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ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 NEWS/FEATURES 13 People & Places Obits Kitaen dies at 59 Singer-songwriter Price dies aged 88 NEW YORK, May 9, (AP): Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maver- ick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi- forbidden “Stagger Lee,” has died. He was 88. Price died Monday at a long-term care facility in New Rochelle, New York, of complications from dia- betes, his wife, Jacqueline Price, told The Associated Press on Saturday. Lloyd Price, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, was among the last survivors of a post-World War II scene in New Orleans that antici- pated the shifts in popular music and culture leading to the rise of rock in the mid-1950s. Along with Fats Domino and David Bartho- lomew among others, Price fashioned a deep, exuberant sound around the brass and swing of New Orleans jazz and blues that placed high on R&B charts and eventually crossed over to white audiences. “Very important part of Rock history. He was BE- FORE Little Richard!” rock singer and E Street Band mem- ber Steven Van Zandt said Price Saturday on Twitter. “Lawdy Miss Clawdy of 1952 has a legit claim as the fi rst Rock hit.... Righteous cat. Enormous talent.” Price’s nickname was “Mr. Personality,” fi tting for a performer with a warm smile and a tenor voice to Jennifer Lopez performs at ‘Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World’ on May 2, 2021, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (AP) match. But he was far more than an engaging enter- tainer. He was unusually independent for his time, running his own record label even before such stars as Vax Live concert raises $302mn, exceeds vaccine goal Frank Sinatra did the same, holding on to his publish- ing rights, and serving as his own agent and manager. The Global Citizen fundraising concert World.” The organization said money dio stations will broadcast the concert duet with her mom. He would often speak of the racial injustices he en- advocating the importance of vaccine was garnered through several philan- staged at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Ben Affleck, Chrissy Teigen, Jimmy dured, calling his memoir “sumdumhonkey” and writ- equity has pulled in $302 million, ex- thropic and corporate commitments. California. Kimmel, Sean Penn and David Letter- ing on his Facebook page during the 2020 Black Lives ceeding the goal for the organization’s President Joe Biden, Prince Harry Selena Gomez hosted the show, man served as special guest speak- Matter protests that behind his “affable exterior” was campaign. and Jennifer Lopez were among the which was attended by several thou- ers. “a man who is seething.” Global Citizen announced Saturday big names who took part in the event, sand fully-vaccinated concertgoers Vax Live was one of the largest con- Born in Kenner, Louisiana, one of 11 siblings, Price that the funds raised helped procure which was recorded May 2 and aired who cheered on performances by Ed- cert gatherings in Southern California more than 26 million doses at the Saturday. ABC, ABC News Live, die Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin, since the coronavirus pandemic roiled had been singing in church and playing piano since “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the CBS, YouTube and iHeartMedia ra- H.E.R. and Lopez, who enjoyed a the world more than a year ago. (AP) childhood. He was in his late teens when a local DJ’s favorite catchphrase, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” helped inspire him to write his boundary-breaking fi rst hit, which he worked on in his mother’s fried fi sh restau- rant. Appeal Music Featuring Domino’s trademark piano trills, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” hit No. 1 on the R&B charts in 1952, sold more than 1 million copies and became a rock standard, covered by Elvis Presley and Little Richard Singer hopes to bring fresh joy to young people among others. But Price would have mixed feelings about the song’s broad appeal, later remembering how local offi cials in the Jim Crow South resisted letting both blacks and whites attend his shows. Price was drafted and spent the mid-1950s in mili- DJ Khaled shares his ‘light show’ tary service in Korea. He began a career restart with the 1957 ballad “Just Because,” and hit the top with LOS ANGELES, May 9, (AP): and Aalam (now 1). joining multiple Grammy-winner the brassy, pop-oriented “Stagger Lee,” one of the When it’s time to release one of his “When I started seeing the new H.E.R. with Atlanta hip-hop trio catchiest, most celebratory songs ever recorded about maximalist albums, DJ Khaled turns world and the pandemic and all this Migos, then uniting Post Malone, a barroom murder. a moment into an event. He posts stuff, you only seen this in movies Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby and Written by Price, “Stagger Lee” was based on a Instagram videos showing record- and you only heard about things like DaBaby on a single song. 19th century fi ght between two Black men - Lee Shel- DJ Khaled arrives at the 62nd annual ing sessions, silly dances and praise this in the scriptures,” he said. “And Many of the beats and melodies ton, sometimes known as Stag Lee, and Billy Lyons - Grammy Awards on Jan 26, 2020, in from the hip-hop and R&B heavy- for it to really start happening, I strike familiar notes to listeners of that ended with Shelton shooting and killing his rival. Los Angeles. DJ Khaled latest maxi- weights who worked with him. The wasn’t even worried about me. I just a certain age, utilizing samples that Their ever-changing legend was appearing in songs malist album, ‘Khaled Khaled,’ fea- lavish, exuberant productions are kept thinking about my boys. were fi rst fl ipped well over a decade by the 1920s, and has inspired artists ranging from tures a total of 29 rappers and singers across 13 tracks. (AP) meant to soundtrack loose gather- “My job was to keep them in the ago on Jay-Z’s “Song Cry,” Notori- Woody Guthrie and Duke Ellington to Bob Dylan and ings at popped fi re hydrants, sunny light and keep them smiling and ous B.I.G.’s “Long Kiss Goodnight,” the Clash. barbecues, resort pool parties. happy. So while I was doing that, I Shorty Lo’s “Dey Know” and Mary Price’s version opened with a few spoken words was just praying to God saying, God, that had the understated tension of a crime novel: “The “It’s a tradition. Any time Khaled J. Blige’s “All That I Got Is You.” drop anything, summer starts. I please give me this energy. I need “I love sampling. I think it’s beau- night was clear, the moon was yellow, and the leaves more energy right now. I need it and came tumbling ... down.” The band jumps in and Price could drop a record in winter and tiful,” Khaled said. Album opener summer starts. That’s just who I I won’t be selfi sh with it, and I want “Thankful” features an interpolation shouts out the story of Stagger Lee and Billy fi ghting to put it out to the world.” over a game of dice, concluding with a bullet from am,” the 45-year-old producer, DJ of Bobby Bland’s 1974 tune “Ain’t Stagger Lee’s 44 passing through Billy and break- and social media star said from his Melodies No Love in the Heart of The City,” ing the bartender’s glass. “Go Stagger Lee!” a chorus Miami home last week. The album is now out in the used by Kanye West for Jay-Z’s chants throughout. The pandemic summer of 2020, world. Its title is his given name and “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love).” The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart though, most certainly did not match its cover shows him in prayer on a “We praise the sample, but we early in 1959, but not everyone was entertained. his triumphalist, ever-positive im- also bless the sample. Lil Wayne “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark worried the rug alongside his sons. A total of 29 Weinstein Herbo age. The songs were mostly ready. rappers and singers are heard across and Jeremih, they’re pouring our song was too violent for his teen-centered show and But after announcing his 12th album hearts out. I’m pouring my heart pressed Price to revise it: For “Bandstand” watch- 13 tracks, including pop music’s two “Khaled Khaled” and releasing two biggest Justins, Timberlake and Bie- out,” Khaled said. “So we’re making ers and some future listeners, Stagger Lee and Billy lead singles featuring Drake in July, records that are praising what we’ve peacefully resolve their dispute. Variety ber, on separate songs, plus a pair- “I had to go make up some lyrics about Stagger Lee he pulled back. ing of superstar rappers and former been inspired by.” and Billy being in some kind of squabble about a girl,” “The original goal was to come rivals Nas and Jay-Z. He released six Khaled, who is uniquely posi- Price told Billboard in 2013. “It didn’t make any sense SPRINGFIELD, Mass: The rapper G right after I dropped the Drake sin- music videos already, with more on tioned as an ever-supportive “hype at all. It was ridiculous.” Herbo is in more legal trouble in connec- gles,” he said.