- The Recipe for Gumbo · 2019
- Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo (Maison de Blues Series) · 1977
- Ultimate Mardi Gras · 2000
- Best Of · 2013
- Best Of · 2013
- Mardi Gras In Baton Rouge · 1991
- New Orleans Voodoo Soul · 2022
- The Bach of Rock · 2020
- The Bach of Rock · 2020
- The Bach of Rock · 2020
- The Bach of Rock · 2020
- The Bach of Rock · 2020
- The Bach of Rock · 2020
Essential Albums
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
- 2012
Artist Playlists
- The rollicking pianist came to define the New Orleans sound.
- To know the lively pianist is to know New Orleans.
Live Albums
About Professor Longhair
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.
- HOMETOWN
- Bogalusa, LA, United States
- BORN
- 19 December 1918
- GENRE
- Blues