- Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo · 1977
- Ultimate Mardi Gras · 2000
- New Orleans Piano (Mono) · 1972
- We Got a Party - The Best of Ron Records, Vol. 1 · 1972
- New Orleans Piano (Mono) · 1972
- Crawfish Fiesta (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
- Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo · 1977
- Crawfish Fiesta (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
- New Orleans Piano (Mono) · 1972
- Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo · 1977
- Crawfish Fiesta (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
- New Orleans Piano (Mono) · 1949
- Crawfish Fiesta (Bonus Track Version) · 1980
Essential Albums
Artist Playlists
- The rollicking pianist came to define the New Orleans sound.
- To know the lively pianist is to know New Orleans.
Singles & EPs
- 1993
Live Albums
Compilations
- 2020
- 2010
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
- December 19, 1918
- GENRE
- Blues