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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 ...
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.
Professional ratings. In the Right Place is the sixth album by the New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was released on Atco Records in 1973, and became the biggest selling album of Dr. John's career. The song "Such a Night" was also performed as part of The Band 's The Last Waltz concert, [3] made famous by Martin Scorsese 's film.
Gris-Gris. 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]
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.
The "Iko Iko" story is told by Dr. John in the liner notes to his 1972 album, Dr. John's Gumbo, in which he covers New Orleans R&B classics: The song was written and recorded back in the early 1950s by a New Orleans singer named James Crawford who worked under the name of Sugar Boy & the Cane Cutters.
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 ...
John R. Valby (born November 22, 1944) [1] is an American musician, singer, songwriter, comedian, and producer known for his comedic and obscene song parodies. Also known as Dr. Dirty, he typically performs in a white tailcoat suit and black derby hat. His songs and shows focus mainly on sex and racial slurs, with a mix of current and historic ...