Rock 'n Roll Gumbo - SUNNYSIDE
Released: Aug 1, 2006
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Released: Aug 1, 2006
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This delightful Professor Longhair album has almost slipped through the cracks more times than a skinny feather in the wind. Recorded in April 1974 in Bogalusa, LA (Professor Longhair's birthplace)...
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Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Released: Mar 14, 2006
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Released: Mar 14, 2006
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Professor Longhair's Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a strange collection because in essence, it is a CD reissue of his Mardi Gras in New Orleans from Nighthawk's 1981 release; but not quite. It...
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Do the Mess Around
Released: Nov 8, 2005
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Released: Nov 8, 2005
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This is late-period Professor Longhair material assembled by AIM Marketing. The track selection is the standard fare, and the performance is acceptable if not prime "Fess." There are 20 cuts, the...
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A Proper Introduction to Professor Longhair: Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Released: Apr 6, 2004
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Released: Apr 6, 2004
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Big Easy Strut: The Essential Professor Longhair
Released: Jan 8, 2002
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Released: Jan 8, 2002
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For starters, the subtitle "The Essential Professor Longhair" is more than a little misleading. This set is a presentation of the great Roy Byrd, performing at a northside Chicago club called Biddy...
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1949
Released: Jul 10, 2001
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Released: Jul 10, 2001
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This exacting chronological survey of Professor Longhair's first recordings is a welcome alternative to the usual reissue practice of mingling some of these tracks with later material from the...
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