A previously unreleased Professor Longhair recording will finally see the light of day this year. The forthcoming album–Live at the University of Chicago Folk Festival – February 1, 1976--is slated ...

Everyone in New Orleans has heard at least one Professor Longhair tune in their life, but the late piano master deserves a much wider audience. With a recent write up in the Washington Post and a pair ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE)—On the eve of Jazz Fest’s final day, a vibrant block party erupted to celebrate the renaming of Terpsichore Street to honor New Orleans music legend Professor Longhair. Known ...

In this space from now until Fat Tuesday, we’ll look at some of the names and voices behind some iconic New Orleans Carnival songs. There are few people higher on that list than Professor Longhair, ...

There’s a new “Big Chief” in town. On Tuesday, Mardi Gras Records released "I'm Feeling Good! (Big Chief Remix)," a wholesale reinvention of Professor Longhair’s timeless 1965 Carnival classic “Big ...

Can’t wait to check out 'Professor Longhair, Rugged and Funky' tonight? Pinpointing where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to watch this Joshua J. Bagnall directed movie can be confusing so we at ...

Bruce Iglauer, the founder of roots-music label Alligator Records, never tires of Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Professor Longhair. Likewise, 33 years after the New Orleans piano master’s death on Jan. 30, ...

Tracks 1-5 produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. Tracks 6-16 produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Reissue produced by Bob Porter. Album research & compilation by Jerry Wexler & Ilhan ...