Price’s wife Jacqueline confirmed his death to The Associated Press.
“I revolutionized the South.
But by 10 o’clock at night, they’d all be together on that dance floor.”
Lloyd Price at the 26th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2011.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Price’s incipient career was interrupted, however, when he was drafted and sent to Korea in 1953.
But Price would soon mount a comeback.
His musical career never completely ceased.
His final album,This Is Rock and Roll, was released in 2017.
