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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 “
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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| FULL TRACK Say Whut? | 4:35 |
| FULL TRACK Track Six | 6:29 |
| FULL TRACK Track Four | 3:43 |
| FULL TRACK Track Five | 11:59 |
| FULL TRACK Track One | 4:54 |
| FULL TRACK Track Two | 5:26 |
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Quitters Never Win
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Billboard Live, Tokyo, Japan
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Dr. John to be inducted into Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame!
28 Feb 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/drjohnthenitetripper
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Voice of the Wetlands Needs You
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