Price died May 3 from “complications from diabetes,” according to Tom Trapani, his manager of 25 years.
Price was called “Mr. Personality” for his smash recording of “Personality” and was known for adapting the New Orleans sound starting in the 1950s.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
“Lloyd Price is a man who did everything right at a time when what they called ‘race records’ were not supposed to cross over to the pop charts,” said singer Tony Rich in inducting Price.
Rich also praised him for later creating record companies, owning radio stations and even promoting…
