Professor Longhair

Aliases: Professor Longhair and His Blues Scholars
Professor Longhair and His New Orleans Boys
Professor Longhair and His Shuffling Hungarians
Roy ("Bald Head") Byrd and His New Orleans Rhythm
Roy Byrd and His Blues Jumpers
Real name: Henry Roeland Byrd
Born: December 19, 1918
Died: January 30, 1980
Country: United States
IPI: 00061725684 9 works
00062672182 1 work
00062672378 2 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Pianist, vocalist and songwriter, born in Bogalusa, Louisiana. He can be considered as the creator of the New Orleans Rhythm & Blues. Musically active from 1949 to 1964, he made a comeback in the early 1970s and was inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 (Early Influence).

Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	Bald Head	Professor Longhair - Arranged & Cond. by: Wardell Quezergue	1964	T.I.s Blue Master
	Bald Head	Roy Byrd and His Blues Jumpers	March 1950	Missing information
	Big Chief	Professor Longhair	February 1965	(27 artists)
	Curly Haired Baby	Roy "Bald Head" Byrd (Professor Longhair)	March 1952	Unverified
i	Doin' It	Professor Longhair	1974	Radoslav Lorkovic
	Go to the Mardi Gras	Professor Longhair	December 1959	(14 artists)
	Her Mind Is Gone	Roy Byrd and His Blues Jumpers	September 1950	(2 artists)
	Hey Little Girl	Roy ("Bald Head") Byrd and His New Orleans Rhythm	October 1951	(3 artists)
	Hey Now Baby	Roy Byrd and His Blues Jumpers	March 1950	Missing information
	In the Night	Professor Longhair and His Blues Scholars	February 1954	(7 artists)
i	Longhair Blues Rhumba	Professor Longhair	1972	Bluesberry
	Mardi Gras in New Orleans	Professor Longhair and His Shuffling Hungarians	1949	(33 artists)
	No Buts - No Maybes	Professor Longhair	May 1957	(6 artists)
	Red Beans	Professor Longhair	February 1980	(5 artists)
	She Walks Right in	Professor Longhair and His New Orleans Boys	February 1950	(6 artists)
	Tipitina	Professor Longhair and His Blues Scholars	February 1954	(12 artists)