306:. Previn convinced Lambert to switch back to upright bass, using him in his small jazz group. At the suggestion of his brother pianist Phamous, he moved back to New Orleans in 1973, performing with several Dixieland bands on Bourbon Street. Lambert recalled at the time he played with "every kind of band." He also worked a variety of recording sessions, including with
157:
Lambert's first job came at age nine playing piano with Teddy
Johnson's band. He said, "My father used to play guitar with Teddy and they were good friends. Teddy told my dad, 'Prof he sounds pretty good. Bring your son out every Saturday when we get these little jobs.' Teddy had a good band, he used
325:
Lambert put together his own
Dixieland band in 1981, playing at the Maison Bourbon jazz club, and working in the French Quarter into the 1990s. He played and recorded with the Alliance Hall Dixieland Band and The N'Orleans Statesmen, among others. He also toured worldwide with Lillian Boutte. "I
170:
After instruction on trumpet from his father, Lambert joined and toured the south with Hosea Hill's
Serenaders. Hill was a scion of a family that owned land and farmed sugar cane. He opened the Sugar Bowl bar in 1932 in Thibodaux. Although not a musician, he formed Hosea Hill's Serenaders with
171:
Thibodaux's best musicians as the bar's house band. On nights when the band did not play at the bar he booked them at other nearby venues and in New
Orleans. Hill often booked acts in conjunction with friend and business associate Frank Painia, who owned the
31:
241:
company brought one out in 1953. Though
Lambert played upright on "The Things That I Used To Do", all of his later work with Guitar Slim was on electric bass. Lambert later claimed, "I was the first guy in the state of Louisiana to play one".
198:. After Slim signed with Specialty Records Lloyd Lambert's outfit began backing him on the road and in the studio. Since Lambert's band already had pianist Lawrence Cotton, Smith was forced out. Released in 1953, Guitar Slim's "
329:
Lambert died of cancer at age 67 in New
Orleans on October 31, 1995. He was buried in Thibodaux at Moses Cemetery. His survivors included his wife, five children, and grandson New Orleans bluesman
351:
225:
on piano, with Guitar Slim on guitar and vocals. Lambert made a few of his own recordings including a
Specialty Records single in 1955 with two instrumentals, "King Cotton" and "Heavy Sugar".
758:
817:
214:
for six weeks and became the best selling R&B record in 1954. Lambert played on all of Guitar Slim's
Specialty recordings and the majority of his work on Atlantic.
852:
842:
645:
832:
822:
217:
The Lloyd
Lambert Orchestra toured with Guitar Slim until his death in 1959. The band featured Lambert (bass), Joe Tillman, Gus Fontenette, and
857:
827:
847:
837:
573:
490:
172:
250:
With Guitar Slim on
Specialty Records, Lambert worked as a session musician on many Specialty and other labels' recordings. He backed
598:
548:
330:
233:
Lambert was an early proponent of the electric bass beginning in the 1950s. The first electric bass was introduced by the
414:
199:
448:
182:
In 1953, Lambert switched to bass and the Serenaders became the Lloyd Lambert Orchestra, touring briefly with a young
311:
187:
208:
792:
787:
812:
807:
204:
78:
255:
30:
186:. Guitar Slim had been playing with bands Frank Paina and promoter Percy Stovall put together.
594:
569:
544:
486:
315:
195:
731:
303:
234:
175:
in New Orleans. He took over Painia's management of flamboyant singer and guitarist Eddie "
507:
483:
Encyclopedia Of Louisiana Musicians: Jazz, Blues, Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, Gospel
291:
259:
222:
319:
267:
251:
191:
270:, and Ray Charles. "They all would come to New Orleans to record," Lambert recalled.
801:
307:
263:
238:
218:
646:"Battle for the bass: the story of Fender and Gibson's fight for low-end supremacy"
299:
287:
211:
162:
and Kid Clayton." Lambert stayed with the Johnson band until he was 14 years old.
380:
759:"Kipori Baby Wolf Woods New Orleans Blues Band howl into National Folk Festival"
295:
283:
183:
176:
279:
159:
788:"King Cotton"- Lloyd Lambert And His Band Specialty Records– SP-553 (1955)
326:
never try to shine," he said of his style, "I just go up and do the job."
619:
286:. In 1960 he moved to Houston, where he worked as a session musician for
352:"Kipori 'Baby Wolf' Woods to celebrate 'Blues Gone Wild' at Tipitina's"
142:
149:
bandleader and bassist who played and recorded for over 50 years.
179:" Jones when Painia ran into trouble with his booking license.
146:
278:
After Guitar Slim's death, Lambert worked as a bandleader with
591:
I Hear You Knockin': The Sound Of New Orleans Rhythm And Blues
221:(saxes), John Gerard (trumpet), Oscar Moore (drums), and
141:(June 4, 1928 – October 31, 1995) was an American
158:to hire a lot of musicians out of New Orleans like
123:
115:
107:
99:
85:
65:
55:
45:
40:
21:
566:Huey "Piano" Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues
706:(Media notes). Blues Beacon Records, Inc. 1994.
669:
667:
375:
373:
190:, who had accompanied Slim, took him to meet
8:
442:
440:
438:
436:
818:Rhythm and blues musicians from New Orleans
692:(Media notes). Biograph Records, Inc. 1977.
614:
612:
610:
415:"Fifty Years In The Band, No Flashy Solos"
408:
406:
404:
402:
29:
18:
793:"Heavy Sugar"- Lloyd Lambert And His Band
541:The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
298:band for eight years. He also befriended
262:". He also recorded with such artists as
704:The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions
535:
533:
531:
529:
853:20th-century African-American musicians
476:
474:
472:
470:
449:"Playing The Good Notes— Lloyd Lambert"
342:
7:
843:20th-century American male musicians
485:. Louisiana State University Press.
720:(Media notes). Enja Records. 1994.
387:. Bibliothèque nationale de France
14:
690:Earl "Fatha" Hines In New Orleans
543:. Oxford University Press. 2006.
294:, and played in jazz saxophonist
194:, talent scout and producer with
237:guitar company in 1951, and the
833:20th-century American musicians
823:Jazz musicians from New Orleans
421:. The Guardian, London, England
1:
858:American male double-bassists
828:American jazz double-bassists
258:", Richard's first hit, and "
16:American musician (1907-1965)
848:American male jazz musicians
838:20th-century double-bassists
381:"Lambert, Lloyd (1928-1995)"
200:The Things That I Used to Do
95:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
765:. The Sydney Morning Herald
310:, James Thunderbird Davis,
874:
620:"Lloyd Lambert Biography"
28:
593:. Swallow Publications.
508:"Thibodaux's Sugar Bowl"
455:. Wavelength (June 1987)
331:Kipori 'Baby Wolf' Woods
61:"Luscious" Lloyd Lambert
589:Hannusch, Jeff (1985).
302:who was directing the
103:Jazz, rhythm and blues
41:Background information
481:Tomko, Gene (2020).
453:Scholarworks.uno.edu
358:. The Times-Picayune
119:Bass, piano, trumpet
111:Musician, bandleader
79:Thibodaux, Louisiana
51:Lloyd Joseph Lambert
564:Wirt, John (2014).
514:. Offbeat magazine
312:Earl "Fatha" Hines
188:Huey "Piano" Smith
736:Music.metason.net
674:"Lloyd Lambert".
575:978-0-8071-5295-9
492:978-0-8071-6932-2
316:Wallace Davenport
196:Specialty Records
133:
132:
129:c.1930s – c.1990s
865:
775:
774:
772:
770:
757:Johnson, Chris.
754:
748:
747:
745:
743:
728:
722:
721:
714:
708:
707:
700:
694:
693:
686:
680:
679:
671:
662:
661:
659:
657:
641:
635:
634:
632:
630:
616:
605:
604:
586:
580:
579:
561:
555:
554:
537:
524:
523:
521:
519:
506:Hannusch, Jeff.
503:
497:
496:
478:
465:
464:
462:
460:
444:
431:
430:
428:
426:
410:
397:
396:
394:
392:
377:
368:
367:
365:
363:
347:
304:Houston Symphony
202:" topped the US
126:
92:
89:October 31, 1995
75:
73:
58:
48:
33:
19:
873:
872:
868:
867:
866:
864:
863:
862:
798:
797:
784:
779:
778:
768:
766:
756:
755:
751:
741:
739:
732:"Lloyd Lambert"
730:
729:
725:
716:
715:
711:
702:
701:
697:
688:
687:
683:
673:
672:
665:
655:
653:
650:Guitarworld.com
643:
642:
638:
628:
626:
618:
617:
608:
601:
588:
587:
583:
576:
563:
562:
558:
551:
539:
538:
527:
517:
515:
505:
504:
500:
493:
480:
479:
468:
458:
456:
446:
445:
434:
424:
422:
413:Vacher, Peter.
412:
411:
400:
390:
388:
379:
378:
371:
361:
359:
349:
348:
344:
339:
292:Peacock Records
276:
260:Long Tall Sally
248:
231:
229:Instrumentalist
223:Lawrence Cotton
168:
155:
136:
124:
94:
90:
77:
71:
69:
56:
46:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
871:
869:
861:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
800:
799:
796:
795:
790:
783:
782:External links
780:
777:
776:
749:
723:
709:
695:
681:
663:
652:. Guitar World
636:
606:
599:
581:
574:
556:
549:
525:
498:
491:
466:
447:Slim, Almost.
432:
419:Newspapers.com
398:
369:
350:Spera, Keith.
341:
340:
338:
335:
320:Lillian Boutte
275:
272:
268:Big Joe Turner
252:Little Richard
247:
244:
230:
227:
192:Johnny Vincent
167:
164:
154:
151:
135:Musical artist
134:
131:
130:
127:
121:
120:
117:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:(aged 67)
87:
83:
82:
67:
63:
62:
59:
53:
52:
49:
43:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
870:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
805:
803:
794:
791:
789:
786:
785:
781:
764:
760:
753:
750:
737:
733:
727:
724:
719:
718:The Jazz Book
713:
710:
705:
699:
696:
691:
685:
682:
677:
670:
668:
664:
651:
647:
644:Brakes, Rod.
640:
637:
625:
621:
615:
613:
611:
607:
602:
600:0-9614245-0-8
596:
592:
585:
582:
577:
571:
568:. LSU Press.
567:
560:
557:
552:
550:9780195313734
546:
542:
536:
534:
532:
530:
526:
513:
509:
502:
499:
494:
488:
484:
477:
475:
473:
471:
467:
454:
450:
443:
441:
439:
437:
433:
420:
416:
409:
407:
405:
403:
399:
386:
382:
376:
374:
370:
357:
353:
346:
343:
336:
334:
332:
327:
323:
321:
317:
313:
309:
308:Snooks Eaglin
305:
301:
297:
296:Arnett Cobb's
293:
289:
285:
281:
273:
271:
269:
265:
264:T-Bone Walker
261:
257:
253:
245:
243:
240:
236:
228:
226:
224:
220:
219:Clarence Ford
215:
213:
210:
207:
206:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
180:
178:
174:
165:
163:
161:
152:
150:
148:
144:
140:
139:Lloyd Lambert
128:
122:
118:
116:Instrument(s)
114:
110:
108:Occupation(s)
106:
102:
98:
88:
84:
80:
68:
64:
60:
57:Also known as
54:
50:
44:
39:
35:Lloyd Lambert
32:
27:
23:Lloyd Lambert
20:
769:12 September
767:. Retrieved
762:
752:
740:. Retrieved
735:
726:
717:
712:
703:
698:
689:
684:
678:(126). 1996.
676:Living Blues
675:
654:. Retrieved
649:
639:
629:19 September
627:. Retrieved
623:
590:
584:
565:
559:
540:
518:16 September
516:. Retrieved
511:
501:
482:
457:. Retrieved
452:
425:14 September
423:. Retrieved
418:
389:. Retrieved
384:
360:. Retrieved
355:
345:
328:
324:
300:Andre Previn
277:
256:Tutti Frutti
249:
232:
216:
203:
181:
173:Dew Drop Inn
169:
156:
138:
137:
125:Years active
91:(1995-10-31)
76:June 4, 1928
813:1995 deaths
808:1928 births
742:2 September
656:9 September
512:Offbeat.com
459:4 September
391:1 September
362:5 September
284:Nappy Brown
274:Later years
246:Studio work
184:Ray Charles
177:Guitar Slim
153:Early years
802:Categories
763:Smh.com.au
337:References
280:Carol Fran
160:Kid Howard
72:1928-06-04
47:Birth name
738:. Metason
205:Billboard
356:Nola.com
624:Last.fm
209:R&B
143:R&B
597:
572:
547:
489:
385:Bnf.fr
239:Gibson
235:Fender
100:Genres
81:, U.S.
212:chart
166:1950s
771:2023
744:2023
658:2023
631:2023
595:ISBN
570:ISBN
545:ISBN
520:2023
487:ISBN
461:2023
427:2023
393:2023
364:2023
318:and
288:Duke
282:and
254:on "
147:jazz
145:and
86:Died
66:Born
333:.
804::
761:.
734:.
666:^
648:.
622:.
609:^
528:^
510:.
469:^
451:.
435:^
417:.
401:^
383:.
372:^
354:.
322:.
314:,
290:/
266:,
773:.
746:.
660:.
633:.
603:.
578:.
553:.
522:.
495:.
463:.
429:.
395:.
366:.
74:)
70:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
