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 Down", "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy", "Bad Boy" and "She Said Yeah". John Lennon was a fan, and the Beatles and several other British Invasion groups recorded several of his songs
