Person · Male
Larry Williams
trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn
- From
- Orlando, Los Angeles
- Since
- 1955–present
- Releases
- 1
About
Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He is most notable for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including "Bony Moronie", "Short Fat Fannie", "Slow Down", "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" (1958), "Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah" (1959). John Lennon was an admirer, and the Beatles and several other British Invasion groups recorded several of his songs.
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Williams' life mixed tremendous success with violence and drug addiction. He was a longtime friend of Little Richard, with whom his life intertwined personally and professionally from their meeting in 1955 to Williams' death in 1980.
Member of
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Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra flugelhorn, trumpet
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The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass French horn
Discography
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 191f6385-461c-4b7b-9637-3a46a3d04d2e
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.