longhair

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Musicians heard, or heard from, include Professor Longhair, Allen Toussaint, the Neville Brothers and the Wild Tchoupitoulas in their beaded, feathered finery, along with many anonymous brass and percussion players.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

Lewis’ own work initially drew upon the blues-boogie woogie of Professor Longhair.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

“This sounds corny, but it’s true: I would ride my bike around the Tulane campus and stumble upon Professor Longhair doing a free show at the quad.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2022

“We loved the music from New Orleans, you know like Professor Longhair, Dr. John, and all this kind of second line brass band music,” Mr. Yeager said.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021

Thorhall's son Gamli married Rannveig, the daughter of Asmund Longhair, Grettir's sister.

From Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga by Unknown