Originally Released: April 15, 2016
 
TRACKS
 
 
Intro (Live)
Doin' It (Live)
Big Chief (Live)
Every Day I Have the Blues (Live)
Mess Around (Live)
Mardi Gras in New Orleans (Live)
Got My Mojo Working (Live)
Fess's Boogie (Live)
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Professor Longhair - Piano, Vocals & Whistling
Billy Gregory - Lead Guitar
Will Harvey - Rhythm Guitar
Julius Farmer - Bass Guitar
Earl Gordon - Drums
 
“Doin’ It”, “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” & “Fess’s Boogie” written by Roland Byrd
Professor Longhair Music, BMI
 
“Big Chief” written by Earl King
Shirley’s Music, BMI
 
“Every Day I Have the Blues” written by Peter Chatman
Arc Music/Fort Knox Music/Trio Music, BMI
 
“Mess Around” written by Ahmet Ertegun
Unichappell/Music Inc, BMI
 
“Got My Mojo Working” written by Preston Foster
Arc Music/Dare Music, BMI
 
Produced & mastered from the original analog tape by Carlo Ditta & Billy Gregory
Recorded at the University of Chicago Folk Festival - February 1, 1976
Originally broadcast by WFMT-FM Chicago
Mastered by Kevin Nix @ L.Nix Mastering Co., Memphis, TN
 
All photographs taken by Carlo Ditta at the 1976 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival except:
[Bottom left] photo courtesy of Earl Gordon
Artwork & layout by Blake Franklin @ Select-O-Hits
 
Special Thanks: Justin Zitler, Dave Waldman, Collin Lapinsky & the University of Chicago Folklore Society, Rich Warren & WFMT Radio, Rachel Lyons, Hudson Marquez, Johnny Phillips, Quint Davis & Leo Sacks
 
All artist royalty by arrangement with Songbird, Inc.
professorlonghairlegacy.com
 
℗© 2016 Orleans Records, Inc.