Professor Longhair: Mardi Gras in New Orleans

It’s funky Friday! I’m going to put a little bit of funk history into today’s post by going back to what is considered one of the first funk recordings. Professor Longhair incorporated Afro-Cuban rhythms into his music as early as the 1940s. This recording of “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” was recorded in 1949. If you imagine this tune having the “on-the-1” funk drums that made James Brown the Godfather of Funk in the late ’60s, it is as funky as you can get.

To learn more about the history of funk, check out this Wikipedia article.

To listen to all of the songs of the day, check out the Radio Faux Show Song of the Day playlist.

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