Professor Longhair & His Shuffling Hungarians

Professor Longhair & His Shuffling Hungarians refers to a backing ensemble associated with New Orleans pianist Professor Longhair, known for a piano-driven blend of rhythm and blues with strong Caribbean rumba and mambo influences and the city’s distinctive second-line syncopation. Their recordings and performances feature percussive, rolling piano patterns, idiosyncratic vocal phrasing, and a loose, dance-oriented band sound that helped shape New Orleans R&B and influenced later local musicians.