-
Artist:
-
Album:
Rarely do you get to see 3 piano's playing together. It's even more rare to see 3 legends pound out a little boogie woogie for your pleasure. Ah, YouTube...you show me so much stuff.
More >
Professor Longhair
Duel, I Say - Alan Toussaint, Professor Longhair, and "Tuts" Washington in Tickle the Ivories
Waitin’ on the Levee
-
Artist:
-
Album:Collector's Choice: Professor Longhair
-
Track:
The only good Hurricane is one in a glass … and that would be one of those trademark over-sweet French Quarter drinks that I eschew in favor of a Ramos Fizz whenever I’m in my beloved New Orleans. As for the meteorological variety, the name Katrina will always be associated with tragedy – unless the woman of my dreams turns out to be a Katrina, and even then, well, you never know.I'm not sur
More >
Your Funky Friday wake-up call, with Professor Longhair
-
Artist:
-
Album:
-
Track:She Walked Right In
This cut predates anything that could technically be defined as funk. (Although the release date on this album is 1972, it's filled with songs that the 'Fess had been recording since the Fifties, or even earlier.) But it's from New Orleans and it makes me move around in my computer chair in a spirited manner, so I am personally stretching the definition.What makes Professor Longhair so great? A...
More >
Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together
-
Artist:
-
Album:Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo
-
Track:Rum And Coke
Inspired by some recent posts by "*Madeline Burke*":http://mog.com/Madeline_Burke featuring New Orleans music and musicians, i went looking for Good Stuff by "*Professor Longhair*":http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ilu36jph71w0~T1, my favourite Big Easy piano player:With the *Meters*:and *Dr John*:*Tuts Washington* plays his Junker Blues, from which Fess derived Tipitina:From the ...
More >
Waitin’ on the Levee
-
Artist:
-
Album:Collector's Choice: Professor Longhair
-
Track:
The only good Hurricane is one in a glass … and that would be one of those trademark over-sweet French Quarter drinks that I eschew in favor of a Ramos Fizz whenever I’m in my beloved New Orleans. As for the meteorological variety, the name Katrina will always be associated with tragedy – unless the woman of my dreams turns out to be a Katrina, and even then, well, you never know.I'm not sur
More >
Forgot to add this one
-
Artist:
-
Album:Houseparty New Orleans Style-The Lost Sessions 1971-1972
-
Track:
Meant to tag this onto the end of the previous post, right after the deoderant commercial. Or maybe before it.
More >
I Have Seen the (Possible) Future for New Orleans, and It's Sad...
-
Artist:
-
Album:Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo
-
Track:Rum and Coke
A while back, at least, there was talk about outside forces maybe coming in and rebuilding New Orleans as a (sanitised) tourist attraction.Times Square was mentioned.I was lucky enough to visit Times Square before it was "cleaned up" (Disnefied). There were still live sex shows, sleazy bars, porn shops ... and an atmosphere of life.Tonight (12/30/06), i heard someone talking about the New Year...
More >
