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Professor Longhair

Born:
"Fess" One of the principal pioneers of New Orleans rhythm & blues, his influence can be heard in Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, James Booker and Dr. John, among many others. Known for his unique mix of blues, jazz, calypso, ragtime, and zydeco, "Fess" (as he was known) defined and captured the essence of New Orleans in his music. Born Henry Roeland Byrd in Bogalusa, Louisiana 1918, and raised in New Orleans, Fess started performing at an early age, often dancing down Bourbon Street for tips. In addition to piano, he learned to play guitar and drums in the early 1930s and was in and out of numerous bands. He soon found there were better ways to make money than music
Dr. John: The Montreux Years

by Dave Linn
New Orleans is considered the birthplace of jazz. In the late 1800s, the city was a melting pot of different cultures, including African, European, and Caribbean. This cultural diversity had a profound impact on the music of the city. The new sounds of Dixieland and ragtime became the foundation in the evolution of jazz. Artists such ...
Rhythm and Roots: The Influence of Jazz on Ska and Early Reggae

by Kyle Simpler
If any country could be identified solely by its music, Jamaica would probably be a prime example. Over the years, reggae music has become one of the most identifiable art forms in Jamaica, but this was not always the case. Reggae rose to prominence in the late sixties, and much of its roots are in American ...
Alligator Records: 50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music

Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: DISC 1: Give Me Back My Wig (Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers); I'm A
Woman
(Koko Taylor); Have Mercy (Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell); Somebody Loan Me
A
Dime (Fenton Robinson); It’s My Fault, Darling (Professor Longhair); Telephone
Angel (Son
Seals); Lights Out (Johnny Winter); Blue Monday Hangover (Albert Collins); Little
Car
Blues (James Cotton); The Dream (Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland);
Pawnshop Bound (William Clarke); Ridin' the Blinds (Live) (Lonnie Mack); Cold
Lonely
Nights (Live) (Lonnie Brooks); Soul Fixin’ Man (Live) (Luther Allison); Got My Mojo
Working
(Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown); Sloppy Drunk (Saffire–The Uppity Blues Women);
That
Did It (Roy Buchanan); Keep On Lovin' Me, Baby (The Paladins).
DISC 2: Love Disease (Michael Burks); I'm A Blues Man (Kenny Neal); Run Myself Out of Town (The Holmes Brothers); Jump Star (Little Charlie & The Nightcats); I'm Still Leaving You (Katie Webster); Don't Lose My Number (Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King); Corner Of The Blanket (The Kinsey Report); I Got A Rich Man's Woman (Carey Bell); Au Contraire, Mon Frere (C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band); There's A Devil On The Loose (Mavis Staples); Presumed Innocent (Michael Hill's Blues Mob); Not What You Said Last Night (Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin); Man Of Considerable Taste (Billy Boy Arnold): Ain't Seen My Baby (Cephas & Wiggins); Marfa Lights (Long John Hunter); Phone Line (Dave Hole): Josephine (Eric Lindell); I Won't Do That (Joe Louis Walker); That's What Love Will Make You Do (Janiva Magness); Going Back to Alabama (The Siegel-Schwall Band); Why Don’t You Live So God Can Use You? (Corey Harris & Henry Butler).
DISC 3: Party Town (Marcia Ball); What You See Is What You Get (Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials); In A Roomful Of Blues (Roomful of Blues); Blue and Lonesome (Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues); Outside of This Town (Christone "Kingfish" Ingram); Clotilda's On Fire (Shemekia Copeland); The Longer That I Live (Curtis Salgado); Living In a Burning House (Selwyn Birchwood); Midnight Hour Blues (Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite); Ain't No Fun (When The Rabbit Got The Gun) (The Cash Box Kings); Make It Back To Memphis (Live) (Tommy Castro & The Painkillers); A Woman (Live) (JJ Grey & Mofro); I'm Running (Rick Estrin & The Nightcats); You Didn't Think About That (Coco Montoya); Ice Cream In Hell (Tinsley Ellis); You Won't Have A Problem When I'm Gone (Chris Cain); Too Late (Guitar Shorty); The High Cost of Low Living (The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling); The Chicago Way (Toronzo Cannon).
Nostalgic for New Orleans: Brass Bands, Classic R&B, Trad and New Jazz

by David Brown
I'm nostalgic for jny: New Orleans. Once my home, I just visited after 19 years. This week, R&B with Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Lee Dorsey, Ernie K-Doe & Professor Longhair. Then trad jazz with Panorama Jazz Band, Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong. We'll second line with the Panorama, Treme, Dirty Dozen and Rebirth Brass Bands, and ...
Alberto Pibiri: Living His Jazz Dreamlife

by Schaen Fox
Alberto Pibiri is strongly influenced by Oscar Peterson as well as earlier virtuoso pianists, but has his own style. Happily, his lifelong goal was to settle here in the United States, but his kind of talent would shine and stand out anywhere. All About Jazz: Just where in Italy are you from?
Professor Longhair: The Bach of Rock

by Scott Gudell
Some people swear Professor Longhair (1918--1980) was at the very first New Orleans Mardi Gras back in 1699. However, the truth is that he probably started boppin' and hoppin' at the annual celebration a few years after World War I. He kept going until he passed in 1980 and he experienced over a half century of ...
2020: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
The COVID-19 pandemic put the jazz world in a tailspin, just like the world at large, in 2020. And there is plenty of uncertainty going into the new year about what new normal: might emerge from the darkness. International Jazz Day, like so many other things, became an online virtual event this time around. Pianist Keith ...
The Bach of Rock

Label: Sunset Blvd. Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Bald Head, Mardi Gras In New Orleans, Boyd's Bounce, Bye Bye Baby, East St. Louis Baby, Professor
Longhair's
Boogie, Tipitina, Big Chief, Jambalaya, Got My Mojo Workin', How Long Has That Train Been Gone, Rum &
Coca-
Cola, Doin' It, Hey Now Baby, Her Mind Is Gone, Whole Lotta Lovin', Woke Up This Morning, Auld Lang
Syne, Mardi
Gras In New Orleans (inst.,) Tell Me Pretty Baby, Mess Around, Every Day I Have The Blues, I'm Movin' On,
Cry To
Me, Gone So Long, Stagger Lee, Stompin' With Fess, Is Everything Alright, Junko Partner, Rockin'
Pneumonia,
Lovely Lady, She Walked Right In, Since I Lost My Baby, Untitled (inst.,) Every Day I Have The Blues (inst.)
Charles Rumback: Singing Structures of Rhythm

by Jakob Baekgaard
Versatility, personality and musical empathy are qualities that a modern drummer needs, and Charles Rumback has them in abundance. Based in Chicago, Rumback has accompanied adventurous singer/songwriters like Caleb Willitz, Steve Dawson and Ryley Walker, played jazzy electronica with Colorlist and explored the classic format of the piano trio with bassist John Tate and pianist Jim ...