Professor Longhair: The Music Genius of Mardi Gras the World Forgot!
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Professor Longhair: The Music Genius of Mardi Gras the World Forgot!
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Remembering Professor Longhair, born Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd on December 19, 1918, in Bogalusa, Louisiana – he died on January 30, 1980. He was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. Professor Longhair is noteworthy for having been active in two distinct periods, both in the heyday of early rhythm and blues, and in the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz after the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The music journalist Tony Russell, in his book The Blues – From Robe
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Remembering Professor Longhair, born Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd on December 19, 1918, in Bogalusa, Louisiana – he died on January 30, 1980. He was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. Professor Longhair is noteworthy for having been active in two distinct periods, both in the heyday of early rhythm and blues, and in the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz after the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The music journalist Tony Russell, in his book The Blues – From Robe
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Big Chief - Professor Longhair
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Dr. John tells the story of Professor Longhair's "Big Chief" and how the horn arrangement by Wardell Quezergue threw Fess a "curvature of the mind"! We just got through Mardi Gras ini New Orleans. Professor Longhair's "Big Chief" has always been one of my favorite MG tunes. This is a great story from Dr. John about the recording of this iconic song. | Stanton Moore
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Dr. John tells the story of Professor Longhair's "Big Chief" and how the horn arrangement by Wardell Quezergue threw Fess a "curvature of the mind"! We just got through Mardi Gras ini New Orleans. Professor Longhair's "Big Chief" has always been one of my favorite MG tunes. This is a great story from Dr. John about the recording of this iconic song. | Stanton Moore
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The legendary Dr.John, Professor Longhair, Earl King and The Meters perform Big Chief in live grand finale of "Dr. John's New Orleans Swamp" on PBS Soundstage in 1974, Chicago. Dr. John Official | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives"
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