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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), which were later covered by British Invasion groups and other artists.John Lennon, in particular, was a fan of Williams, recording several of his songs over the course of his career. "Bony Moronie" is listed as one of the Top 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll.
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Early Beatles Repertoire 1960-61 [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Slow Down | 2:46 |
| Bad Boy | 2:20 |
| Peaches and Cream | 2:02 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:13 |
The Complete Releases 1957-62 [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just Because | 2:44 |
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:20 |
| You Bug Me Baby | 1:50 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:10 |
| Slow Down | 2:43 |
| Peaches and Cream | 1:58 |
| Bad Boy | 2:17 |
| Lawdy Miss Clawdy | 2:09 |
Twist and Shout: 60 Songs That Influenced the Beatles [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Slow Down | 2:45 |
| The Sheik of Araby | 1:54 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:12 |
| Bad Boy | 2:20 |
1958 British Hit Parade: The B-Sides, Vol. 7, Pt. 1 January-June [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Bug Me Baby | 1:51 |
She's My Girl: The Boys Sing About the Girls/He's My Boy: The Girls Sing About the Boys [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Dizzy, Miss Lizzy | 2:13 |
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues 1955-1962: From Rock’n’Roll To The End Of The Car [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:24 |
| Slow Down | 2:45 |
| Bad Boy | 2:18 |
| Dizzy, Miss Lizzy | 2:13 |
Without the Beatles: 50 Original Rock & Soul Classics [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | |
| Bad Boy | |
| Slow Down |
Bony Maronie: His Greatest Hits [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bony Maronie | 2:39 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:09 |
| Peaches and Cream | 1:58 |
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:20 |
| You Bug Me Baby | 1:50 |
| Lawdy Miss Clawdy | 2:09 |
How Britain Got the Blues, Vol. 2: How Merseyside Got the Blues [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Slow Down | 2:45 |
| Dizzy, Miss Lizzy | 2:13 |
The Roots of John Lennon [26 Tracks] [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bony Moronie | 3:04 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:11 |
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:26 |
Blowin' the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1957 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:24 |
Specialty Profiles [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bony Moronie | 3:09 |
| Just Because | 2:48 |
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:25 |
| You Bug Me Baby | 1:53 |
| Dizzy, Miss Lizzy | 2:14 |
| Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu | 2:11 |
| Bad Boy | 2:20 |
| Slow Down | 2:47 |
| I'll Come Running Back to You | 2:26 |
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bony Moronie | 3:08 |
| Just Because | 2:48 |
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:25 |
| You Bug Me Baby | 1:54 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:13 |
| Bad Boy | 2:19 |
| Slow Down | 2:45 |
The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 6: Heroes & Legends [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:24 |
Bad Boy of Rock 'n' Roll [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:27 |
| Bony Maronie | 2:46 |
| You Bug Me, Baby | 1:55 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:11 |
| Slow Down | 2:45 |
| Bad Boy | 2:18 |
| Just Because | 2:48 |
| Peaches and Cream | 2:02 |
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bony Maronie | 3:06 |
| Slow Down | 2:44 |
Dizzy Miss Lizzy [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:10 |
| Lawdy Miss Clawdy | |
| You Bug Me, Baby | |
| Bad Boy | |
| Bony Maronie | |
| Slow Down | |
| Just Because | |
| Peaches and Cream | |
| Short Fat Fannie |
The Specialty Story [Box] [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just Because | 2:46 |
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:23 |
| Bony Maronie | 3:06 |
| Slow Down | 2:44 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:11 |
| Bad Boy | 2:17 |
Hits of the 50's: 68 Hot Hits from the Fabulous Fifties, Vols. 1-4 [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Short Fat Fannie | |
| Bony Maronie |
Bad Boy [CD] [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bony Moronie | 3:08 |
| Lawdy Miss Clawdy | 2:13 |
| Just Because | 2:48 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:13 |
| Iko Iko [Alternate Take] | 2:03 |
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:25 |
| Slow Down | 2:46 |
| You Bug Me, Baby | 1:54 |
| Bad Boy | 2:20 |
| Peaches and Cream [*] | 2:02 |
Creole Kings of New Orleans [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jockamo (Iko-Iko) | 1:32 |
| Bad Boy (Junior Behave Yourself) [*] | 2:15 |
Wild Things Run Fast [1982]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Chinese Cafe/Unchained Melody | 5:20 |
| Wild Things Run Fast | 2:16 |
| Ladies' Man | 2:40 |
| (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care | 2:38 |
Here's Larry Williams [1959]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Short Fat Fannie | 2:27 |
| Lawdy Miss Clawdy | 2:13 |
| Peaches and Cream | 2:01 |
| Bony Maronie | 3:07 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 2:13 |
| You Bug Me, Baby | 1:52 |
Here's Larry Williams: The Specialty Rock'n'Roll Recordings [1959]
On the Charts: 1948 to 1972 - Blues, Soul, R&B and Rock 'n Roll
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Short Fat Fannie | |
| Slow Down | |
| You Bug Me Baby | |
| Bony Maronie | |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy |
