Tagged: Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd)

11/22/2014

Professor Longhair film @MakingAGumbo reaches halfway mark #NOLA #MUSIC http://nola.tw/SS

05/22/2013

Group works to restore Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd) house #NOLA http://nola.tw/LV

Louisiana Today

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1954 - Billy Ware was born on this day. A percussionist and a native of Alabama. He is most known for his long-time association with the legendary Grammy winning cajun group BeauSoleil. Billy has also played with a wide variety of other artists including Roswell Rudd, Steve Riley, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Al Berard, Mark Knopfler and Canray Fontenot among others.