Roots and Rhythms
Sunday February 28th, 2021 with Rhumba Renny
The piano powered rhumba boogie of Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd a.k.a. PROFESSOR LONGHAIR, the pure, joyful essence of New Orleans' R&B.
| A birthday dedication to Lina. Have fun today & enjoy your next year. Being #* years old is just like being 30 these days. |
| Lovely Lene DIZ & THE DOORMEN - Tonky Honk - 1995/2009 Ace |
| Longhair Stomp ROY BYRD & HIS BLUES JUMPERS - Blues, Boogie, And Bop: The Best Of The 1940s Mercury Sessions - 1949 Mercury Records |
| Bald Head ROY BYRD & HIS BLUES JUMPERS - Mercury R+B '46-'62 - 1950 Mercury Records |
| Hey Now Baby ROY BYRD & HIS BLUES JUMPERS - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1950 Mercury Records |
| Oh Well ROY BYRD & HIS BLUES JUMPERS - Mercury R+B '46-'62 - 1950 Mercury Records |
| Hadacol Bounce ROY BYRD & HIS BLUES JUMPERS - Blues, Boogie, And Bop: The Best Of The 1940s Mercury Sessions - 1950 Mercury Records |
| Walk Your Blues Away PROFESSOR LONGHAIR & HIS BLUES SCHOLARS - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1950 Atlantic |
| Mardi Gras In New Orleans PROFESSOR LONGHAIR & HIS NEW ORLEANS BOYS - Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 - 1950 Atlantic |
| She Walks Right In ROY "BALDHEAD" BYRD - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1950 Atlantic |
| Willie Mae ROLAND BYRD - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1951 Atlantic |
| Rockin' With Fess ROY "PROFESSOR LONGHAIR" BYRD - The King R&B Box Set - 1951 Federal Records/2010 Gusto Records |
| Tipitina PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - Atlantic Blues: Piano (originally released on New Orleans Piano) - recorded 1953 unissued until 1972/1986 Atlantic |
| Ball The Wall PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - Blues Masters, Vol. 14: More Jump Blues - recorded 1953 unissued until 1972/1993 Rhino Records |
| Misery PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1957 Ebb Records |
| Looka, No Hair PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1957 Ebb Records |
| No Buts, No Maybes PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1957 Ebb Records |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1957 Ebb Records |
| Cuttin' Out PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1959 Ron |
| Go To The Mardi Gras PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - Gumbo Ya Ya - The Cosimo Matassa Story Volume 2: Sea Cruise - 1959 Ron Record Co. |
| Big Chief. Pt 2 PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1965 Watch Records |
| Professor Longhair Blues PROFESSOR LONGHAIR & HIS BLUES SCHOLARS - 'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology - 1950 Atlantic |
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I really should have done this show a couple of weeks ago for Mardi Gras. As Maxwell Smart so often said: "I missed it by that much.....".
7:57 PM, February 28th, 2021