If you are looking for that original New Orleans rock and roll sound look no further than the 'fess. Professor Longhair perfected the boogie woogie sound that NOLA is famous for with Dr. John, etc. This record originally came out in 1977 and features all his classics: Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu, Jambalaya (On the Bayou), Tipitina and my favorite version of Stagger Lee. I suspect he was playing in and around New Orleans for many years before he cut this record as there are so many of his most popular songs on it. There are also some pretty well know musicians helping him out, not least of them Clarance "Gatemouth" Brown on guitar.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Professor Longhair - Rock and Roll Gumbo
If you are looking for that original New Orleans rock and roll sound look no further than the 'fess. Professor Longhair perfected the boogie woogie sound that NOLA is famous for with Dr. John, etc. This record originally came out in 1977 and features all his classics: Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu, Jambalaya (On the Bayou), Tipitina and my favorite version of Stagger Lee. I suspect he was playing in and around New Orleans for many years before he cut this record as there are so many of his most popular songs on it. There are also some pretty well know musicians helping him out, not least of them Clarance "Gatemouth" Brown on guitar.
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