Artist: Lloyd Price
Author: Lloyd Price
Label: Specialty
Year: 1952
Originally a station call for New Orleans radio DJ James 'Okie Dokie' Smith. 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' was his catchphrase. Became a whole song under Lloyd Price (with Fats Domino incognito on piano and Earl Palmer on drums). Okie was Lloyd's go-between with Dave Bartholomew; resulting in a n°1 R&B. In fact loosely based on Junker's Blues (see there), the same song Fats borrowed from for The Fat Man.
Covers:
Otis Spann [as I'm Leaving You, same tune]
Little Richard [with Jimi Hendrix]
Beatles [in film Let It Be]
Paul McCartney [on his Russian LP]
Johnny Hallyday [as Miss Claudie]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)