Professor Longhair
Dubbed Professor Longhair due to his luxuriant locks as a young piano player in
New Orleans in the 1940s, Henry Roeland 'Roy' Byrd made records in the '50s but
abandoned music in the following decade only to be hailed as a revelation in a
'70s comeback. He is now revered as a key figure in Deep South blues and the
development of rock & roll. His definitive album, 'House Party New Orleans
Style' won him a posthumous Grammy Award for best traditional blues recording in
1987 and he has been inducted into both the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame.
Starting out...
Go to the Mardi GrasProfessor Longhair
Rum And Coke
2:46
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)Professor Longhair
Rock'n Roll Gumbo
Big ChiefProfessor Longhair
House Party New Orleans Style
Mess AroundProfessor Longhair
Rock'n Roll Gumbo
TipitinaProfessor Longhair and Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars
Rock'n Roll Gumbo
2:25
Mardi Gras in New OrleansRoy Brown and Professor Longhair
Rock'n Roll Gumbo
2:55
