On July 30, 2006, Dr. John performed a solo piano benefit for New Orleans composer and arranger Wardell Quezergue (King Floyd's "Groove Me") at a New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund benefit at the Black Orchid Theatre in Chicago. "[citation needed] It rose to #24 on the Billboard album chart. Newly remastered! “1970’s Remedies found Dr. John in full-on Night Tripper mode, particularly on side long Angola Anthem, which someone once told me was pure evil. May 9, 2020 . Dr. John performed the theme music to the Fox drama K-Ville. Sent from and sold by Amazon. The legendary Dr. John is a six-time Grammy Award-winning musician and He kept an assortment of snakes and lizards, along with embalmed scorpions and animal and human skulls, and sold gris-gris, voodoo amulets which supposedly protect the wearer from harm. A legend was born with his He played keyboards on the highly successful 1979 solo debut album by Rickie Lee Jones. From the Liner Notes: Malcolm Rebenneck as Dr. John, the Night Tripper has demonstrated an amazingly high degree of funkmanship as the third generation son of the Second Line, the light New Orleans rhumba rhythm that defined in popular music initially by Roy ‘Professor Longhair’ Byrd, Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, and later refined for even greater mass acceptance by Antoine ‘Fats’ Domino. Namnet «Dr. King. On March 17, 1991, Dr. John performed "My Buddy" at the funeral of his close friend and collaborator Doc Pomus. Washington and Crooks also contributed to the project. Dr John ‘’The Night Tripper’’ Gris’ ‘Gris’ 1st UK Pressing Plum\red Atlantic labels #1#1 matrix endings! Didn't It Rain by Hugh Laurie Audio CD £6.59. In July 1973, the single "Right Place, Wrong Time" peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, as well as peaking at #19 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Limited edition VOODOO SPLATTER Vinyl, 180 grammi. [10] He had a regional hit with a Bo Diddley-influenced instrumental called "Storm Warning" on Rex Records in 1959. 2016. Only 1 left in stock. He sang on four songs and played piano on two songs on Muldaur's 1992 Louisiana Love Call. On February 8, 2006, he joined Allen Toussaint, Bonnie Raitt, The Edge, and Irma Thomas to perform "We Can Can" as the closing performance at the Grammy Awards of 2006. [46], Source: from the 2,012 credits listed by AllMusic[57], American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, "Doctor John" redirects here. 2007 he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and Blues Hall Other documentary film scores include the New Orleans dialect film Yeah You Rite! [30] In 2011, he collaborated with Hugh Laurie on the song "After You've Gone" on Laurie's album Let Them Talk. He also contributed the song "More and More" to Simon's Playing Possum album. contained the chart hits “Right Place Wrong Time” and “Such A Night.”. Known throughout the world as the embodiment of New Orleans’ musical legacy, Dr. John is a true icon in American culture. According to Pomus' daughter, Dr. John and her father were very close friends as well as writing partners. Impressed by the professor's flamboyant attire and striking musical style,[7] Rebennack soon began performing with him, and began his life as a professional musician. Many great New Orleans-based musicians, such as Aaron Neville, the Neville Brothers, Al Hirt and Pete Fountain, backed up Dr. John on this album. Rebennack recorded thirty studio albums and nine live albums, as well as contributing to thousands of other musicians' recordings. King, Irma Thomas, Johnny Adams, and others. In 1997 he contributed piano and vocals to the Spiritualized song "Cop Shoot Cop" which appears on their album, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. Dr. John – who, for over sixties years until his death at the age of seventy-seven on June 6th, 2019 pursued a career in music that was, at its core, all about bringing the music of New Orleans to the world at large. John Creaux the Night Tripper,” to be played by a New Orleans buddy, Ronnie Barron; when Mr. Barron … The tune came from Dr. John’s debut LP “Gris-Gris,” a concept album built around the Night Tripper character. [8] He later recalled that his debut in the studio, in about 1955 or 1956, came when he was signed as a songwriter and artist by Eddie Mesner at Aladdin Records. During that time he launched his solo career, developing the charismatic creating music for others and himself, Dr. John continues to write, Dr. John's 1977 release, The Night Tripper, refers to his alter-ego adopted in the 60s.This was the beginning of his act combining New Orleans-style rhythm and blues with psychedelic rock and elaborate stage shows that bordered on voodoo religious ceremonies, including elaborate costumes and … With Gumbo, Dr. John expanded his career beyond the psychedelic voodoo music and theatrics which had driven his career since he took on the Dr. John persona, although it always remained an integral part of his music and identity. Chicky Wow Wow - Dr. John8. [6] Growing up in the 3rd Ward of New Orleans, he found early musical inspiration in the minstrel tunes sung by his grandfather and a number of aunts, uncles, sister, and cousins who played piano. In 2016, double album and DVD of the concert, The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and his Music, was released.[37][38][39]. [12], Rebennack's career as a guitarist was stunted around 1960,[13] when the ring finger on his left (guitar fretting) hand was injured by a gunshot during an incident at a Jacksonville, Florida gig. [16], As a young man, Rebennack was interested in New Orleans voodoo, and in Los Angeles, he developed the idea of the Dr. John persona for his old friend Ronnie Barron, based on the life of Dr. John, a Senegalese prince, conjure man, herb doctor, and spiritual healer who came to New Orleans from Haiti. masterful album “Sun, Moon and Herbs” in 1971 which included cameos from He contributed three songs as writer or co-writer ("Washer Woman", "The Ties That Bind", and "That's My Home") and also played guitar and keyboards on Levon Helm's 1977 release, Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars. By the age of 17, he had co-written his first rock and roll song "Lights Out", which was a regional hit for Jerry Byrne on the Specialty label in 1957. From the late 1970s to 1991, Dr. John co-wrote over 115 songs with legendary Brill Building songwriter Doc Pomus ("Save the Last Dance for Me'; "Lonely Avenue"; "This Magic Moment"; "Viva Las Vegas" and many, many more). Explore {{searchView.params.phrase}} by color family {{familyColorButtonText(colorFamily.name)}} Dr. John the Night Tripper performing with his band at the Boston Tea Party club on June 19, 1969. He recorded the live album Trippin' Live with drummer Herman V.Ernest III, David Barard, bass, Tommy Moran, guitar, trumpeter Charlie Miller, tenor Red Tyler, and baritone sax Ronnie Cuber. John. The Night Tripper Dr. John Formato: LP 28.50 € La prima edizione in vinile delle classiche registrazioni Crazy Cajun, fatte da Dr. John a metà anni sessanta, in piena era voodoo. The record introduced the character of “Dr. In 1996, he performed the song "Cruella de Ville" during the end credits of the film 101 Dalmatians. The Los Angeles Times said, "Tribute albums come and go, but it's a real rarity that can snap a listener to attention like Dr. John's new salute to jazz founding father Louis Armstrong. In these two recordings he played many of his own boogie-woogie compositions. King's Stuart Levine-produced There Must Be a Better World Somewhere, which won a Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording in 1982. [45], In May 2013 Rebennack received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Tulane University. After Hurricane Katrina Dr. John immediately stepped up to [24] It was recorded in L.A. with a group of fellow New Orleans expatriates, notably Harold Battiste. Nitetripper.com is the official website of the Estate of Dr. John. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. The Los Angeles Times said that it showed Dr. John "exiting a period of relative creative stagnation by creating something magical, the embodiment of everything he's done but pushed in a clear new direction". He was co-producer on Van Morrison's 1977 album A Period of Transition and also played keyboards and guitar. In the same way that Gris-Gris introduced the world to the voodoo-influenced side of his music, and in the manner that Dr. John's Gumbo began his career-long reputation as an esteemed interpreter of New Orleans standards, In the Right Place established Dr. John as one of the main ambassadors of New Orleans funk. Night in Harlem” which has pledged $1 Million to help musicians recovering Artists such as Bob Dylan, Bette Midler, and Doug Sahm contributed single lines to the lyrics, which lists several instances of ironic bad luck and failure. Dr. John headed west in the 1960s, where he continued to be in demand as a Dr. John & The Nite Trippers released “The Bare Necessities,” for Disney's blockbuster “The Jungle Book” soundtrack in spring, Along with Gris-Gris, Dr. John is perhaps best known for his recordings in the period 1972-74. In the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog, Dr. John sang the opening tune, "Down in New Orleans". At age 16, Rebennack was hired by Johnny Vincent as a producer at Ace Records. [16] He provided backing for Sonny & Cher (and some of the incidental music for Cher's first film, Chastity), for Canned Heat on their albums Living the Blues (1968) and Future Blues (1970), and for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention on Freak Out! SD 33-316; Vinyl LP). [41], Dr. John was married twice and told the New York Times that he had "a lot" of children. Rated #723 in the best albums of 1970. In 1970, when Howard Smith asked him where the name "Dr. John the Night Tripper" came from, he responded, "Before that I was Professor Bizarre. Frontman Jason Pierce, a fan of Dr. John's music, reciprocated by guesting on Dr. John's 1998 album Anutha Zone along with drummer Damon Reece and guitarist Thighpaulsandra. Dr. John, who was born Mac Rebennack, died of a heart attack, his family said Louie Award from the Louis Armstrong House Museum, and he will receive the embodiment of New Orleans’ musical legacy, Dr. John is a true icon in In 2013 Dr. John was awarded an honorary Also in 2017, his first single "Storm Warning" recorded as a tribute to Bo Diddley, was featured the Logan Lucky soundtrack; in April he joined John Legend (who inducted him into the Rock Hall) and Jon Batiste on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and he appeared in Tig Notaro's critically acclaimed Amazon TV series One Mississippi. His 1992 album Goin' Back to New Orleans was also a Grammy winner. [9] There, he gained experience working with many artists, including James Booker, Earl King, and Jimmy Clanton. John» kom frå ein legendarisk Louisiana voodoo-utøvar tidleg på 1800-talet. His album "Locked Down", released in [17], Rebennack became involved in illegal activities in New Orleans, using and selling narcotics and running a brothel. His music combined blues, pop, jazz, boogie-woogie, funk, and rock and roll.[1]. Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. In 1992, Dr. John released the album Goin' Back to New Orleans, which included many classic songs from New Orleans. Crescent City, including recordings by Professor Longhair, Art Neville, His colorful musical career began in the 1950s when he His hit song "Right Place Wrong Time" was used extensively in the movies Dazed and Confused, Sahara and the series American Horror Story: Coven. A Little Closer to My Home - Dr. John4. The winner of six Grammy Awards, Rebennack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by singer John Legend in March 2011. [14][15] After the injury, Rebennack concentrated on bass guitar before making piano his main instrument, developing a style influenced by Professor Longhair. Also in 2008, Dr. John released his Grammy Award-winning City that Care Forgot about Hurricane Katrina's devastation in New Orleans. "After we cut the new record", he wrote, "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.". John, The Night Tripper.’ Dr. John is a mythical character from the 1840s New Orleans folklore, a large man who offered concoctions and gris-gris (small cloth bags holding scriptures) to reverse curses for a small fee. He continued to record and perform on the club and jazz festival circuit until his death in mid 2019. His version of the Donovan song "Season of the Witch" was also featured in this movie and on the soundtrack. arrange, produce and interpret music with a passion. Also performing Allen Toussaint compositions were New Orleans artists Irma Thomas, Cyril Neville, the band Galactic, and the Allen Toussaint Band. "[23] On the earliest Dr. John records, the artist billing was "Dr. John, The Night Tripper", while the songwriting credits billed him as "Dr. John Creaux". This item: Best Of Dr. John, The: The Night Tripper by Dr. John Audio CD £7.99. Disc 11. In 1961, Dr. John was on the road with soul singer Ronnie Barron when a motel manager pulled a gun on Barron, who may have been sleeping with … Dr. John the Night Tripper. This album served as a transition from his Night Tripper voodoo, psychedelic persona to one more closely associated with traditional New Orleans R&B and funk. [7] His father exposed him as a young boy to jazz musicians King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, who later inspired his 2014 release, Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch. On November 1, 2017, Dr. John celebrated Mac Month as proclaimed by the New Orleans City Council in a reception at Napoleon House, and his birthday was proclaimed Dr. John Day in the City of New Orleans for the fact that he "rose to international recognition for his musical funkitude in performing, writing and producing." He also performed as the first American artist at the Franco Follies festival in 1992. Throughout his adolescence, his father's connections enabled him access to the recording rooms of rock artists, including Little Richard and Guitar Slim. "[35], Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl interviewed Dr. John about music in the New Orleans-themed episode of their HBO series Sonic Highways "(including the hypnotic reveal of Dr. John's given name)", wrote a Decider reviewer.[36]. He reigned as King of the Krewe du Vieux for the 2010 New Orleans Mardi Gras season. He formed his first band, The Dominoes, while at the school. of Fame. The Ear Is On Strike - Dr. John3. This continued until Miller moved to New York to study music formally. Dr. John was also a prominent session musician throughout his career. He oversaw the rhythm section while Miller wrote the horn arrangements and headed up the horns. Between July and September 1989, Dr. John toured in the first Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, alongside Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Nils Lofgren, Jim Keltner, Joe Walsh, Billy Preston and Clarence Clemons. Although similar in feel to In the Right Place, it failed to catch hold in the mainstream as its predecessor had done. In the mid-1970s Dr. John began an almost 20-year-long collaboration with the R&R Hall of Fame/Songwriters Hall of Fame writer Doc Pomus, to create songs for Dr. John's releases City Lights and Tango Palace, and for B.B. On May 13, 2010, Dr. John played alongside The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (episode 246) and was warmly greeted by Jimmy's first guest, Keith Richards. På dei første platene til Dr. John er han kalla «Dr. The family thanks all whom shared his unique musical journey & requests privacy at this time. In 2008 he released “City That Care Forgot,” winning him a Grammy In June 2010, Dr John played at the Glastonbury festival, Shepton Mallet, UK. Gris Gris. For the TV series, see. In 2003, Dr. John's Gumbo was ranked number 404 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger and 1973’s “In The Right Place,” which Known throughout the world as the Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", and Blues Brothers 2000, in which he joined the fictional band the Louisiana Gator Boys to perform the songs "How Blue Can You Get" and "New Orleans". In late 1950s New Orleans, Rebennack gigged with local bands including Mac Rebennack and the Skyliners, (Paul Staehle/Dennis "Bootsie" Cuquet, drums; Earl Stanley, bass; Charlie Miller, trumpet; Charlie Maduell, sax; Roland "Stone" LeBlanc, vocals), Frankie Ford and the Thunderbirds, and Jerry Byrne and the Loafers. The album was awarded the first W.C. "At the same time, he ends up lacing the song with darker feelings, as well. Dr. John's act combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues with psychedelic rock and elaborate stage shows that bordered on voodoo religious ceremonies, including elaborate costumes and headdress. [16] Rebennack's friend Jay Woolfe, who had played in earlier bands, later recalled that Rebennack would often get into trouble with the police for hanging out with black musicians and in black clubs. In 1970, when Howard Smithasked him where the name "Dr. John the Night Tripper" came from, he responded, "Before that I was Professor Bizarre. Paul Howrilla was the brains behind the scenes, as Dr. John would attest. Joe Tex, Frankie Ford and Allen Toussaint. In 1975, his manager, Richard Flanzer, hired producer Bob Ezrin, and Hollywood Be Thy Name was recorded live at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Within a few years, the "Night Tripper" subtitle was dropped, and Rebennack resumed using his real name for writing and producing/arranging credits. 2012 with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys won a Grammy for Best In the same year, he played piano on the Spiritualized song "Cop Shoot Cop ...", from their critically acclaimed album Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. unique blend of voodoo mysticism, funk, rhythm & blues, psychedelic rock In 1979, he collaborated with the legendary Professor Longhair on Fess's (another nickname for Henry Byrd) last recording Crawfish Fiesta, as a guitarist. This free man of color lived on Bayou Road and claimed to have 15 wives and over 50 children. He provided back-up vocals on the Rolling Stones' 1972 song "Let It Loose", and backed Carly Simon and James Taylor in their duet of "Mockingbird" (from Hotcakes) in 1974, and Neil Diamond on Beautiful Noise in 1976. His movie credits included Martin Scorsese's documentary The Last Waltz, in which he joined the Band for a performance of his song "Such a Night", the 1978 Beatles-inspired musical "Sgt. Some of the songs created with Pomus were recorded by Marianne Faithful, B.B. [40], Dr. John had a heroin addiction; however, in December 1989, he completed his final rehabilitation stint with the help of Narcotics Anonymous and remained clean the rest of his life. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? After more than half a century of [10][6][18], Once settled in Los Angeles[8] he became a "first call" session musician in the Los Angeles studio scene in the 1960s and 1970s and was part of the so-called "Wrecking Crew" stable of studio musicians. 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 late 1940s and 1950s. He had intended the frontman persona, “Dr. Dr. John described the inspiration of the album as Louis Armstrong coming to him in a dream and telling him "do my music your way". This was for the relief of Hurricane Katrina victims, following the devastation of his hometown of New Orleans. Morrison, Aretha Franklin and The Rolling Stones' “Exile On Main St.” ", Dr. John's birth date was corrected in 2018 when his hometown newspaper, The Times-Picayune, discovered in their records that he was actually born on November 20, 1941, as opposed to the commonly listed November 21, 1940. Dr. John moved back to Louisiana in 2009. [25] A second single, "Such a Night", peaked at #42. Dr. John delivered one of a number of eulogies and performed with singer Jimmy Scott at Pomus' funeral on March 17, 1991, in New York City. "Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch. wrote and played guitar on some of the greatest records to come out of the In "[34] That spring, "The Musical Mojo of Mac", a New Orleans concert to honor Dr. John, was introduced by Brian Williams and kicked off by Bruce Springsteen singing "Right Place, Wrong Time", with Dr. John and an all-star band which included event producer Don Was on bass. I tried to keep a lot of little changes that were characteristic of New Orleans, while working my own funknology on piano and guitar." Dr. John – MalcomB RebennecK, Crazy Cajun Records – CCLP 1040, US press 1977, Cover and Vinyl = VG ++ Dr. John, The Night Tripper – Gris-Gris/ Atlantic ATL 33045, German press 1974, Reissue, “Original Rock Classics Series/Cover = VG (sticker on backside with … Let Them Talk by Hugh Laurie Audio CD £6.99. Dr. John attempted to capitalize on In the Right Place's successful formula, again collaborating with Allen Toussaint and The Meters, for his next album, Desitively Bonnaroo – from part of which a Tennessee festival took as its name – released in 1974. Browse 26 dr john the night tripper stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. (1985)[28] and American Tongues in 1987. While a struggling student at Jesuit High School, he was already playing in night clubs, something the Jesuit fathers disapproved of. 2007 he was nominated for “Sippiana Hericane,” his Hurricane Katrina From 2014 to 2016, Dr. John performed with The Nite Trippers, including at a Hollywood Bowl tribute "Yes We Can Can" for his late friend Allen Toussaint on July 20, 2016. A second lineup 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). Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. He toured with Willy DeVille and contributed to his albums Return to Magenta (1978), Victory Mixture (1990), Backstreets of Desire (1992), and Big Easy Fantasy (1995). Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack (b. November 21, 1940), better known by the stage name Dr. John (also Dr. John Creaux, or Dr. John the Night Tripper) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as zydeco, boogie woogie and rock & roll. Genres: New Orleans R&B. It was his last pure funk album until 1994's Television,[26] although like his voodoo and traditional New Orleans R&B influences, funk continued to heavily influence most of his work to the end, especially his live concerts. Loser for You Baby - Dr. John2. Rebennack was expelled from the high school in 1954[11] and from then on focused entirely on music. session musician, playing keyboards on records by Sonny and Cher, Van [8], When he was about 13 years old, Rebennack met Professor Longhair. breakthrough 1968 album “Gris-Gris,” which introduced to the world his 1968 ((stereo)) Awesome original Very rare to find! Later, in February, he performed at All-Star Saturday Night, part of the NBA All-Star Weekend hosted by New Orleans. In describing the album, Dr. John stated, "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. 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. On Thanksgiving Day 1976 he performed "Such a Night" at the farewell concert for The Band, which was filmed by Martin Scorsese and released as The Last Waltz. the plate with generous relief fund-raising concerts and recordings. [29] Special guest Mike Mills of R.E.M. Contemporary Blues Album. [21] Gris-Gris became the name of Dr. John's debut album, released in January 1968, representing his own form of "voodoo medicine".[22]. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards also issued a Statement of Recognition to Dr. John for "embodying the culture of the state from New Orleans to the Bayou. Dr. John's act combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues with psychedelic rock and elaborate stage shows that bordered on voodoo religious ceremonies, including elaborate costumes and headdress. doctorate from Tulane University alongside His Holiness the Dalai Lama. [4][5] His father ran an appliance shop in the East End of New Orleans, fixing radios and televisions and selling records. [10] The fathers told him to either stop playing in clubs or leave the school. [42], On June 6, 2019, Dr. John died of a heart attack. John the Night Tripper,” a psychedelic take on New Orleans’s Voudou religious practices. In May 2013, Rebennack received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Tulane University. Jazz Foundation of America's Hank Jones Award in October, 2016 at “A Great Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast, Casey's Shadow - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans, Blues Brothers 2000 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan, The Skiffle Sessions – Live in Belfast 1998, Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States, "New Orleans music legend Dr. John is turning 78!
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