Crawfish Fiesta

Crawfish Fiesta
Studio album by Professor Longhair
Released	1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	New Orleans blues New Orleans R&B Louisiana blues boogie-woogie
Length	42:18
Label	Alligator
Producer	Allison Kaslow, Andrew Kaslow, Bruce Iglauer

Crawfish Fiesta is an album by

Blues Album of the Year award in 1980.

On October 16, 2012, Alligator Records reissued the album on vinyl with one previously unreleased bonus track, a cover Percy Mayfield's "River's Invitation" which was recorded during rehearsal of the recording session of the album.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Robert Christgau	A[5]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[1]

The album was voted as one of the Top 10 Albums of the Year by The New York Times.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All tracks composed by Roy Byrd; except where indicated

1. "Big Chief" (Earl King; Ulis Gaines, Wardell Quezergue) – 3:13
2. "Her Mind is Gone" – 4:23
3. "Something on Your Mind" (Big Jay McNeely) – 4:10
4. "You're Driving Me Crazy" – 2:34
5. "Red Beans" (
   McKinley Morganfield
   ) – 4:09
6. "Willie Fugal's Blues" – 2:03
7. "It's My Fault Darling" (Miles Grayson, Lermon Horton) – 4:54
8. "In the Wee Wee Hours" – 3:23
9. "Cry to Me" (
   Bert Russell
   ) – 3:35
10. "Bald Head" – 2:58
11. "Whole Lotta Lovin'" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) – 3:46
12. "Crawfish Fiesta" – 3:10
13. "River's Invitation" (Percy Mayfield) (bonus rehearsal track, 2012) – 3:14

Personnel

• Professor Longhair - vocals, piano
• Dr. John - guitar
• Tony Dagradi - tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
• Andrew Kaslow - tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
• Jim Moore - baritone saxophone
• Alfred "Uganda" Roberts - conga
• Johnny Vidacovich - drums
• David Lee Watson - bass
• Mac Rebennack
  - assistant producer

References