Pull Larry Williams' records from the bin, take his songs for a spin
By Mike Greenblatt
You may not know Larry Williams, but chances are good at least a few of his songs are familiar.
(Meet rock and roll's original bad boy, Larry Williams)
Here are 10 of his must-hear songs — in no particular order — along with the Near Mint value of the records on which they appear, courtesy of "Goldmine's Standard Catalog of American Records, 8th Edition" by Dave Thompson; click here to order your copy now.
“Dizzy, Miss Lizzy”
Catalog: Specialty 626
Flip Side: “Slow Down”
Year: 1958
NM Value: $80 with picture sleeve
“Slow Down”
Catalog: Specialty 626
Flip Side: “Dizzy, Miss Lizzy”
Year: 1958
NM Value: $40 (single only)
“Bony Moronie”
Catalog: Specialty 615
Flip Side: “You Bug Me, Baby”
Year: 1957
NM Value: $40
“Bad Boy”
Catalog: Specialty 658
Flip Side: “She Said ‘Yeah’”
Year: 1959
NM Value: $30
“Short Fat Fannie”
Catalog: Specialty 608
Flip Side: “High School Dance”
Year: 1957
NM Value: $40
“She Said Yeah”
Catalog: Specialty 658
Flip Side: “Bad Boy”
Year: 1984 (reissue)
NM Value: $4
“High School Dance”
Catalog: Specialty 608
Flip Side: “Short Fat Fannie”
Year: 1984 (reissue)
NM Value: $4
“Heeby Jeebies”
Catalog: Jukebox Jam Series 1029
Flip Side: “Love Charms”
Year: 2012
NM Value: $10
Note: Specialty label design is used on this 2012 release
“Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”
Catalog: Okeh 7274
Flip Side: “A Quitter Never Wins”
Year: 1967
NM Value: $10
Note: With Johnny “Guitar” Watson
“You Bug Me Baby”
Catalog: Specialty 616
Flip Side: “Bony Moronie”
Year: 1984 (reissue)
NM Value: $4
