Professor Longhair Music

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Artist Overview
New Orleans pianist Henry Byrd, known to the world at large as Professor Longhair, or just "'Fess," was a vital bridge between jazz, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues in the middle of the 20th century. An interpreter, stylist, and innovator, he's a prime figure in New Orleans's rich musical history. His whooping vocal style and percussive, highly rhythmic piano playing are hallmarks of the New Orleans R&B style, and many of his songs ("Big Chief," "Tipitina") have become standards of the genre.

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Red Beans 'N' Rice - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 08/04/2009
Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. An enigmatic pianist and vocalist whose hip-shaking, Caribbean-influenced sound in many ways is the... [ 1080160_CD ]
 
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Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 11/19/1991
MARDI GRAS IN BATON ROUGE is a collection of previously unreleased material recorded in Baton Rouge and Memphis during the 1970s. The CD... [ 135418_CD ]
 
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Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 11/23/1993
FESS: THE PROFESSOR LONGHAIR ANTHOLOGY includes tracks spanning the breadth of Roy Byrd's career, from 1950 to 1980, incorporating his... [ 135413_CD ]
 
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Crawfish Fiesta - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 10/17/1990
Personnel: Professor Longhair (piano, vocals); Dr. John (guitar); Andy Kaslow, Tony Dagradi (tenor saxophones); Jim Moore (baritone... [ 135412_CD ]
 
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The London Concert [Digipak] - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 04/15/2008
Personnel includes: Professor Longhair (vocals, piano); Alfred Roberts (congas). Recorded live at The New London Theatre, London,... [ 1018095_CD ]
 
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Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 08/01/2006
Personnel: Professor Longhair (vocals, piano); Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (guitar, violin); Jerry Jumonville (tenor saxophone); Steve... [ 922826_CD ]
 
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Big Easy Strut - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 01/08/2002
Personnel includes: Henry "Professor Longhair" Byrd (vocals, piano); Wardell Quezergue (arranger); Red Tyler (saxophone); Earl Palmer,... [ 442039_CD ]
 
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New Orleans Piano - Blues Originals, Vol. 2 - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 03/01/1989
Professor Longhair is the fountainhead of New Orleans R&B, and NEW ORLEANS PIANO is one of the style's essential documents. It contains... [ 135419_CD ]
 
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Bird Lives! - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 10/05/2004
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Ball The Wall!: Live At Tipitina's 1978 - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 11/02/2004
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Primo Collection - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 01/13/2009
Singer/pianist Professor Longhair is the godfather of New Orleans R&B; his early recordings defined the style, setting the pace not just... [ 1057446_CD ]
 
Mardi Gras In New Orleans - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 03/14/2006
It's a mark of the man's musical influence that the title track to this concise collection of vintage Professor Longhair compositions... [ 753934_CD ]
 
Do The Mess Around - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 11/08/2005
Personnel: Professor Longhair (piano, vocoder). [ 608913_CD ]
 
Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 01/01/1985
Personnel: [Henry Roeland Byrd] a.k.a. Professor Longhair (piano, vocals), Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (guitar, violin), Julius Farmer... [ 135421_CD ]
 
Professor Longhair: Tipitina - The Complete 1949-1957 New Orleans Recordings - CD
Professor Longhair
Release Date: 04/22/2008
Throwing on this collection of Professor Longhair's late-1940s/mid-'50s recordings is like turning to page one of the New Orleans R&B... [ 1019767_CD ]