for the "most exalted influence" Professor Longhair have had on Dr. John's seminal album Gumbo, see Dr. John’s ‘Gumbo’: A New Orleans Master’s Thesis, a second look album review by Sam Sutherland of December 16, 2018, retrieved December 18, 2018
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When Paul McCartney reissued a remastered version of the "Professor Lonhair: Live on the Queen Mary" album in April 2019, it was Hugh Laurie who was asked to write its foreword. For the full text of that "fascinating and emotional foreword", in which Laurie refers to the ongoing connection and influence Fess has had on his life, including some of the aforementioned anecdotes, see The Big Issue article "Read Hugh Laurie’s tribute to Professor Longhair and ‘Live on the Queen Mary’" of April 5, 2019 (retrieved May 23, 2019)
Dr. John, quoted by Stewart 2000, p. 297. Stewart, Alexander (October 2000). "Funky Drummer: New Orleans, James Brown and the Rhythmic Transformation of American Popular Music". Popular Music. 19 (3): 293–318. doi:10.1017/S0261143000000180. JSTOR853638. S2CID191476668.
Dr. John, quoted by Stewart 2000, p. 297. Stewart, Alexander (October 2000). "Funky Drummer: New Orleans, James Brown and the Rhythmic Transformation of American Popular Music". Popular Music. 19 (3): 293–318. doi:10.1017/S0261143000000180. JSTOR853638. S2CID191476668.
"Almost every musical history contains at least one crucial forebear whose inventions were too bold to translate to a broad audience, but who was nonetheless a profound influence on subsequent generations, and therefore changed the culture at an odd remove—a musician's musician". In the nineteen-forties and fifties, that was Fess's stature. See Amanda Petrusich (May 10, 2018). "The Still-Burning Piano Genius of Professor Longhair". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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see Hugh Laurie salutes Professor Longhair in PBS special 'Live on the Queen Mary, an article (which includes an interview with Laurie of his long time hero), published on August 3, 2013 in Nola website (retrieved September 11, 2018). That concert was recorded and featured as a PBS special (later on also distributed as a DVD set) under the title: "Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary" (a clear homage to the seminal live album recorded by Fess at the very same place in March 1975)
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"Fess Up" – Information, excerpts and reviews from the film maker's website
In an interview of February 2019, given in view of a forthcoming reissue of a newly-restored version of the Professor Longhair – Live On The Queen Mary album, McCartney recalled how that recording came about: " 'You Gave Me The Answer' – Professor Longhair Special", February 28, 2019 (retrieved on March 6, 2019)
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When Paul McCartney reissued a remastered version of the "Professor Lonhair: Live on the Queen Mary" album in April 2019, it was Hugh Laurie who was asked to write its foreword. For the full text of that "fascinating and emotional foreword", in which Laurie refers to the ongoing connection and influence Fess has had on his life, including some of the aforementioned anecdotes, see The Big Issue article "Read Hugh Laurie’s tribute to Professor Longhair and ‘Live on the Queen Mary’" of April 5, 2019 (retrieved May 23, 2019)
Dr. John, quoted by Stewart 2000, p. 297. Stewart, Alexander (October 2000). "Funky Drummer: New Orleans, James Brown and the Rhythmic Transformation of American Popular Music". Popular Music. 19 (3): 293–318. doi:10.1017/S0261143000000180. JSTOR853638. S2CID191476668.
