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Dr. John – Such A Night
Biography
New Orleans, United States
Dr. John has been making his own idiosyncratic music since the 1960s. Along with Professor Longhair, Dr. John is heir to the rich New Orleans tradition. He is perhaps best known for “
Right Place, Wrong Time”, an international hit in 1973, reissued and used on soundtracks many times since.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, his professional musical career began as a session musician in New Orleans in the 1950s. Early on he also played guitar and was often known as Mac Rebennack. He switched to the bass (“the lowest time of my life”), and then the piano after his index finger was nearly shot off protecting his bandmate and longtime friend Ronnie Barron. He gained fame beginning in the late 1960s and early 1970s, with music that combined new orleans-style rhythm and blues with psychedelic rock and stage shows that bordered on voodoo religious ceremonies, including elaborate costumes and headdress. For a time he was billed as Doctor John, The Night Tripper. The name “Dr. John” came from a legendary Louisiana voodoo practitioner from the start of the 19th century.
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Track One
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Locked Down
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In the Right Place
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The Very Best Of Dr. John
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Dr. John's Gumbo
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"Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were laughing about the fact that I had sent them an album that was half pornographic and half risqué." - He mingled with The Rolling Stones, recorded with Phil Spector, toured with Marvin Gaye, and now he is writing with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. Meet the frankly legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr, better known to the music world as Dr. John: http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/dr_john/
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isitbeer30yet
This man knows how to wear a hat :)
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CrazyMaisy
I'm in New Orleans for a couple of days. Was at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop where there's a guy who plays piano and sings at night, similar to Dr. John, he did some Dr. John and other stuff. I know some of the music but didn't know of Dr. John particularly. Thanks! I'll be looking up some records!
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jazzthieve
Spotify playlist: Blues: Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Jump Blues, Piedmont Blues
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Funk3dUp
Damn right, XSeanybOiX.
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XSeanybOiX
Dr. John is an eternal badass
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matteo_k
I admit I've discovered Dr. John quite recently and because it was Dan Auerbach who co-produced Locked Down but...after listening to this 2012 release I've assumed that his previous albums must be at least as good if not even better so I'll give them a listen. I've started with Gris-gris and it's soooooooooooooooooooooo good...
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goandrewgo
"Locked Down" is 17th best album of 2012 according to rankings of Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NME, Uncut and other publications.. Check it: http://www.lastfm.pl/user/goandrewgo/journal/2012/12/26/5pelgn_top_50_greatest_albums_of_2012_-_according_to_mojo,_pitchfork,_rolling_stone,_pop_matters,_nme,_stereogum,_paste,_spin,_uncut,_consequence_of_sound.
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Huffstuff420
Dr. John has been consistently dwindling in listens. We need to remedy this!!!
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andronick83
какжы они оху.. хороши.
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reagan0
I first became aware of Dr. John back in the mid-70's, when I was a young teen. Our local album rock station would play cuts from Dr. John's Gumbo, and occasionally from his first album, Gris-Gris, late at night. So I'd go to sleep listening to that stuff. What dreams I had....
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budzikus
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eSpinoza88
gree-gree gamboo jah jah
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secret_nick
Yeah, Taco, I heard of the doctor via Jason Pierce, too. But 15 years ago :) He has excellent taste in music, dear Jason.
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bernarducs
best half 2012 album so far
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theboredone
First I heard a track on Driver San Francisco 2 days ago and loved it (don't know which one, so sue me) then I heard 'Locked Down' on the back of some strong reviews and want to know how I've gone so long in life without him :I
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LinearQuest
Could'a spit out a greatest hits or such instead the good Dr. has gone out and made a gosh darn modern poetic diatribe to every good man's woman's soul. This here is gold.
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PatrickSaad
Loved his recent performance on Jimmy Fallon
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StoneFree82
Locked Down is soooo good :)
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Taco_Chopper
Just to prove the hipster wannabes wrong, I heard of him through Spiritualized (Cop Shoot Cop particularly) and bought five albums of his just today. I'm really digging this.
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