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Short Fat Fannie. " Short Fat Fannie " (alternatively "Short Fat Fanny"[2]) is Larry Williams ' second single release after "High School Dance". Williams' original penned track peaked at number five on the U.S. pop chart, and at number one on the R&B chart. It sold over one million records, Williams' first million seller.
Okeh. Fantasy. Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) [1] was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He 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", "Slow ...
Here's Larry Williams is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Larry Williams, released by Specialty Records in 1959. [1] [3] The album includes two of Williams's hit singles, "Short Fat Fannie" and "Bony Moronie", and also features the song "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy", which would later be covered by the Beatles.
In April 1975, Australian glam rock band Hush released a version, which peaked at number 4. The band performed the song on Countdown.Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane said that "One of the defining moments of Australia's 1970s pop legacy was undoubtably Hush performing "Boney Moronie" (on Countdown)" He described how "Keith Lamb wiggled his satin flares-encased bum, thrust out his crotch ...
Lloyd Price (March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021) was an American R&B and rock 'n' roll singer, known as "Mr. Personality", [2] after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952. He continued to release records, but none were as popular until several years later, when ...
Short Fat Fannie; Slow Down (Larry Williams song) This page was last edited on 10 November 2023, at 13:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Andy Williams: 37 "Marianne" The Easy Riders: 38 "I'm Walkin'" Fats Domino: 39 "Chances Are" Johnny Mathis: 40 "Send for Me" Nat King Cole: 41 "Rainbow" Russ Hamilton: 42 "Be-Bop Baby" Ricky Nelson: 43 "Short Fat Fannie" Larry Williams: 44 "Green Door" Jim Lowe: 45 "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" Billy Williams: 46 "Old ...
Larry Williams [7] 1957 Short Fat Fannie #5 Guitar Larry Williams [7] 1957 Bony Moronie #14 Guitar Sam Cooke [8] 1957 You Send Me b-side, Summertime #1 #81 Conductor, arranger Larry Williams [7] 1957, 1958 Iko Iko Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Slow Down, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Bad Boy: Guitar Ritchie Valens: 1958 La Bamba #22 Danelectro, arranger Ritchie ...