Professor Longhair

Real Name:
Henry Roland Byrd
Profile:
b : December 19th, 1918 Bogalusa (USA)
d : Jan 30, 1980 in New Orleans (USA)

Professor Longhair can be considered as the creator of the New Orleans Rhythm & Blues. Musically active from 1949 to 1964, he made a comeback in the early seventies.

Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 (Early Influence).
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Discography

Releases:
Big Chief (7")   Watch Records 1964
Crawfish Fiesta (Album) (4 versions)   Alligator Records ... 1980
Going To The Mardi Gras / Going To The Mardi Gras / I Wanna Know (7")   Charly Records Ltd. 1980
Mardi Gras In New Orleans 1949-1957 (LP, Comp)   Nighthawk Records 1981
Mardi Gras In New Orleans • Live 1975 Recording (LP, Album, Mono)   Krazy Kat 1982
The Last Mardi Gras (2xLP, Album)   Atlantic 1982
Live On The Queen Mary (LP, RE)   Stateside 1986
House Party New Orleans Style - The Lost Sessions 1971-1972 (LP)   Zensor 1987
Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology (2xCD, Comp + Box)   Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
Mardi Gras In New Orleans (CD)   Aim Records (Australia) 1999
Big Chief / Sambana (12")   Afro Art 2001
Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo (CD, Album, RE, Comp)   Maison De Blues, Universal Music (France) 2004
Mardi Gras In New Orleans (CD, Comp)   Blue Label (SPV) 2008
Appears On:
The Fabulous Mr. D (LP, RE) Mardi Gras In New Orleans Liberty 1981
As Is (CDr, Album) Mardi Gras Blues Thee Quasi Imprint 2003
New Orleans Blues 1940-1953 (2xCD, Comp) Walk Your Blues Away, ... Frémeaux & Associés 2004
Rare Trax Vol. 39 - Born On The Bayou - Music From Cajun Country (CD, Comp, Car) Tipitina Rolling Stone (Germany) 2005
Tracks Appear On:
New Orleans Rhythm 'N Blues 1949-1967 (LP, Comp) Big Chief Part 1, Big ... Krazy Kat 1982
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974, Vol. 1 (1947–1952) (CD, Comp) Hey Little Girl, Mardi... Atlantic 1985
The Big Easy (Comp) (2 versions) Tipitina Island Masters ... 1987
What's Happening...Stateside? (LP, Comp) Mardi Gras In New Orleans Stateside 1987
New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival 1976 (CD, Album, RE) Tipitina, Mardi Gras I... Rhino Records (2) 1990
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - The New Orleans Sound (2xLP, Comp, RM) Go To The Mardi Gras Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
Mardi Gras Party (CD) Big Chief Zensor 1991
The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Collection (2xCD, Comp) Big Chief Alligator Records 1991
Blues Masters, Volume 14: More Jump Blues (CD) Ball The Wall Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
The Best Of Louisiana Music (CD, Comp) Big Chief, Part 1 Rounder Records 1993
25th Anniversary Collection (2xCD) Crawfish Fiesta Alligator Records 1996
Geschichte Der Popmusik (52xCD, Comp + Box) Mardi Gras In New Orleans Bear Family Records 1998
Say It Loud! A Celebration Of Black Music In America (6xCD, Comp, RM + Box) Mardi Gras In New Orleans Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Club Beats (Series 4 Volume 3) (2xCD) Big Chief (UnitedEyes ... CD Pool 2000
New Orleans Funk: The Original Sound Of Funk 1960-75 (Comp) (2 versions) Big Chief Soul Jazz Records 2000
The Big Chill: Enchanted 02 (2xCD) Big Chief (UnitedEye's... Big Chill Recordings 2000
Dope On Plastic! 8 (CD) Big Chief (Motherland ... React 2001
Dope On Plastic! 8 (2xCD) Big Chief (Motherland ... React 2001
Out There: 2001 Mardi Gras (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Big Chief (Unitedeyes ... Mardi Gras Music 2001
New Orleans Blues 1940-1953 (2xCD, Comp) Walk Your Blues Away, ... Frémeaux & Associés 2004
Rhythm 'N' Blues - Boogie Woogie Goodies (4xCD, Comp) Boogie Woogie (1949) Membran Music Ltd. 2005
Atlantic R&B 1947-1974 - Volume 2: 1952-1954 (CD, Comp, Jew) Tipitina Warner Platinum 2006
Atlantic R&B 1947-74 - Volume 1: 1947-1952 (CD, Comp) Hey Little Girl, Mardi... Warner Platinum 2006
Unofficial Releases:
Rare Funk Vol. 5 - Afro Funk (LP, Comp) Big Chief Cobalt Records  
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Professor Longhair - Crawfish Fiesta