African-American blues musician
| Description | African-American blues musician Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1918-12-19 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Bogalusa Bogalusa Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 1980-01-30 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | New Orleans New Orleans Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | street artist musician pianist singer blues musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | voice piano Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | blues Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Atlantic Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Professor Longhair & His New Orleans Boys Professor Longhair & His Shuffling Hungarians Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers Professor Longhair and the Four Hairs Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars Professor Longhair And His Blues Scholars James "Sugar Boy" Crawford And His Cane Cutters Professor Longhair And His New Orleans Boys Roy Byrd & His New Orleans Rhythm Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
| Awards | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Source: Wikidata |
B. Byrd Byrd Fess H. Byrd H. R. Byrd H. Roy Byrd H.R. Byrd Henry Bird Henry Byrd Henry Roeland Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd Henry Roeland 'Roy' Byrd Henry Roeland Byrd Henry Roeland Byrd (Professor Longhair) Henry Roeland Byrd p/k/a Professor Longhair Henry Roeland Byrd, a.k.a. Professor Longhair Henry Roland Byrd K Byrd Profesor Longhair Professor Longhair R. Byrd R. H. Byrd Roeland Byrd Roland Byrd Ron Byrd Roy "Bald Head" Byrd Roy "Baldhead" Boyd Roy "Baldhead" Byrd Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd Roy 'Baldhead' Byrd Roy (Baldhead) Byrd Roy Bird Roy Byrd Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) Roy H. "Professor Longhair" Byrd Roy Professor Longhair Byrd
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