Larry Williams

INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

This quintessential vinyl edition contains Williams’ magnificent debut album, Here’s Larry Williams, which was originally released in 1959 on the Specialty label. This LP helped define the exact nature of early rock & roll. Williams wrote catchy tunes with clean, no-nonsense arrangements and occasional clever turns of phrase, and most of his hits featured rhymes on girls’ names. At the time, perhaps only Little Richard could have rivaled the raucous spirit of Larry Williams’ performances.

In addition to the original masterpiece, this WaxTime collector’s LP also contains 2 bonus tracks from the same period, the aforementioned “Bad Boy” and “Slow Down”. All of these recordings feature a virtual who’s who of great session men including Barney Kessel, Lee Allen, Earl Palmer, René Hall, Plas Johnson, Roy Montrell and Harold Battiste, among others.

PERSONNEL:

LARRY WILLIAMS, lead vocals and piano, plus:

RENÉ HALL, BARNEY KESSEL, guitar
RALPH HAMILTON, TED BRINSON, bass
PLAS JOHNSON, JAMES JONES, LEE ALLEN or EDWARD JORDAN, tenor sax
ALVIN "RED" TAYLOR, baritone sax
GERLAD WILSON, JOHN ANDERSON, trumpet
ERNIE FREEMAN, WILLARD McDANIEL or LEON M. SILBY, piano
EARL PALMER, EDWARD J. HALL, LEO MORRIS or CHARLIE "HUNGRY" WILLIAMS, drums
THE BLOSSOMS (overdubbed backing vocals on “Give Me Love”)

Recorded between 1957 and 1959, at Master Recorders Studios, Hollywood, and J&M Studios, New Orleans.

SIDE 1

01 SHORT FAT FANNIE
02 MAKE A LITTLE LOVE
03 HOOTCHY-KOO
04 LAWDY MISS CLAWDY
05 PEACHES AND CREAM
06 GIVE ME LOVE
07 BAD BOY (BONUS TRACK)

SIDE 2

01 BONY MORONIE
02 LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL
03 DIZZY, MISS LIZZY
04 TEARDROPS
05 YOU BUG ME, BABY
06 TING-A-LING
07 SLOW DOWN (BONUS TRACK)