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Larry Williams was an R&B and rock-and-roll singer who also wrote songs and played piano. His career might have had more impact had he not allededly become seriously involved with the drug scene. 
Larry was born in New Orleans in 1935. He wanted to be in the music business and apparently worked for a time as a valet to Lloyd Price, which led to his recording for Specialty. Larry played in Price's band in the early 50's. He also worked in bands that were headed by Roy Brown and Percy Mayfield. Williams moved to the West Coast and learned to play piano. 
His first big hit was Short Fat Fannie, on Specialty. It was a wild party song somewhat similar to something that Little Richard was doing at the same time. Short Fat Fannie reached number five and established Larry Williams as a serious rock-and-roll performer in 1957. He followed it up with Bony Moronie later that year, backed with You Bug Me, Baby. He also had a lesser hit with Dizzy Miss Lizzie, a song that would later be covered by the Beatles. 
After that Larry didn't have much success selling records. He recorded a number of songs in 1958 and 1959, including Heeby Jeebies, with band members such as Plas Johnson on tenor sax and Alvin "Red" Tyler on baritone, Barney Kessel on guitar, Gerald Wilson on trumpet, Ernie Freeman or Larry himself on piano, and Earl Palmer on drums. Williams was convicted of dealing narcotics in 1960, setting back his career considerably. 
He came back in 1962 with a band that included Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and toured the United Kingdom. His shows were taped and resulted in the album The Larry Williams Show. In the late 60's Larry had some minor hits on the Okeh label with Watson, one of which was Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. He attempted a comeback as a disco singer in the late 70's, but met with little success. 
On January 7, 1980, Larry Williams died from a gunshot wound. 


CD1

1.: Just Because
2.: Let Me Tell You Baby
3.: Short Fat Fannie
4.: High School Dance
5.: Bony Moronie
6.: You Bug Me Baby
7.: Dizzy Miss Lizzy
8.: Slow Down
9.: Hootchy Koo
10.: Dummy
11.: Peaches And Cream
12.: I Was A Fool To Let You Go
13.: Bad Boy
14.: She Said Yeah
15.: I Can't Stop Lovin' You
16.: Steal A Little Kiss
17.: Teardrops
18.: Give Me Love
19.: Ting A Ling
20.: Little School Girl
21.: Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
22.: Hey Now Hey Now


CD2

1.: Short Fat Fannie (take 1)
2.: Iko Iko (take 2)
3.: Love Charms (take 4)
4.: Oh Baby (take 1)
5.: You Bug Me Baby (take 1)
6.: Dummy (take 1)
7.: Slow Down (take 4)
8.: Slow Down (take 7&8)
9.: Should I Laugh Or Should I Cry (take 1)
10.: Zing Zing (take 3)
11.: Lawdy Miss Clawdy (take 2)
12.: I Was A Fool To Let You Go (take 5)
13.: Baby's Crazy (take 11)
14.: Baby's Crazy (take 19)
15.: Make A Little Love (take 1)
16.: Little School Girl (take 1)
17.: Dizzy Miss Lizzy (extended version)
18.: Heeby Jeebies (take 17)
19.: Hocus Pocus (take 12)
20.: Took A Trip (take 10)
21.: Jelly Belly Nellie (take 2)
22.: Bad Boy (Junior Behave Yourself) (take 5)
23.: Bad Boy (Junior Cha Cha Cha) (take 6)
24.: Heeby Jeebies (take 4)
25.: Evidently You Don't Love Me (Let The Four Winds Blow) (take 1)

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