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.

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Awards
- 1 win total

Known for

Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book : Sur les routes du sud (2018)

Green Book : Sur les routes du sud

8.2

Soundtrack("Go To The Mardi Gras")

2018

Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange in Les Nerfs à vif (1991)

Les Nerfs à vif

7.3

Soundtrack("Tipitina")

1991

Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd in Double jeu (1999)

6.5

Soundtrack("Tipitina")

1999

Robin Williams in Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Le Cercle des poètes disparus

8.1

Soundtrack("Hey Little Girl")

1989

Credits

Soundtrack

Hit Man
6.8
- performer: "Big Chief"
- 2023
Green Book : Sur les routes du sud
8.2
- performer: "Go To The Mardi Gras"
- writer: "Go To The Mardi Gras"
- 2018
It Is What It Is
Short
- performer: "GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN"
- writer: "GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN"
- 2014
Treme
8.3
TV Series
- performer: "Go to the Mardi Gras"
- writer: "Go to the Mardi Gras"
- writer: "Tipitina" (uncredited) ...
- 2010–2011
Lagniappe
6.1
Short
- writer: "Doin' It", "Bald Head"
- 2006
Bones
7.8
TV Series
- writer: "Tipitina"
- 2006
Make It Funky!
7.1
- performer: "Big Chief"
- writer: "Tipitina"
- 2005
The Blues
8.0
TV Mini Series
- performer: "Tipitina', "Swanee River Boogie", "Boogie Woogie"
- writer: "Tipitina'
- 2003
BMW Vermelho
7.1
Short
- performer: "Big Chief"
- 2000
Double jeu
6.5
- performer: "Tipitina" ("Tipitina")
- 1999
Flic de mon coeur
7.0
TV Series
- performer: "Big Chief II"
- performer: "Big Chief Part Two"
- 1996
Flipper
5.3
- performer: "Tipitina"
- writer: "Tipitina"
- 1996
Rends la monnaie, papa !
4.9
- performer: "Ball the Wall"
- writer: "Ball the Wall"
- 1994
Les Nerfs à vif
7.3
- performer: "Tipitina"
- 1991
Le Cercle des poètes disparus
8.1
- performer: "Hey Little Girl"
- writer: "Hey Little Girl"
- 1989

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
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)

Did you know

Nicknames
- Fess
- Roy "Bald Head" Byrd

FAQ

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When did Professor Longhair die?
January 30, 1980
How did Professor Longhair die?
Heart attack
How old was Professor Longhair when he died?
61 years old
Where did Professor Longhair die?
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
When was Professor Longhair born?
December 19, 1918

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