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In a Sentimental Mood is the twelfth album by New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John. It spent eleven weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at No. 142 on July 8, 1989. It spent eleven weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at No. 142 on July 8, 1989.
The song has been widely covered as well as multiply recorded by Professor Longhair himself. [6] Professor Longhair: from New Orleans Piano (1972, previously unreleased alternate take recorded in 1953) [14] Dr. John: from Dr. John's Gumbo (1972) Professor Longhair: from Rock 'n' Roll Gumbo (1974). [15]
Redbone picked songs that he thought would appeal to listeners who didn't usually enjoy Christmas music. [12] He duetted with Dr. John on "Frosty the Snowman". [6] "Winter Wonderland" contains a dobro solo. [13] "Christmas Ball Blues" is a version of the song made popular by Bessie Smith. [14]
John was born in Bastrop, Louisiana, on November 3, 1930, [1] the eldest of at least nine siblings. [1] [2] At a very young age, she and her parents, Mertis and Lillie (Robinson) John, [3] moved north into Arkansas, where her father got a job in a paper mill near Cullendale, where four of her brothers (including R&B singer Little Willie John) and two sisters were born.
Former home of Professor Longhair, in 2015. Byrd was born on December 19, 1918, in Bogalusa, Louisiana, [2] the son of Ella Mae (née Rhodes) and James Byrd. His distinctive style of piano playing was influenced by learning to play on an instrument that was missing some keys.
"Big Chief" is a song composed by Earl King in the early 1960s. It became a hit in New Orleans for Professor Longhair in 1964, [1] featuring a whistled first chorus in a rollicking blues piano style and subsequent lyrics written in mock-American-Indian pidgin (whistled and sung by King, uncredited).
Dr. John's Gumbo released in 1972 is the fifth album by New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John, a tribute to the music of his native city. The album is a collection of covers of New Orleans classics, played by a major figure in the city's music. It marked the beginning of Dr. John's transition away from the eccentric stage character that ...
The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 82nd Academy Awards, but lost to "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart. [2] The full version of the song appears at the title sequence in the film, performed by Dr. John. The song introduces the city of New Orleans and foreshadows