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Post by Admin on Dec 19, 2013 17:34:21 GMT -5
On the anniversary of his birth From the "Live on the Queen Mary"
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Post by Admin on Dec 19, 2013 17:37:26 GMT -5
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Post by AlanB on Dec 20, 2013 1:56:25 GMT -5
On the anniversary of his birth From the "Live on the Queen Mary" Here some memorabilia from the 1978 UK tour. Attachments:PLinvite.pdf (110.61 KB)
PLmcClet.pdf (132.47 KB)
ProfL.pdf (49.7 KB)
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Post by AlanB on Dec 20, 2013 2:13:02 GMT -5
From the UK publication Soul Music Monthly 1, January 1967. The following interviews conducted with Clarence "Frogman" Henry in London November 1966 regarding Longhair.
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR As reported to Bill Millar by CLARENCE HENRY
You may not have heard of Longhair but he sure can sing and has given me a lot of musical inspiration. . Still things have really started Jumpin’ since ‘But I Do'. I was surprised to see it go over big in England too, I didn’t think the R & B market was big here. .. Prof. Longhair? Yeah, me and him good friends from way back, He was born in Norlands (phonetic sp.) La He must be about 50-52 years old nowadays I see him quite often No he ain't bald, He's semi bald- And tall. We meet up regular in small clubs in N. O. There's the ‘Sands', yeah and the Pepperpot'. I was still at school when he was having hit discs. My record ‘Tore Up’ that was a big hit 6 months back. Didn't make any charts but it sure made a noise Longhair and Fats been my greatest influences all along. His act? No, he don't move around just sits there and plays piano He'd drop in when I was singing and I’d drop in when he was singing Huey Smith, Irma Thomas, Lee Dorsey, yeah, they're all circulatin'. Songs? Oh well, he’d sing the real old stuff, 'Baldhead' and 'Mardi Gras In New Orleans' Yeah. does 'Big Chief' too. I guess he was influenced by Fats Picon, yeah, that’s French. Lot of French people in Louisiana What you’d call Creole musicians Longhair married? Yeah. gotta wife and a lotta kids Real nice friendly people. (page 16)
CLARENCE HENRY Interviewed by Mike Vernon
I questioned Clarence about some of the musicians working in New Orleans at the moment.
Professor Longhair: Well he’s playing what we call ‘feeling’ music. But he never did get off the ground – always was a local guy. Roy Byrd – that’s right. He stopped playing for a while, but he’s back now. He recorded some new stuff lately. ‘Big Chief’ was one, along with Earl King. He’s a good song writer, and he had a lot of local hits, but nothing really national. (p.15)
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Post by billf on Dec 20, 2013 4:11:07 GMT -5
Love the Professor! Have this one in my CD collection: ... and this in my Spotify playlists:
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Post by JamesP on Dec 19, 2015 4:08:33 GMT -5
Another birthday anniversary for Professor Longhair. Professor Longhair Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair, was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. Wikipedia Born: December 19, 1918, Bogalusa, LA Died: January 30, 1980, New Orleans, LA www.alligator.com/artists/Professor-Longhair/By: Professor Longhair: (Piano Solo Personality). This terrific collection includes 19 solo piano transcriptions from this legendary New Orleans R&B artist. Songs include: Baldhead * Big Chief * Crawfish Fiesta * Gonna Leave This Town * Hey Little Girl * Hey Now Baby * Mardi Gras in New Orleans * Mean Ol' World * Meet Me Tomorrow Night * Mess Around * No Buts No Maybes * She Walks Right in * Stag-O-Lee * Thank You Pretty Baby * Tipitina * more. Features a biography and discography.
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