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R and B Pioneer Lloyd Price dies at 88

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Lloyd Price, the '50s R&B vocalist whose early singles were among the first to attract attention from the nascent rock 'n' roll audience, died Thursday at the age of 88. According to Variety, Maxwell Entertainment owner Rickey Poppell posted the news on Facebook, saying, "My friend and Lloyd Price's manager, Tom Trapani, just called to let me know that our friend, Lloyd, passed away last night."