Lloyd Lambert

Jazz & rhythm & blues bassist, born Thibodeaux, Louisiana, 4 July 1928, died 31 October 1995. Bassist and bandleader "Luscious" Lloyd Lambert's band backed Guitar Slim in the studio and on the road in the 1950s; he also worked with Ray Charles and Little Richard, among many others. In later years, he was a fixture at Bourbon Street clubs, toured with Lillian Boutté, and occasionally sat in at Preservation Hall. He was the brother of piano great Phamous Lambert, the father of Theresa Andersson bassist Lloyd Lambert, Jr., and the grandfather of bluesman Kipori Woods.