist": "Lloyd Price"
    }
  ],
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}