Professor Longhair, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1980)

Professor Longhair

American blues musician (1918–1980)

Henry Roeland Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair or "Fess" for short, was an American singer and pianist who performed New Orleans blues. He was active in two distinct periods, first in the heyday of early rhythm and blues and later in the resurgence of interest in…