Professor Longhair
USA, 1948–1980
The father of modern New Orleans piano — his rhumba-boogie 'Fess groove ('Tipitina', 'Big Chief') fused Caribbean rhythm with barrelhouse blues and shaped Fats Domino, Dr. John and beyond.
USA, 1948–1980
The father of modern New Orleans piano — his rhumba-boogie 'Fess groove ('Tipitina', 'Big Chief') fused Caribbean rhythm with barrelhouse blues and shaped Fats Domino, Dr. John and beyond.