Professor Longhair’s rumba-mambo-barrelhouse-boogie-blues piano set the stage for generations of New Orleans pianists. Songwriter, pianist and producer Allen Toussaint, one of many famous fans of ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- If you've got it in your head that the blues is just one, simple genre of music, usually done by a guy with a guitar singing about his little red rooster, then please meet Marcia Ball ...

In 1976, during a legend-cementing career comeback, the New Orleans piano hero played a fierce rendition of "Mess Around" live in Chicago. Songs We Love: Professor Longhair, 'Mess Around (Live)' The ...

If you’ve been to Tipitina’s or the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, or listened to the likes of Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Art Neville, Jon Cleary, James Booker or Marcia Ball, you’re ...

The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting the moments and people that connect and inspire us. Today, ...

One of the principal pioneers of New Orleans rhythm & blues, his influence can be heard in Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, James Booker and Dr. John, among many others. Known for his unique mix of blues ...

Tracks 1-5 produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. Tracks 6-16 produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Reissue produced by Bob Porter. Album research & compilation by Jerry Wexler & Ilhan ...

Some people swear Professor Longhair (1918—1980) was at the very first New Orleans Mardi Gras back in 1699. However, the truth is that he probably started boppin' and hoppin' at the annual celebration ...

NEW ORLEANS -- In 1975, Paul and Linda McCartney and their band Wings came to New Orleans to record their album, "Venus and Mars," at Allen Toussaint's Sea-Saint Studios in Gentilly. Later that year, ...