Wednesday, October 12, 2011

REMINISCING ... LAWDY MISS CLAWDY

 

 

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Lloyd Price's first release, a 1952 recording of Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Specialty 428), was originally recorded by him as a radio commercial. Fats Domino played the piano on the recording.

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In 1954 Chuck Willis recorded Lawdy Miss Mary (Okeh7051).Ironically, one year earlier in 1951, Hey Lawdy, Miss Claudie (Aladdin 3122) was recorded by Calvin Boze, but it was a different song.

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The Beatles sang Lawdy Miss Clawdy in the 1970 movie Let It Be; Joe Cocker sang it in the 1971 film. Mad Dogs and Englishmen; and Elvis Presley sang it in the 1972 documentary film Elvis On Tour. Elvis also played the song on the piano in the 1969 movie Change Of Habit. In the 1979 television movie Elvis, Ronnie McDowell dubbed the song for Kurt Russell in the lead role.

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Cliff Richard's demo record, which he sent to various London labels in the late 1950s, was Lawdy Miss Clawdy b/w Breathless. Lawdy Misss Clawdy (Alley Cat 201) was the first recording by The Buckinghams back when they were known as The Falling Pebbles.

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