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" 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.
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 ...
The song "Right Place, Wrong Time" became the biggest hit from the LP, reaching the Top 10 in both the U.S. [5] and Canada. The album itself was Dr. John's highest charting album on the Billboard 200, spending 33 weeks on the chart and peaking at #24 on June 23, 1973. [6]
Gris-Gris (stylized as GRIS-gris, / ˈɡriːˌɡriː /, named for a kind of talisman) is the debut album by American musician Dr. John (a.k.a. Mac Rebennack). Produced by Harold Battiste, it was released on Atco Records in 1968. The album introduced Rebennack's Dr. John character, inspired by a reputed 19th century voodoo doctor. [5] The style of Gris-Gris is a hybrid of traditional New ...
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. Recording sessions took place at Esplanade Studios and at The Music Shed in ...
" 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. The song has subsequently been performed and recorded by many other musicians, including ...
Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album "established Dr. John as a skilled songwriter." [8] Phoenix New Times deemed "He's a Hero" " the ultimate hipster-in-the-night song." [9] Writing after the musician's death, Billboard thought that the title track, "combining stride piano, strings and an evocative lyric, displays a subtlety Dr. John wouldn’t fully commit to again." [10]
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.