Professor Longhair - No Buts, No Maybes. Hot in New Orleans!. The 1949-1957 Recordings (2016)

Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Professor Longhair (also known as “Baldhead” or “Fess”), remains one of the most recognizable piano talents to come out of Louisiana. He is often referred to as the father of New Orleans R&B. His funky, rumba-based piano style and delightfully deep and wild-edged voice livened up nightclubs and festivals spanning four decades. He made some of the most captivating songs the world has ever known - expressive music that is virtually unrivaled for its pure joy. If you've never heard him, you don't know as much as you think you do. This best-of collection gathers a variety of the great R&B recordings he made for different labels such as Atlantic, Mercury, Federal and Ebb Records between 1949 and 1957. These recordings also feature a virtual who's who of fabulous musicians from the Crescent City scene, including Earl Palmer, Lee Allen, Alvin “Red” Tyler, Justin Adams and Charles “Hungry” Williams, among others.

TRACKLIST

01. Rockin' with Fess
02. In the Night
03. Look What You're Doin' to Me
04. No Buts, No Maybes
05. Looka No Hair
06. Ball the Wall
07. Tipitina
08. Between the Night and Day
09. Misery
10. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
11. Mardi Gras in New Orleans
12. Hey Now Baby
13. Her Mind Is Gone
14. She Walks Right In
15. Oh Well
16. East St. Louis Baby
17. Hadacol Bounce
18. Gone so Long
19. Curley Haired Baby
20. Bald Head
21. Been Foolin' Around
22. Between the Night and Day (Alternate Take)
23. Her Mind Is Gone (Version 2)
24. Boogie Woogie
25. Who's Been Foolin' You
26. Hey Now Baby (Version 2)
27. Walk Your Blues Away
28. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (Alternate Take)