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.

• Amos Milburn
• Dave Bartholomew
• Earl King
• Fats Domino
• Huey "Piano" Smith
• Johnnie Johnson
• Otis Spann
• Pete Johnson
• Pinetop Perkins
• Smiley Lewis
• Snooks Eaglin
• Sunnyland Slim
• Tuts Washington

• Al Broussard
• Albert Ammons/Lewis/Johnson
• Cripple Clarence Lofton
• Earl Hines & His Orchestra
• Eubie Blake
• Fats Waller
• James P. Johnson
• Jelly Roll Morton
• Scott Joplin
• Willie "The Lion" Smith
• Xavier Cugat

• Allen Toussaint
• Dr. John
• Harry Connick Jr.
• James Booker
• Joe Krown
• Jon Cleary
• Marcia Ball
• The Blasters
• The Neville Brothers
• The Subdudes
• Zachary Richard

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