2012 two CD collection Roy 'Professor Longhair' Byrd is considered the founding father of New Orleans R&B. He made his recording debut in 1949 for the Dallas based Star Talent Label. One of the four tracks he recorded then was the first version of his signature tune 'Mardi Gras in New Orleans' featured in this collection. Over the following decades he made recordings for Mercury Records, Atlantic, Federal, Wasco, and then back to Atlantic where he produced the immortal 'Tipitina'.
01 East St. Louis Baby 02 Been Foolin' Around 03 K.c Blues 04 Hadacol Bounce 05 Rockin' With Fess 06 Hey Now Baby 07 In The Night 08 Her Mind Is Gone 09 Ball The Wall 10 She Walks Right In 11 No Buts -no Maybes 12 Longhair's Blues Rhumba
13 Look What You're Doin' To Me 14 Professor Longhair Blues 15 Misery 16 Willie Mae 17 She Walks Right In 18 Looka No Hair 19 Hey Now Baby 20 Her Mind Is Gone 21 Professor Longhairs Boogie 22 Longhair Stomp 23 She Ain't Got No Hair 24 Tipitina
Disc 2
01 Mardi Gras In New Orleans 02 Cry Pretty Baby 03 Mardi Gras In New Orleans 04 Gone So Long 05 Hey Little Girl 06 Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand 07 Bye Bye Baby 08 Tipitina 09 Walk Your Blues Away 10 Longhair Stomp 11 Who's Been Foolin' 12 Between The Night And Day 13 Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand 14 Mardi Gras In New Orleans 15 Boyd's Bounce 16 Bald Head 17 Hadacol Bounce 18 Byrd's Blues 19 Curley Haired Baby 20 Boogie Woogie 21 Between The Night And Day 22 Oh Well