Larry Williams

Lawrence Eugene "Larry" 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. Williams is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including "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 covered several of his songs.

Williams' life mixed tremendous success with violence and drug addiction. He was a long-time friend of Little Richard.

Career

Williams learned how to play piano at a young age. The family moved to Oakland, California when he was a teen, and there he joined the Lemon Drops, a R&B group. Williams returned to New Orleans in 1954 and began working as Lloyd Price's valet and played in the bands of Price, Roy Brown and Percy Mayfield. In 1955, Williams met and developed a friendship with Little Richard, who was recording at the time in New Orleans. Price and Penniman were both recording for Specialty Records. Williams was introduced to Specialty's house producer, Robert Blackwell, and was signed to record.

Larry Williams (disambiguation)

Larry Williams (1935–1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer.

Larry Williams may also refer to:

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Larry Williams (jazz musician)

Larry Williams (Lawrence Lowell Williams) is a Grammy-nominated producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist who formed the jazz fusion group Seawind in the mid-1970s. His notable session work includes the distinctive sax solo on Sheila E.'s The Glamorous Life, and sax, keyboard and arrangements for George Benson, Michael Jackson (Thriller, Off the Wall and Bad), Quincy Jones and Mika. He regularly tours and records with Al Jarreau. His film and television work include sax in the film Dreamgirls (uncredited on the corresponding soundtrack album), and sax and keyboards on several Grammy Award telecasts in the 00s.

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Larry R. Williams

Larry Richard Williams (born October 6, 1942) is an American author and commodity trader from the state of Montana. He is the father of actress Michelle Williams.

Early life

Williams was born in Miles City, Montana, on October 6, 1942, the son of Sylva Berthea (née Brurs) and Richard Sigwart Williams. He is of Norwegian, German, and English ancestry. In 1960, he graduated from Billings High School, in Billings, Montana. There he was active in sports, on the all-state football team, and was the sports editor of the school paper. He is a graduate of the School of Journalism, class of 1964 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Williams was a member of Alpha Delta Sigma (Honorary Professional Fraternity) while at Oregon and served as National President. He is also a member of Sigma Chi at the University of Oregon and received the fraternity's highest national award, "Significant Sig", along with Andy Rooney, Brad Pitt and many other notable members.

Career

Williams is the author of eleven books, most on stocks and commodity trading. Other books include The Mount Sinai Myth, based on an archeological search for Mt. Sinai in Egypt. This book was featured in Vanity Fair in a re-write by Howard Blum.

Larry Williams (politician)

Larry Allen Williams (born November 17, 1943 in Grafton, West Virginia) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 52 since January 12, 2013. Williams served consecutively since his appointment October 8, 1993 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative David Miller until January 2013 in the District 45 seat.

Education

Williams graduated from Tunnelton High School.

Elections

Larry Williams (American football)

Lawrence Richard Williams II (born July 3, 1963) is a former American football offensive guard who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the tenth round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. Williams was also a member of the San Diego Chargers. He was the athletic director of the Portland Pilots from 2004 to 2011 and the Marquette Golden Eagles from 2012 to 2013.

College career

Williams played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He earned All-American honors twice during his college career. He graduated from Notre Dame with a bachelor of arts degree in 1985.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Williams was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 259th pick in the 1985 NFL Draft. He played in 42 games, starting 33, for the Browns from 1986 to 1988. He became a free agent in February 1989 when he was left unprotected by the Browns because of a shoulder surgery in January 1989.