Live In Chicago

Professor Longhair emerged as a force in the New Orleans musical community with his initial recordings for the Star Talent label out of Houston, and his series of 78s for Mercury, Atlantic, and Federal Records issued between 1949 and 1953 Label: ORLEANS RECORDS This recording is the result of Longhair's appearance at the Chicago Folk Festival Cat. no: ORL29153 in early 1976. It was recorded by a local radio station and mixed under the supervision of Billy Gregory, who kept his copy of the tape for about 35 years Vinyl before presenting it to Carlo Ditta at Orleans Records for a listen.