1967 New Orleans Soul/R&B 7" LARRY WILLIAMS - Boss Lovin' / Just Because *HEAR
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*** The Big Easy R&B Legend ***
Here's a rare 1967 Dutch picture sleeve verion of this great New Orleans Soul 7" released in the US on Okeh in 1967.
Lawrence Eugene 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. Best known for his R&R classics for Specialty: 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 recorded several of his songs.
Williams' life mixed tremendous success with violence and drug addiction. He was convicted of dealing narcotics in 1960 and served a three-year jail term, setting back his career considerably. He was a long-time friend of Little Richard.
In 1977, Williams pulled a gun on and threatened to kill his long-time friend, Little Richard, over a drug debt. They were both living in Los Angeles and addicted to cocaine and heroin. Little Richard had bought drugs from Williams, arranged to pay him later, but did not show up because he was high. Williams was furious. He hunted him down but ended up showing compassion for his long-time friend after Little Richard repaid the debt. This, along with other factors, led to Little Richard's return to born again Christianity and the ministry, but Williams did not escape LA's seedy underworld.
Williams died in his Los Angeles, California home of a gunshot wound to the head on January 7, 1980. He was 44 years old. The death was deemed suicide, though there was much speculation otherwise. No suspects were ever arrested or charged.
artist: Larry Williams titles: Boss Lovin' / Just Because label: Epic ?– 4-7294 year: 1967 dead wax: 5-7294-B JZSP119582-1C / JZSP119581-1A condition: (grading is from 1 to 10 with 10 being new) visually: 8 out of 10 (light wear - nice copy) plays: 8 out of 10 (great player)
sleeve: 8 out of 10 (light wear - a really nice sleeve) Great copy!
Listen to the tracks by copy-pasting this link: tindeck.com/listen/nggmm
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vinyl 45 rpm / 7" singles shipping and packaging costs for:
Europe/Rest of the World:
1-4 singles $8.00
5-7 singles $13,50
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Nederland:
1 single $4,00
2 t/m 4 singles $4,50
5-7 singles $5,50
more $9,50 up to 10 kilograms
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