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Professor Longhair(1918-1980)

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Professor Longhair was born on 19 December 1918 in Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA. He died on 30 January 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
BornDecember 19, 1918
DiedJanuary 30, 1980(61)
BornDecember 19, 1918
DiedJanuary 30, 1980(61)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book (2018)
Green Book
8.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Robert De Niro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange in Cape Fear (1991)
Cape Fear
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1991
Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy (1999)
Double Jeopardy
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Tipitina")
  • 1999
Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society
8.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1989

Credits

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  • Glen Powell and Adria Arjona in Hit Man (2023)
    Hit Man
    6.8
    • performer: "Big Chief"
    • 2023
  • Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book (2018)
    Green Book
    8.2
    • performer: "Go To The Mardi Gras"
    • writer: "Go To The Mardi Gras"
    • 2018
  • It Is What It Is (2014)
    It Is What It Is
    Short
    • performer: "GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN"
    • writer: "GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN"
    • 2014
  • Treme (2010)
    Treme
    8.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Go to the Mardi Gras"
    • writer: "Go to the Mardi Gras"
    • writer: "Tipitina" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
    • 2010–2011
  • Lagniappe (2006)
    Lagniappe
    6.2
    Short
    • writer: "Doin' It", "Bald Head"
    • 2006
  • David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)
    Bones
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Tipitina"
    • 2006
  • Make It Funky! (2005)
    Make It Funky!
    7.0
    • performer: "Big Chief"
    • writer: "Tipitina"
    • 2005
  • The Blues (2003)
    The Blues
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Tipitina', "Swanee River Boogie", "Boogie Woogie"
    • writer: "Tipitina'
    • 2003
  • Otávio Augusto in BMW Vermelho (2000)
    BMW Vermelho
    7.1
    Short
    • performer: "Big Chief"
    • 2000
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy (1999)
    Double Jeopardy
    6.6
    • Soundtrack
    • performer: "Tipitina" ("Tipitina")
    • 1999
  • Susan Walters in The Big Easy (1996)
    The Big Easy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Big Chief II"
    • performer: "Big Chief Part Two"
    • 1996
  • Flipper (1996)
    Flipper
    5.4
    • performer: "Tipitina"
    • writer: "Tipitina"
    • 1996
  • Getting Even with Dad (1994)
    Getting Even with Dad
    4.9
    • performer: "Ball the Wall"
    • writer: "Ball the Wall"
    • 1994
  • Robert De Niro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange in Cape Fear (1991)
    Cape Fear
    7.3
    • performer: "Tipitina"
    • 1991
  • Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)
    Dead Poets Society
    8.1
    • performer: "Hey Little Girl"
    • writer: "Hey Little Girl"
    • 1989

Personal details

  • Official site
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  • Alternative name
    • Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd
  • Born
    • December 19, 1918
    • Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • January 30, 1980
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    CD: "New Orleans Piano" (Rhino)

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    • Roy "Bald Head" Byrd

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