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Dr. John. Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk. [1] Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the ...
Things Happen That Way. Things Happen That Way is the final studio album by American musician Dr. John. It was released on September 23, 2022, through Rounder Records, making it his only posthumous release after he passed away of a heart attack on June 6, 2019 at the age of 77. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Americana Album.
Dr. John Creaux. Producer (s) Harold Battiste. " I Walk on Guilded Splinters " (sometimes " I Walk on Gilded Splinters " or " Walk on Gilded Splinters ") is a song written by Mac Rebennack using his pseudonym of Dr. John Creaux. It first appeared as the closing track of his debut album Gris-Gris (1968), credited to Dr. John the Night Tripper.
City Lights is an album by Dr. John, his first for Horizon Records. [4] It was released in 1978. [3][5] Neon Park provided the album artwork. [citation needed]
Leon Russell and Mac Rebennack (as Dr. John) both went on to become successful solo artists and songwriters, enjoying hit singles and albums during the 1970s. [ 126 ] [ 127 ] Jim Keltner went on to a successful career as a session drummer for much of the 1970s–90s; he played in Ringo Starr 's All-Starr band and was the drummer on both albums ...
Right Place, Wrong Time (song) " Right Place, Wrong Time " is a song by American musician Dr. John. It was the first single from his sixth album, In the Right Place, and became his biggest hit single. During the summer of 1973, the song peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It is ranked as the 24th biggest hit of 1973.
The Brightest Smile in Town. Such a Night! Live in London. The Brightest Smile in Town is an album by the American musician Dr. John, released in 1983. [2][3] It was his second solo piano album. [4][5] It was reissued in 2006, along with Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, Vol. 1 plus bonus tracks. [6]
The festival's name is derived from New Orleans music legend Mac Rebennack, more famously known as Dr. John and his album titled "Desitively Bonnaroo." Bonnaroo is Creole slang for ‘good stuff.’