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Dr. John (also Dr. John Creaux) is the stage name
Stage name

A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musician, and professional wrestling....
 of Malcolm John ("Mac") Rebennack Jr. (born November 21, 1940), a pianist
Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....
, singer, and songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
, whose music spans, and often combines, blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
, boogie woogie, and rock and roll
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
.

in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
, Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
, his professional musical career began in New Orleans in the 1950s. He originally concentrated on guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
 and he gigged with local bands included Mac Rebennack and the Skyliners, Frankie Ford
Frankie Ford

Frankie Ford is an United States rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer.File:FrankieFordPointsKdV.jpgHe is the adopted son of Vincent and Anna Guzzo....
 and the Thunderbirds, and Jerry Byrne and the Loafers.






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Dr. John (also Dr. John Creaux) is the stage name
Stage name

A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musician, and professional wrestling....
 of Malcolm John ("Mac") Rebennack Jr. (born November 21, 1940), a pianist
Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....
, singer, and songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
, whose music spans, and often combines, blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
, boogie woogie, and rock and roll
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
.

Biography


Early life and career

Born in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
, Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
, his professional musical career began in New Orleans in the 1950s. He originally concentrated on guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
 and he gigged with local bands included Mac Rebennack and the Skyliners, Frankie Ford
Frankie Ford

Frankie Ford is an United States rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer.File:FrankieFordPointsKdV.jpgHe is the adopted son of Vincent and Anna Guzzo....
 and the Thunderbirds, and Jerry Byrne and the Loafers. He had a regional hit with a Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley , was an original and influential American rock and roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton....
 influenced instrumental called "Storm Warning" on Rex Records in 1959.

Rebennack's career as a guitarist came to an end when his left ring finger
Ring finger

The ring finger is the fourth digit of the human hand, and the second most ulnar finger, located between the middle finger and the little finger....
 was injured by a gunshot while he was defending singer/keyboardist Ronnie Barron
Ronnie Barron

Ronnie Barron was a United States actor, keyboardist, organist, and white soul singer during the 1970s. He was known for his work as session musician for several artists, as well as his collaborations with Dr....
, his bandmate, Jesuit High School classmate, and longtime friend. After the injury, Rebennack concentrated on bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
 before making piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
 his main instrument; pianist Professor Longhair
Professor Longhair

Professor Longhair was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. Byrd is noteworthy for having been active in two distinct periods, both in the heyday of early rhythm and blues, and in the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz after the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival....
 was an important influence on Rebennack's piano stylings.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1963 where he became a "first call" session musician
Session musician

Session musicians are instrumental performers or vocalists who are available for hire for live performances or recording sessions, as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical ensemble or who have acquired fame in their own right as bandleaders....
 on the booming Los Angeles studio scene in the Sixties and Seventies, providing backing for Sonny & Cher, Canned Heat and many other acts.

1968-1970: Dr. John the Night Tripper

Rebennack gained fame as a solo artist, beginning in the late 1960s, with music that combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music first created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s....
 with psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

CharacteristicsThe musical style typically features electric guitars, 12 strings being preferred for their 'jangle'; elaborate studio effects - backwards taping, panning , phasing, long delay loops and extreme reverb; exotic instrumentation, with a particular fondness for the sitar and tabla; A strong keyboard presence, especially Hammond, Far...
 and elaborate stage shows that bordered on voodoo
Louisiana Voodoo

Louisiana Voodoo, also known as New Orleans Voodoo, originated from the traditions of the African diaspora. It is a cultural form of the Afro-American religion religions which historically developed within the French language, Spanish, and Louisiana Creole French speaking African-American population of the United States state of Louisia...
 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 of the early 1800s.

Gris-Gris
Gris-Gris

Gris-Gris is the debut album by Dr. John. Produced by Harold Battiste, it was released on Atco Records in 1968. The musical style of Gris-Gris is a hybrid of New Orleans rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock....
, his 1968 debut album combining voodoo rhythms and chants with the New Orleans music tradition, was highly-ranked on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Three more albums, 1969's Babylon
Babylon

Babylon was a city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, sometimes considered an empire, the remains of which can be found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad....
, 1970's Remedies, and 1971's The Sun, Moon, And Herbs were released in the same vein of Gris-Gris
Gris-Gris

Gris-Gris is the debut album by Dr. John. Produced by Harold Battiste, it was released on Atco Records in 1968. The musical style of Gris-Gris is a hybrid of New Orleans rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock....
, but none of them have enjoyed the popularity of his first album.

During early-mid 1969, Dr John toured extensively, backed by supporting musicians Richard Didymus Washington (congas), Richard Crooks (drums), David Leonard Johnson (bass), Gary Carino (guitar) and singers Eleanor Barooshian, Jeanette Jacobs from The Cake
The Cake

The Cake are a 60s girl group made up of Jeanette Jacobs , Barbara Morillo and Eleanor Barooshian. They were managed and produced by Greene & Stone, two Sunset Strip impresarios who also managed Sonny & Cher, Buffalo Springfield and Iron Butterfly....
 and, Sherry Graddie. A second version formed later in the year for an extensive tour of the East Coast with Crooks and Johnson joined by Doug Hastings (guitar) and Don MacAllister (mandolin). David L. Johnson went on to play with Sweathog (band)
Sweathog (band)

Sweathog was an United States rock band.Group members Lenny Goldsmith and David Leonard Johnson first met in 1967 while Johnson was playing in a group called The Persuaders; after Johnson did a stint with the Beach Boys and Dr....
 and co-produced James Booker
James Booker

James Carroll Booker III was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, son and grandson of Baptist ministers, both of whom played the piano....
's highly acclaimed, Lost Paramount Tapes.

By the time The Sun, Moon, and Herbs was released, he had gained a notable cult following, including artists such as Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger, who both took part in the sessions for that album. This album would serve as a transition from his Night Tripper voodoo, psychedelic persona to one of a hipster more closely associated with traditional New Orleans R&B and funk. His next album, Dr. John's Gumbo, proved to be a landmark recording which is one of his most popular to this day.

Contrary to popular belief, Dr. John is NOT a medical doctor.

1972-1974: Gumbo, In the Right Place, and Desitively Bonnaroo

Along with Gris-Gris
Gris-Gris

Gris-Gris is the debut album by Dr. John. Produced by Harold Battiste, it was released on Atco Records in 1968. The musical style of Gris-Gris is a hybrid of New Orleans rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock....
, Dr. John is perhaps best known for his recordings during 1972-1974. 1972's Dr. John's Gumbo
Dr. John's Gumbo

Dr. John's Gumbo is the fifth album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John, a tribute to the music of his native city. The album is a collection of cover song of New Orleans classics, played by a major figure in the city's music....
, an album covering several New Orleans R&B standards with only one original, is considered a cornerstone in New Orleans music. In his 1994 autobiography, Under a Hoodoo Moon, Dr. John writes, "In 1972, I recorded Gumbo, an album that was both a tribute to and my interpretation of the music I had grown up with in New Orleans in the 1940s and 1950s. I tried to keep a lot of the little changes that were characteristic of New Orleans, while working my own funknology on piano and guitar." The lead single from the album, "Iko Iko
Iko Iko

"Iko Iko" is a Cover version New Orleans, Louisiana song that tells of a parade collision between two "tribes" of Mardi Gras Indians. The lyrics are derived from Indian chants and popular catchphrases....
", broke into the Billboard top 40 singles chart. In 2003, Dr. John's Gumbo
Dr. John's Gumbo

Dr. John's Gumbo is the fifth album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John, a tribute to the music of his native city. The album is a collection of cover song of New Orleans classics, played by a major figure in the city's music....
 was ranked number 402 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It also earned a place on Offbeat
OffBeat (magazine)

OffBeat is a monthly music magazine in New Orleans, Louisiana first published in 1988. It mainly focuses on the music scene of New Orleans and Louisiana....
 magazine's 1999 listing of the Top 100 Louisiana CDs.

With Gumbo, Dr. John expanded his career beyond the psychedelic voodoo music and theatrics that had driven his career since he took on the Dr. John persona, although it has always remained an integral part of his music and identity. It wasn't until 1998's Anutha Zone that he would again concentrate on this aspect of his music wholly for a full album. "After we cut the new record," he writes, "I decided I'd had enough of the mighty-coo-de-fiyo hoodoo show, so I dumped the Gris-Gris routine we had been touring with since 1967 and worked up a new act—a Mardi Gras revue featuring the New Orleans standards we had covered in Gumbo."

In early 1973 Thomas Jefferson Kaye produced an album featuring a collaboration with Dr John, Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield

Michael Bernard Bloomfield , an United States musician, guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation entirely on his instrumental prowess....
 and John Hammond
John Hammond

John Hammond may refer to:* John A. Hammond , Canadian painter* John Brown Hammond, believed in and used violent action to try to bring about alcohol prohibition in the United States...
. This album, Triumvirate, was recorded in Columbia Studios, San Francisco, and Village Recorders, Los Angeles.

In 1973, with Allen Toussaint producing and The Meters backing, Dr. John released the seminal New Orleans funk album, In the Right Place
In the Right Place

In the Right Place is a 1973 album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was originally released on Atco Records and became the biggest selling album of Dr....
. In the same way that Gris-Gris
Gris-Gris

Gris-Gris is the debut album by Dr. John. Produced by Harold Battiste, it was released on Atco Records in 1968. The musical style of Gris-Gris is a hybrid of New Orleans rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock....
 introduced the world to the voodoo-influenced side of his music, and in the manner that Dr. John's Gumbo
Dr. John's Gumbo

Dr. John's Gumbo is the fifth album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John, a tribute to the music of his native city. The album is a collection of cover song of New Orleans classics, played by a major figure in the city's music....
 began his career-long reputation as an esteemed interpreter of New Orleans standards, In the Right Place
In the Right Place

In the Right Place is a 1973 album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was originally released on Atco Records and became the biggest selling album of Dr....
 established Dr. John as one of the main ambassadors of New Orleans funk. In describing the album, Dr. John states, "The album had more of a straight-ahead dance feel than ones I had done in the past, although it was still anchored solid in R&B." It rose to #24 on the Billboard album charts, while the single "Right Place Wrong Time" landed at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. A second single, "Such a Night," peaked at #42. Still in heavy rotation on most classic rock stations, "Right Place Wrong Time" remains his single most recognized song. Artists such as Bob Dylan, Bette Midler
Bette Midler

Bette Midler is an American singing, actress and comedienne, also known as The Divine Miss M. During her career, she has won four Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards....
, and Doug Sahm
Doug Sahm

Douglas Wayne Sahm , was a musician from Texas. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was a child prodigy in country music, but became a significant figure in blues, Rock and other genres....
 contributed singular lines to the lyrics, which lists several instances of ironic bad luck and failure.

Dr. John attempted to capitalize on In the Right Place
In the Right Place

In the Right Place is a 1973 album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was originally released on Atco Records and became the biggest selling album of Dr....
s successful formula, again collaborating with Allen Toussaint and The Meters for his next album, Desitively Bonnaroo
Desitively Bonnaroo

Desitively Bonnaroo is a 1974 album by New Orleans rhythm and blues legend Dr. John. The album was produced by Allen Toussaint and features sizable musical support from The Meters....
, released in 1974. Although similar in feel to In the Right Place
In the Right Place

In the Right Place is a 1973 album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was originally released on Atco Records and became the biggest selling album of Dr....
, it failed to catch hold in the mainstream like its predecessor. It would be his last pure funk album until 1994 with Television, although like his voodoo and traditional New Orleans R&B influences, funk has continued to heavily inform most of his work to the present day, especially in his concerts. While Dr. John stated in an interview during 1990s that he'd like to work with Toussaint again for a full album, this has yet to come to fruition.

On Thanksgiving Day 1976 he performed at the farewell concert for The Band
The Band

The Band was a rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group consisted of four Canadians: Robbie Robertson ; Richard Manuel ; Garth Hudson ; and Rick Danko , and one American, Levon Helm ....
, which was filmed and released as The Last Waltz
The Last Waltz

The Last Waltz was a rock concert by the Canadian-American rock group, The Band, held on Thanksgiving , November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco....
. In 1979, he collaborated with the legendary Professor Longhair on 'Fess' last recording "Crawfish Fiesta
Crawfish Fiesta

Crawfish Fiesta is an album recorded in 1979 by Professor Longhair during his revival period only months before his death in January 1980, and released in 1980 by Alligator Records....
" as a guitarist and co-producer. The album was awarded the first W.C. Handy Blues Album of the Year in 1980, and was released shortly after Longhair's untimely death in January, 1980.

Later work

20060714 Dr
By the mid-1970s, Rebennack began focusing on a blend of music that touched on blues, New Orleans R&B, Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City-centered History of music publishings and songwriters who dominated the American popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century....
 standards and more.

He has also appeared as prominent session musician consistently throughout his career, playing piano, for example, with The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
 on the popular 1972 song "Let It Loose
Let It Loose

"Let It Loose" is a song released on The Rolling Stones' 1972 album Exile on Main St. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Let It Loose" has a soulful feeling, the song being one of the band's prominent forays into soul and gospel during the Exile era....
", as well as on the popular Carly Simon
Carly Simon

Carly Elisabeth Simon is an United States singer-songwriter, actress, writer of children's books and musician. Simon has risen to fame with Hit single that have nominated or won many Grammy Awards for her over a period of several decades....
 and James Taylor
James Taylor

James Vernon Taylor is a Grammy Award winning United States singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Carrboro, North Carolina, North Carolina....
 duet of "Mockingbird
Mockingbird

Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family . They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of insect and amphibian sounds as well as other bird songs, often loudly and in rapid succession....
" in 1974 and on Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond

Neil Leslie Diamond is an United States of America singer-songwriter.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters....
's album Beautiful Noise
Beautiful Noise

Beautiful Noise was the third album for Neil Diamond on Columbia Records, and was released in 1976. "Dry Your Eyes" was performed with The Band at their farewell show and is featured in Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz....
 in 1976. He also contributed the song "More and More" to Simon's Playing Possum
Playing Possum

Playing Possum is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's fifth studio album, released in April 1975. It was her third consecutive album to reach the top ten of the best-selling album charts, peaking at number 10 in June 1975....
 album. He was co-producer on Van Morrison
Van Morrison

George Ivan Morrison Order of the British Empire is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s....
's 1977 album A Period of Transition
A Period of Transition

A Period of Transition is an album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1977 . It was his first album in two and a half years, largely forgotten or looked over by most casual fans....
 and also played keyboards and guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
. He performed on the March 19, 1977 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975....
. He played played keyboards on the highly successful 1979 solo debut album by Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United States. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including Rhythm and blues, blues, pop music, soul music, and jazz standard ....
 and has toured with Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille

Willy DeVille is an United States singer and songwriter. First with his band Mink DeVille and later on his own, DeVille in his 35-year career has created songs that are wholly original yet rooted in traditional American musical styles....
 and contributed to his Return to Magenta
Return to Magenta

Return to Magenta, issued in 1978, is the second album by the Rock music band Mink DeVille. The album was the last to feature all the original members of the band....
 (1978), Victory Mixture
Victory Mixture

Victory Mixture is a 1990 album by Willy DeVille. The album consists of cover versions of New Orleans Rhythm and blues and soul music classics by DeVille?s musical idols....
 (1990), Backstreets of Desire
Backstreets of Desire

Backstreets of Desire is an album by Willy DeVille. It was recorded in various Los Angeles recording studios in 1992. To make the album, DeVille was joined by many prominent musicians, including Dr....
 (1992), and Big Easy Fantasy
Big Easy Fantasy

Big Easy Fantasy is an album by Willy DeVille and the Mink DeVille#?The Mink DeVille Band?. It was released in Europe on the French New Rose label in 1995....
 (1995) albums. His music has been featured in many films including "Such a Night" in Colors in 1988.

Dr. John has also done vocals for Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits

Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits is a chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants, owned since 1993 by the Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises . According to a company press release dated June 29, 2007, Popeyes is the second-largest "quick-service chicken restaurant group, measured by number of units", with more than 1,800 restaurants in more than 40...
' "Luv dat chicken..." jingle, as well as the theme song ("My Opinionation") for the early-1990s television sitcom Blossom
Blossom (TV series)

Blossom is a half-hour comedy television program broadcast from 1991 in television to 1995 in television on National Broadcasting Company, Mondays at 8:30pm....
. A version of "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans

Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans is a song written by Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter, which was first heard in the movie New Orleans in 1947, where it was performed by Louis Armstrong and sung by Billie Holiday....
" with Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.

Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. is an American Popular Music/Performers, pianist, composer, actor, and humanitarian. Connick?s music encompasses jazz, some of it very much in the style of the crooners of the 1940s and early 1950s, funk and blues....
 was released on Connick's album 20
20 (album)

20 is an album Harry Connick, Jr. recorded in his 20th year. It is his second album from Columbia records, but his first album with vocal , from the label....
 and VHS Singin' & Swingin'
Singin' & Swingin'

Singin' & Swingin' is the home video debut of Harry Connick, Jr. from 1990 at the age of 22. The video contains five musicvideos, and three songs performed live at the Dominion Theatre in London, as well as an exclusive interview....
 in 1990.

His movie credits include Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese

Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese is an Academy Award-winning American filmmaker, screenwriter, film producer, and film historian. Also affectionately known as "Marty", he is the founder of the World Cinema Foundation and a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema and has won awards from the Gol...
's documentary The Last Waltz
The Last Waltz

The Last Waltz was a rock concert by the Canadian-American rock group, The Band, held on Thanksgiving , November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco....
 (in which he joins The Band
The Band

The Band was a rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group consisted of four Canadians: Robbie Robertson ; Richard Manuel ; Garth Hudson ; and Rick Danko , and one American, Levon Helm ....
 for a performance of his song "Such a Night"), the 1978 Beatles inspired musical "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", and Blues Brothers 2000
Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 in film Musical film/comedy film and sequel to the 1980 in film film The Blues Brothers . Directed by John Landis, the film featured Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman, with Cameo appearance by many musicians....
 (in which he joins the fictional band The Louisiana Gator Boys to perform the songs "How Blue Can You Get" and "New Orleans"). His version of Donovan
Donovan

Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
 song "Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch, also known as Hungry Wives, and Jack's Wife, is George A. Romero's third film. It was filmed in 1971, and released in 1973....
" was also featured in this movie and on the soundtrack.

He also wrote and performed the score for the film version of John Steinbeck's "Cannery Row" released in 1982. In 1993, his hit song "Right Place Wrong Time" was used extensively in the movie Dazed And Confused
Dazed and Confused (film)

Dazed and Confused is a 1993 in film coming of age film written and directed by Richard Linklater. The movie's large ensemble cast featured a number of future stars, including Matthew McConaughey, Jason London, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser, Parker Posey, Anthony Rapp, Adam Goldberg, Joey Lauren Adams, Nicky Katt, and Rory Coch...
.

Dr. John has also been featured in several video and audio blues and New Orleans piano lessons published by Homespun Tapes. In addition to the instructional value, there is historical context about many other blues artists.

In 1997, he appeared on the charity single version of Lou Reed
Lou Reed

Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock music musician best known as the guitarist, Singing and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground as well as a successful solo artist whose career has spanned several decades....
's "Perfect Day
Perfect Day

"Perfect Day" is a song written by Lou Reed in 1972. Its fame was given a boost in the 1990s when it was featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting , and after its release as a charity single in 1997....
".

In September 2005 he performed Fats Domino
Fats Domino

Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino is a classic Rhythm and blues and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter....
's "Walkin' to New Orleans," to close the Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast was a one hour, television commercial-free benefit concert television special that aired simulcast worldwide on September 9, 2005 at 8 p.m....
 telethon
Telethon

A Examples...
. This was for the relief of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
 victims; following the devastation of his hometown of New Orleans.

In November 2005, he released a four-song EP
Extended play

An extended play is a vinyl record, Compact disc, or music download which contains more music than a Single , but is too short to qualify as an LP album....
, Sippiana Hericane, to benefit New Orleans Musicians Clinic, Salvation Army
Salvation Army

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the Christian Church. It has a quasi-military structure and it was founded in 1865 in Great Britian as the East London Christian Mission by William Booth and Catherine Booth....
, and the Jazz Foundation of America. On February 5, 2006, he joined fellow New Orleans native Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville is an United States soul music and Rhythm and blues singer. He made his debut in 1966 with the hit single "Tell It Like It Is", a Number One hit on the Billboard R&B charts....
, Detroit resident Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
 and a 150-member choir for the national anthem at Super Bowl XL
Super Bowl XL

Super Bowl XL featured the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League champion for the 2005 NFL season....
 as part of a pre-game tribute to New Orleans. On February 8, 2006, he joined Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint

File:AllenToussaintFeb07.jpgAllen Toussaint, , is an United States musician, songwriter and record producer.One of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B, many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through their numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Brickyard Blues", "Get Out Of My L...
, Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, California. Raitt is best known for her songs "Nick of Time ", "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneaking Up on You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me." Raitt is also an avid political activist and has received nine Gra...
, The Edge
The Edge

David Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is a British people Irish people musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Ireland rock band U2....
, and Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas is a Grammy Award winning soul music and rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans."...
 to perform "We Can Can" as the closing performance at the Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards of 2006

The 48th Annual Grammy Awards was a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning September 15, 2004 and ending September 14, 2005....
.

On May 12, 2006, Dr. John recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road , in St John's Wood in the City of Westminster....
 for Live from Abbey Road
Live from Abbey Road

Live from Abbey Road is a 12 part one hour performance television program/Documentary film that began filming its first season during 2006 at Abbey Road Studios in London....
. His performance was aired alongside those of LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes

Margaret LeAnn Rimes is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actress, who records under the name LeAnn Rimes. She is best known for her rich vocals similar to legendary country music singer Patsy Cline,...
 and Massive Attack
Massive Attack

Massive Attack are a United Kingdom trip hop group, founded in 1988 by Robert Del Naja, Daddy G, and Andrew Vowles in Bristol, England. The trio were together prior to the formation of this band, as part of The Wild Bunch ....
 on the Sundance Channel in the USA and Channel 4 in the UK.

On July 30, 2006, Dr. John performed a solo piano
Solo Piano

Solo Piano is an album of piano music composed and performed by Philip Glass. It was produced by Kurt Munkacsi.Its first track, Metamorphosis One, was featured in the Battlestar Galactica television episode "Valley of Darkness "....
 benefit for New Orleans composer and arranger Wardell Quezergue
Wardell Quezergue

Wardell Quezergue is an American music arranger, producer and bandleader, known among New Orleans musicians as the ?Creole Beethoven?. Wardell was born into a musical family with his father, Sidney Quezergue Sr., being a guitar player....
 (King Floyd
King Floyd

King Floyd was a New Orleans soul music singing and songwriter, best known for his Top 40 hit record from 1970, "Groove Me".Early career...
's "Groove Me") at a benefit at the Black Orchid Theatre in Chicago. Special guest Mike Mills
Mike Mills

Michael Edward Mills is the bass guitar player of the band R.E.M. Though known primarily as a bassist, piano player and background singer, his musical repertoire includes many other keyboard, guitar, string, wind and percussion instruments....
 of R.E.M. was in attendance, along with an all-star funk band.

Dr. John performed the theme music to the FOX
Fox

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 drama K-Ville
K-Ville

K-Ville may refer to:* Krzyzewskiville, a line of students wishing to gain access to basketball games at Duke University.* K-Ville , a 2007 television series on FOX....
.

In January 2008 Mac Rebennack, Dr. John, was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame. Later, in February, he performed at All-Star Saturday Night, part of the NBA All-Star Weekend
NBA All-Star Weekend

The National Basketball Association holds an All-Star Weekend every February, with a variety of basketball-related events, exhibitions, and performances culminating in the NBA All-Star Game held on Sunday night....
 hosted by New Orleans.

Famous fans

Dr. John's song "I Walk On Gilded Splinters" was covered in 1969 by Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt (singer and novelist)

Marsha A. Hunt is an African American Model , singer, novelist and Actor....
 (mother of Mick Jagger's first child) and produced by Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti

Anthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer and sometimes a musician or singer.Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of notable performers, including the Moody Blues, as well as T....
; July, 1970 by Johnny Jenkins
Johnny Jenkins

Johnny Edward Jenkins was a renowned left-handed blues guitarist, who helped launch the career of Otis Redding. His flamboyant style of guitar playing also influenced Jimi Hendrix, who would later use some of Jenkins's tricks in his stage show....
, whose supporting musicians included slide guitar
Slide guitar

Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide is in reference to the sliding motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides, which were the necks of glass bottles....
ist Duane Allman
Duane Allman

Howard Duane Allman was an United States lead guitarist, co-founder of the Southern rock group the Allman Brothers Band, and respected session musician....
 and drum
Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion instrument group, technically classified as a membranophone.. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of implement such as a drumstick, to produce sound....
mers Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson
Jai Johanny Johanson

Jai Johanny Johanson , frequently known by the stage names Jaimoe, is an United States drummer and percussionist. He is best known as one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band....
 ; Allman also produced Ton Ton Macoute, the album that contained it. (Allman, Trucks and Johnson were members of The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band based in Macon, Georgia, Georgia . The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman ....
, formed the previous year, Allman Brothers bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
ist Berry Oakley
Berry Oakley

Raymond Berry Oakley III , was an United States bassist and one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.Oakley was born in Chicago, Illinois, raised in the suburb of Park Forest, Illinois, then moved to Florida where he met and joined Dickey Betts' band Second Coming....
 also appeared on other tracks on the album).

It was also covered in the 1970s by Humble Pie
Humble Pie (band)

Humble Pie were a rock music, Hard rock and rhythm and blues band from United Kingdom and were one of the first Supergroup s from the 1970s, finding success in United States and United Kingdom....
 on their album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore
Performance Rockin' the Fillmore

Performance Rockin' the Fillmore is the 1971 live album by England blues-rock group Humble Pie . It reached #21 on the Billboard 200, and hit the UK Top 40....
. The same song was also covered in the nineties by Paul Weller and Oasis'
Oasis (band)

Oasis are an English rock music band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher ....
 Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher

Noel Thomas David Gallagher is the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and occasional vocalist of English rock band Oasis . Raised with younger brother Liam Gallagher in Burnage, Manchester, Gallagher began to get guitar lessons from Dayle Robertson at the age of thirteen during a period of probation....
 on Weller's acclaimed album Stanley Road
Stanley Road

Stanley Road is the third album by Paul Weller , released by Go! Discs in 1995. In 1998 Q readers voted it the 46th greatest album of all time....
, and again in 2004 by Califone
Califone

Califone is a critically-acclaimed Experimental rock post-rock band from Chicago. The band is named after Califone International, a long-standing manufacturer of audio equipment commonly found in schools, libraries and businesses....
 on their acclaimed album Heron King Blues. Gallagher
Noel Gallagher

Noel Thomas David Gallagher is the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and occasional vocalist of English rock band Oasis . Raised with younger brother Liam Gallagher in Burnage, Manchester, Gallagher began to get guitar lessons from Dayle Robertson at the age of thirteen during a period of probation....
 also incorporated portions of "Gilded Splinters" into the UK #1 Oasis
Oasis (band)

Oasis are an English rock music band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher ....
 song, "Go Let It Out
Go Let It Out

"Go Let It Out" is a song by England rock music band Oasis , written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was released in 2000 as the first single from the fourth studio album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants....
" in 2000. "Gilded Splinters" is also a concert staple for both Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic is an United States band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell , bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring....
 and the Allman Brothers Band. The song "I Walk on Gilded Splinters" also provided a sample for the songs "Loser" by Beck
Beck

Beck Hansen is an United States musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and irony lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating sample , drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public...
 and "Comatose" by P.M. Dawn.

Van Morrison
Van Morrison

George Ivan Morrison Order of the British Empire is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s....
 mentions Dr. John on the 1995 album Days Like This
Days Like This

Days Like This is an album by Northern Ireland singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1995 . It is a diverse group of songs offering a variety of moods and styles....
 in the song "Russian Roulette". Musician and television personality
Celebrity

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 Jools Holland
Jools Holland

Julian Miles "Jools" Holland Order of the British Empire, Deputy Lieutenant is an England pianist, bandleader and television presenter. His work has involved him with many of the biggest names in the contemporary rock and popular music industry, such as Sting, David Gilmour, Tom Jones and Bono....
 is a fan who regularly features Dr. John on Later with Jools Holland
Later with Jools Holland

Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary United Kingdom music Television program hosted by Jools Holland. A spin-off of The Late Show , it has been running without a break since 1992 and is a part of BBC Two's late-night line-up, usually around 11PM....
, his weekly musical showcase. Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett

James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer, songwriter, author, businessman, and recently a movie producer best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday." He has a devoted base of Fan known as "Parrotheads." His band is called the Coral Reefer Band....
 mentions him as an influence on the 1974 album Living and Dying in 3/4 Time in the song "Saxophones".

Muppet creator Jim Henson
Jim Henson

'James Maury "Jim" Henson' , was one of the most widely known puppeteers in American television history. He was the creator of The Muppets, Fraggle Rock, and the leading force behind their long run in the television series Sesame Street and The Muppet Show and films such as The Muppet Movie and The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth...
 was also a fan; his character of Dr. Teeth (from Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem) was heavily based on Dr. John.

Robert Klein
Robert Klein

Robert Klein is an United States stand-up comedian and actor....
 mentions briefly meeting Dr. John, and being a fan of the song "Right Place, Wrong Time" in the track "On The Road" from his Mind Over Matter comedy album. He was also Linda McCartney's favorite musician. His 1974 album Desitively Bonnaroo helped inspire the name for the annual Bonnaroo music festival.

Actor Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie

James Hugh Calum Laurie, Order of the British Empire is an English actor, comedian, writer and musician. He first reached fame as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner, Stephen Fry, and then as a cast member of Blackadder....
 is a fan of Dr John and along with Band From TV
Band From TV

Band From TV is a charity cover band, whose members are all actors from United States television series, who donate the proceeds of their performances and recordings to the charities of their choice....
 covered the song "Such A Night"

Trivia

  • In James Ellroy's
    James Ellroy

    James Ellroy is an United States crime writer and essayist.Ellroy is known for his spartan writing style, which, in its omission of connecting words, has been compared to telegraph communication....
     novel     Because the Night
    Because the Night (novel)

    Because the Night is a crime fiction novel written by James Ellroy.Released in 1984, it is the second installment of a three book trilogy often titled Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy, after its main character or "L.A Noir," after the hard-book copy that was released containing all three books in the trilogy....
    , the villain of the story, James Haviland, uses     Dr. John the Night Tripper as an alias. It was said he picked the nickname up in college.
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    Emerson, Lake & Palmer

    Emerson, Lake & Palmer were an England progressive rock Supergroup . In the 1970s, the band was extremely popular, selling over 35 million albums and headlining huge concerts....
     took the name for their fifth album     Brain Salad Surgery
    Brain Salad Surgery

    Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1973 and the first under their Manticore Records imprint....
     (1973) from the lyrics of Dr. John's "Right Place, Wrong Time."
  • The song "Right Place at the Wrong Time" was used in the opening credits for the 2005 Matthew McConaughey film Sahara.
  • Guitarist Tommy Bolin
    Tommy Bolin

    Thomas Richard 'Tommy' Bolin was an American-born guitarist best known for his work with Zephyr , The James Gang , Deep Purple , and his solo work....
     contributed guitar work to several tracks on Dr. John's 'Hollywood Be Thy Name' release, but his playing was not included on the final album.
  • In a television commercial for Heineken, two men enter a room full of women, with the song "Right Place, Wrong Time" by Dr. John playing in the background. Soon after, the two men realized that they have stumbled into a room full of cross-dressers.


Discography

  • Storm Warning / Foolish Little Girl Rex 45 RPM
    45 RPM

    45 RPM is a collection of songs by The The. 45 RPM was released in 2002. All the songs were 24 bit digitally remastered to, as the slipcase tells us, "reveal the full richness and complexity of the original recordings"....
     (196?)
  • Gris-Gris
    Gris-Gris

    Gris-Gris is the debut album by Dr. John. Produced by Harold Battiste, it was released on Atco Records in 1968. The musical style of Gris-Gris is a hybrid of New Orleans rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock....
     (1968) (Atco, SD 33-234)
  • Babylon
    Babylon (Dr. John album)

    Babylon is the second album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John....
     (1969)
  • Remedies
    Remedies (Dr. John Album)

    Remedies is the third album released by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John....
     (1970) (Atco, SD 33-316)
  • The Sun, Moon & Herbs
    The Sun, Moon & Herbs

    The Sun Moon & Herbs is a 1971 album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John, noted for its contributions from Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, and other well-known musicians....
     (1971) (Atco, SD 33-362)
  • Gumbo
    Dr. John's Gumbo

    Dr. John's Gumbo is the fifth album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John, a tribute to the music of his native city. The album is a collection of cover song of New Orleans classics, played by a major figure in the city's music....
     (1972)
  • Triumvirate
    Triumvirate

    The term triumvirate is commonly used to describe a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals. The arrangement can be formal or informal, and though the three are usually equal on paper, in reality this is rarely the case....
     (1973)
  • In The Right Place
    In the Right Place

    In the Right Place is a 1973 album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was originally released on Atco Records and became the biggest selling album of Dr....
     (1973) (Atco, SD 7018)
  • Desitively Bonnaroo
    Desitively Bonnaroo

    Desitively Bonnaroo is a 1974 album by New Orleans rhythm and blues legend Dr. John. The album was produced by Allen Toussaint and features sizable musical support from The Meters....
     (1974) (Atco, SD 7043)
  • Hollywood Be Thy Name
    Hollywood Be Thy Name

    Hollywood Be Thy Name is a live album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John....
     (1975) (United Artists, UA-LA552-G)
  • City Lights (1978)
  • "Crawfish Fiesta
    Crawfish Fiesta

    Crawfish Fiesta is an album recorded in 1979 by Professor Longhair during his revival period only months before his death in January 1980, and released in 1980 by Alligator Records....
    " (1979) (as a musical guest and co-producer with "Professor Longhair
    Professor Longhair

    Professor Longhair was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. Byrd is noteworthy for having been active in two distinct periods, both in the heyday of early rhythm and blues, and in the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz after the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival....
    " (Alligator Records)
  • Tango Palace (1979) (Horizon, SP-740)
  • Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack (1981)
  • The Brightest Smile in Town (1983)
  • Such a Night! Live in London (1984)
  • The Ultimate Dr. John
    The Ultimate Dr. John

    The Ultimate Dr. John is a hits compilation album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John....
     (1987)
  • In a Sentimental Mood (1989)
  • Goin' Back to New Orleans (1992)
  • Television
    Television

    Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
     (1994)
  • On a Mardi Gras Day (1994) (live with Chris Barber)
  • Afterglow (1995)
  • Trippin' Live (1997)
  • Anutha Zone (1998)
  • A Night In New Orleans (1999)
  • Blues Brothers 2000
    Blues Brothers 2000

    Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 in film Musical film/comedy film and sequel to the 1980 in film film The Blues Brothers . Directed by John Landis, the film featured Dan Aykroyd and John Goodman, with Cameo appearance by many musicians....
     (2000) (as a musical guest with Eric Clapton
    Eric Clapton

    Eric Patrick Clapton Order of the British Empire is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is "probably most famous for his mastery of the Stratocaster guitar." Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream , and as a solo performer, being the only person to...
    , Gary U.S. Bonds
    Gary U.S. Bonds

    Gary U.S. Bonds is an United States rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer. He is also a prolific songwriter....
    , Travis Tritt
    Travis Tritt

    James Travis Tritt is a Grammy award-winning American country music artist and occasional actor, more commonly known as Travis Tritt.Starting with the debut single release of "Country Club" in 1989, Travis Tritt has charted more than thirty singles on the U.S....
     and many others)
  • Duke Elegant (2000)
  • Funky New Orleans (2000) (live with the Donald Harrison
    Donald Harrison

    Donald Harrison Jr. is an United States jazz saxophone....
     Band)
  • Creole Moon (2001)
  • All By Hisself: Live at the Lonestar (2003)
  • N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or d'Udda (2004)
  • Live at Montreux, 1995 (2005)
  • Sippiana Hericane (2005)
  • Mercernary (2006) (Blue Note 54541)
  • Right Place, Right Time: Live at Tipitina's - Mardi Gras '89 (2006)
  • The City That Care Forgot (2008)


Recognition


Grammy Awards

  • 1989 Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group - Makin' Whoopee
  • 1992 Best Traditional Blues Album - Goin' Back To New Orleans
  • 1996 Best Rock Instrumental Performance - SRV Shuffle
  • 2000 Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals - Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
  • 2008 Best Contemporary Blues Album - City that Care Forgot


See also

  • Chicago Blues Festival
    Chicago Blues Festival

    The Chicago Blues Festival is an annual event that features four days of performances by top-tier blues musicians, both old favorites and the up-and-coming....


Further reading

  • Under a Hoodoo Moon: the Life of Dr. John the Night Tripper by Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) and Jack Rummel, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. ISBN 0-312-10567-3


External links