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Professor Longhair (December 19, 1918 – January 30, 1980; born Henry Roeland Byrd, also known as Roy "Bald Head" Byrd and as Fess) was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. Professor Longhair is noteworthy for having been active in two distinct periods, both in the heyday of early rhythm and blues, and in the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz after the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
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Rumba Blues from the 1940s: Latin Music Shaping the Blues [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:54 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:03 |
It's Jamaica Jump Blues Time! Jamaican Sound System Classics 1941-1962 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand | 2:15 |
Original Hits From the 50's [Love Songs,Country,Jazz & Rock 'n' Roll] [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 2:31 |
Blacktop Blues A-Rama: Live At Tipitina's New Orleans 1977-1989 [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Go To the Mardi Gras | 3:03 |
| Big Chief | 3:22 |
Let's Go to New Orleans: The Sansu Sessions [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tipitina | 3:29 |
| Big Chief | 3:09 |
| Stagger Lee | 2:53 |
| Jambalaya | 5:00 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:14 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 3:00 |
The Blues [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand | |
| Hey Little Girl | |
| She Walks Right In | |
| Tipitina | |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | |
| No Buts - No Maybes |
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues 1955-1962: From Rock’n’Roll To The End Of The Car [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand | 1:40 |
| Go To the Mardi Gras | 2:53 |
| Big Chief | 4:28 |
Mardi Gras In New Orleans: Complete Recordings 1949-1962 [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| She Walks Right In | 2:48 |
| No Buts No Maybes | 2:11 |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand | 2:14 |
| Go To the Mardi Gras | 2:47 |
New Orleans Funk, Vol. 3: Two-Way-Pocky-Way, Gumbo Ya-Ya & The Mardi Gras Mambo [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Go To the Mardi Gras | 2:46 |
The Complete Ric & Ron Recordings, Vol. 6: Classic New Orleans R&B And More, 1958-1965 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Go To the Mardi Gras | 2:56 |
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 2: Jazz, Blues & Creole Roots 1923-1953 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:53 |
| Tipitina | 2:24 |
ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 2:48 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:03 |
| Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand | 2:15 |
No Buts, No Maybes [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Buts, No Maybes | 2:10 |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand | 2:09 |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand [Alternate Take] | 1:41 |
Red Beans N Rice [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:24 |
| Jambalaya | 3:56 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:18 |
| Big Chief | 3:36 |
| Tipitina | 3:30 |
The Primo Collection [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Buts-No Maybes | 2:09 |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand | 2:08 |
| Tipitina | 2:38 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:52 |
| She Walks Right In | 2:50 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:01 |
Tipitina: The Complete 1949-1957 New Orleans Recordings [2008]
The Essential Blue Archive: Mardi Gras in New Orleans [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:22 |
| She Walks Right In | 3:07 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:00 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 1: 1947-1952 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hey Little Girl | 3:02 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:52 |
Crescent City Classics: New Orleans R&B [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | |
| She Walks Right In |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans [Collectables] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:56 |
| Tipitina | 2:39 |
| She Walks Right In | 2:50 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:03 |
Do the Mess Around [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Chief | 3:10 |
| Tipitina | 3:45 |
| Mess Around | 4:18 |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 3:55 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:55 |
| Stagger Lee | 2:53 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:14 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola | 2:25 |
Roy Brown & New Orleans R&B [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:55 |
| She Walks Right In | 3:09 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:03 |
The Complete London Concert [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mess Around | 4:27 |
| Whole Lot of Loving | 2:45 |
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 2:50 |
| Tipitina | 3:50 |
| Big Chief | 3:30 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:16 |
The London Concert [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mess Around | 4:26 |
| Whole Lot of Loving | 2:45 |
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 2:50 |
| Tipitina | 3:50 |
| Big Chief | 3:30 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:16 |
Ball the Wall: Live at Tipitina's 1978 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:18 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola | 3:11 |
| Whole Lotta Lovin' | 3:34 |
| Hey Little Girl | 4:47 |
| Mess Around | 4:28 |
| Tipitina | 3:24 |
Blowing the Fuse: 28 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1950 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:52 |
Byrd Lives [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mess Around | 4:55 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 3:33 |
| Whole Lotta Lovin' | 5:21 |
| Hey Little Girl | 5:03 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola | 2:35 |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 5:48 |
| Tipitina | 4:57 |
| Big Chief | 4:22 |
| Lucille | 3:30 |
Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tipitina | 2:39 |
Big Easy Strut: The Essential Professor Longhair [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tipitina | 3:27 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:56 |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 3:54 |
| Stagger Lee | 2:59 |
| Big Chief | 4:14 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:16 |
Let the Good Times Roll: 20 of New Orleans' Finest R&B Classics 1949-1966 [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:53 |
Gettin' Funky: The Birth of New Orleans R&B [Box] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:53 |
| She Walks Right In | 2:51 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:03 |
Gettin' Funky: The Birth of New Orleans R&B, Vol. 1 [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:53 |
| She Walks Right In | 2:51 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:03 |
Mississippi Blues, Vol. 2: New Orleans to Chicago [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 2:54 |
| Big Chief | 3:28 |
Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America [Box Set] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 3:25 |
The Carnival Day: The Essential Recordings of New Orleans [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:21 |
The Ebb Records Story, Vol. 2: Blues N' Rhythm & Rock N' Roll (1957-1959) [Specialty] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Buts, No Maybes | 2:11 |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand [#] | 1:51 |
Professor Longhair's Boogie [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:21 |
| She Walks Right In | 3:08 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:02 |
The History of Pop Radio, Vol. 14: 1949 [OSA/Radio History] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:24 |
The History of Pop Radio: 1920-1951 [OSA/Radio History] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:24 |
From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 3:11 |
Go to the Mardi Gras [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mess Around | 4:05 |
| Tipitina | 4:01 |
| Stompin' With Fess [Instrumental] | 4:52 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:19 |
| Whole Lotta Lovin' | 3:43 |
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 3:21 |
| Big Chief | 4:16 |
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:23 |
| Big Chief | 3:42 |
| Tipitina | 3:36 |
Collector's Choice [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 2:47 |
| Big Chief | 2:23 |
| Big Chief [Alternate Take] | 2:27 |
Big Chief [Charly] [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Chief | 3:50 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:03 |
| Mess Around | 3:25 |
| Tipitina | 3:55 |
| Stagger Lee | 5:03 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola | 2:03 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:53 |
Big Chief [Rhino] [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Chief | 3:50 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:03 |
| Mess Around | 3:25 |
| Tipitina | 3:55 |
| Stagger Lee | 5:03 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola | 2:03 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:53 |
Big Chief [Tomato] [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Chief | 3:53 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:09 |
| Mess Around | 3:32 |
| Tipitina | 3:58 |
| Stagger Lee | 5:04 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola | 2:03 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:54 |
Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tipitina | 2:39 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:03 |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand | 2:14 |
| No Buts, No Maybes | 2:12 |
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 2:48 |
| There Is Something on Your Mind | 3:06 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:56 |
| Stag-O-Lee | 2:58 |
| Mess Around | 2:37 |
| Whole Lotta Lovin' | 3:49 |
| Thank You Pretty Baby | 3:56 |
| Sick and Tired | 3:15 |
| Mean Old World | 2:42 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola [Version 2] | 2:28 |
Howling Wolf Blues: The Story of Talent & Star Talent Records [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans |
Rum & Coke [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 3:57 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola [Version 2] | 2:28 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 4:51 |
| Whole Lotta Lovin' | 4:53 |
Live in Germany [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stompin With Fess [Instrumental] | 4:53 |
| Mess Around | 4:12 |
| Big Chief | 4:28 |
| Whole Lotta Lovin' | 3:54 |
| Tipitina | 4:09 |
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 3:30 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:23 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [Box] [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hey Little Girl | 3:01 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 3:25 |
| Tipitina | 2:47 |
Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:56 |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 2:11 |
| Tipitina | 3:22 |
| Mean Old World | 2:40 |
| Sick and Tired | 3:14 |
| There Is Something on Your Mind | 2:49 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola | 3:03 |
| Whole Lotta Lovin' | 2:47 |
House Party New Orleans Style [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Buts, No Maybes | 2:12 |
| She Walks Right In | 2:55 |
| Thank You Pretty Baby | 3:57 |
| Tipitina | 4:25 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:54 |
| Big Chief | 3:17 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 1 (1947-1952) [1985]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hey Little Girl | 3:01 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:51 |
The Last Mardi Gras [1982]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Chief | 4:11 |
| Jambalaya | 4:41 |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 4:32 |
| Mess Around | 3:52 |
| Rum & Coca-Cola | 2:36 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola | 2:28 |
| Stag-O-Lee | 5:09 |
| Tipitina | 4:51 |
| Boogie Woogie [Instrumental] | 3:38 |
A Proper Introduction to Professor Longhair: Mardi Gras in New Orleans [1981]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:55 |
| She Walks Right In | 2:53 |
| Hey Little Girl | 3:05 |
| Tipitina | 2:41 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans [1981]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:19 |
| Big Chief | 3:40 |
| Tipitina | 3:36 |
| No Buts No Maybes | |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand |
Live on the Queen Mary [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mess Around | 4:02 |
| Tipitina | 3:49 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:55 |
| Stagger Lee | 3:03 |
Rock 'n Roll Gumbo [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mean Old World | 3:31 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:52 |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 3:08 |
| Tipitina | 3:33 |
| Mess Around | 2:33 |
| Stagger Lee | 2:56 |
| Rum and Coca-Cola | 3:08 |
Rock 'n Roll Gumbo [Sunnyside] [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:56 |
| Tipitina | 3:37 |
| Rockin' Pneumonia | 2:41 |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 3:12 |
| Mean Ol' World | 3:35 |
| Stag-O-Lee | 2:57 |
| Mess Around | 2:37 |
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 1976 [1976]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tipitina | 3:28 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:56 |
New Orleans Piano [1972]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tipitina [*] | 2:40 |
| Hey Little Girl | 2:52 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans [#][*] | 2:54 |
| She Walks Right In [#][*] | 3:09 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | |
| She Walks Right In | 2:40 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans [*] | 2:42 |
Feelin' Right Saturday Night: The Ric & Ron Anthology
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 2:56 |
| Tipitina | 2:23 |
Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together [video]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tipitina | |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | |
| Whole Lotta Lovin' |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tipitina | 2:25 |
| Go to the Mardi Gras | 2:46 |
| Stagger Lee | 2:56 |
| Mardi Gras in New Orleans | 2:55 |
| Mess Around | |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | |
| Big Chief | 3:15 |
| Hey Little Girl | 2:52 |
| Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand | 2:15 |
| Whole Lotta Lovin' | 3:46 |
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