LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Professor Longhair Lives!...sort of
ziggysane -- 07/16/2007, 11:22:42 -- #35902
The recent commercial for Degree for Women deodorant uses Professor Longhair's "Big Chief" for its music.  I don't know whether to be happy that Fess' music is reaching a larger audience after all these years, or to be sad that his music is being used to hawk deodorant to a demographic who thinks that Professor Longhair must be some wise old hippie.  Just sharing.

DrJazz -- 07/17/2007, 17:25:55 -- #35902
Dr John has been doing a pretty good job at spreading PL's music over the years, but it's still shocking how few people know about that great New Orleans piano tradition, including a lot of jazz musicians.

Most people here in the UK thing New Orleans music is some kind of honky old-time trad jazz stuff.

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