It was recorded in L.A. with a group of fellow New Orleans expatriates, notably Harold Battiste. 2013), he has received six other Grammy nominations over the years. He wrote and performed the score for the film version of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row released in 1982. The Ear Is On Strike - Dr. John3. John, The Night Tripper», medan han på låtskrivartilskrivinga på omslaget er kalla «Dr. På dei første platene til Dr. John er han kalla «Dr. In [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! [17], Rebennack became involved in illegal activities in New Orleans, using and selling narcotics and running a brothel. It also introduced his stage identity, ‘Dr. Complete your Dr. John, The Night Tripper… (1985)[28] and American Tongues in 1987. Newly remastered! He added a year to his age as an underage prodigy with a local hit, so he could get into gigs. Remedies, an Album by Dr. John, the Night Tripper. Later, in February, he performed at All-Star Saturday Night, part of the NBA All-Star Weekend hosted by New Orleans. 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". Dr. John headed west in the 1960s, where he continued to be in demand as a On February 5, 2006, he joined fellow New Orleans native Aaron Neville, Detroit resident Aretha Franklin and a 150-member choir for the national anthem at Super Bowl XL as part of a pre-game tribute to New Orleans. Known throughout the world as the Dr. John & The Nite Trippers released “The Bare Necessities,” for Disney's blockbuster “The Jungle Book” soundtrack in spring, "[citation needed] It rose to #24 on the Billboard album chart. He joined the musicians' union at the end of 1957, with the help of Danny Kessler, and then considered himself to be a professional musician.[9]. with Harry Connick Jr. was released on Connick's album 20 and VHS Singin' & Swingin' in 1990. 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(1966). performers including Bruce Springsteen, Widespread Panic, Mavis Staples, John Fogerty and many more. 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 … 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 … Contemporary Blues Album. Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. [45], In May 2013 Rebennack received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Tulane University. This free man of color lived on Bayou Road and claimed to have 15 wives and over 50 children. In 1996, he performed the song "Cruella de Ville" during the end credits of the film 101 Dalmatians. was in attendance, along with an all-star funk band. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Dr. John, The Night Tripper - Gris-Gris at Discogs. - plays on seven tracks and contributes five original songs, in addition to singing two duets with Wynters. Dr. John, who was born Mac Rebennack, died of a heart attack, his family said 2007 he was nominated for “Sippiana Hericane,” his Hurricane Katrina [30] In 2011, he collaborated with Hugh Laurie on the song "After You've Gone" on Laurie's album Let Them Talk. This item: Best Of Dr. John, The: The Night Tripper by Dr. John Audio CD £7.99. “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. Rebennack was born in New Orleans on November 20, 1941. In 2003, Dr. John's Gumbo was ranked number 404 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Dr. John's longtime confidant and former personal manager, Paul Howrilla, was responsible for moving Dr. John from Los Angeles to New York and securing "crossover" work, as well as modifying Dr. John's image from the 1970s to the 1990s. 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. In 2012, Dr. John released Locked Down, a collaboration with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, who produced the record and played guitar on it. Info for The Night Tripper (Remastered). masterful album “Sun, Moon and Herbs” in 1971 which included cameos from He performed the opening theme music to the PBS children's program Curious George, broadcast since 2006. "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.". [10] The fathers told him to either stop playing in clubs or leave the school. 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! contained the chart hits “Right Place Wrong Time” and “Such A Night.”. 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. He reigned as King of the Krewe du Vieux for the 2010 New Orleans Mardi Gras season. On May 12, 2006, Dr. John recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios for Live from Abbey Road. In September 2005, he performed Bobby Charles' "Walkin' to New Orleans", to close the Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast telethon. In addition to his six Grammy wins (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008 and He was co-producer on Van Morrison's 1977 album A Period of Transition and also played keyboards and guitar. By the mid-1970s, Rebennack had begun focusing on a blend of music that touched on blues, New Orleans R&B, Tin Pan Alley standards, and more. "Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch. His 1992 album Goin' Back to New Orleans was also a Grammy winner. Morrison, Aretha Franklin and The Rolling Stones' “Exile On Main St.” [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. Gris Gris. While a struggling student at Jesuit High School, he was already playing in night clubs, something the Jesuit fathers disapproved of. Live at Piknik Dutch Festival, 2-7-70 Ruïne Van Brederode, Velsen. Sent from and sold by Bee-Entertained. His music was featured in many films, including "New Looks" in National Lampoon's European Vacation in 1985 and "Such a Night" in Colors in 1988. “The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac & His Music” with John Creaux». Also in 2011, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and The Meters performed Desitively Bonnaroo at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, as part of the festival's tenth year celebration. "[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]. When his sentence ended in 1965, however, a campaign was underway to clean up New Orleans by closing its clubs, which meant that he and his fellow musicians found work hard to get, so he left for Los Angeles. Louie Award from the Louis Armstrong House Museum, and he will receive the 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. [14][15] After the injury, Rebennack concentrated on bass guitar before making piano his main instrument, developing a style influenced by Professor Longhair. 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. He oversaw the rhythm section while Miller wrote the horn arrangements and headed up the horns. [41], Dr. John was married twice and told the New York Times that he had "a lot" of children. Top Top Audio! 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. In January 2008, Dr. John was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. 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. In 2014, Dr. John released a Louis Armstrong tribute album, Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch,[33] on Concord Records USA and Proper Records in Europe. Barron dropped out of the project, and Rebennack took over the role (and identity) of Dr. 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. The lead single from the album, "Iko Iko", broke into the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, eventually reaching #71. The tune came from Dr. John’s debut LP “Gris-Gris,” a concept album built around the Night Tripper character. Several of his many career highlights include the [42], On June 6, 2019, Dr. John died of a heart attack. Dr. John was also a prominent session musician throughout his career. Dr. John won his first Grammy Award in 1989 for his duet recording (with Rickie Lee Jones) of "Makin' Whoppee". In 2013 Dr. John was awarded an honorary Although initially, the plan was for Barron to front the act assuming the identity of "Dr. John", while Rebennack worked behind the scenes as Dr. John's writer, musician, and producer, this did not come to pass. In 2015, Dr. John was awarded the Dr. John The Best of The Night Tripper (2 CD set - Music Club) This 2 CD set covers Dr. John's best work from 1968 to 1974 (none afterwards) which includes his biggest hits ("Right Time Wrong Time" and "Such a Night… 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. A legend was born with his In 2014 he performed at the NBA All Star Game as did Pharrell Williams and Janelle Monáe. 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". American culture. He was arrested on drug charges and sentenced to two years in the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth. 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. Dr. John performed the theme music to the Fox drama K-Ville. Dr. John moved back to Louisiana in 2009. Handy Blues Album of the Year in 1980 and was released shortly after Longhair's death in January 1980. I tried to keep a lot of little changes that were characteristic of New Orleans, while working my own funknology on piano and guitar." "[16][43][44], The winner of six Grammy Awards, Rebennack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by singer John Legend in March 2011. 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. Only 6 left in stock. He performed on the March 19, 1977 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. His performance was aired alongside those of LeAnn Rimes and Massive Attack on the Sundance Channel in the US and Channel 4 in the UK. In fall, 2016 Dr. John will release the double live album and DVD Produced by Harold Battiste, it was released on Atco Records in 1968. 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. In 1992, Dr. John released the album Goin' Back to New Orleans, which included many classic songs from New Orleans. 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. King's Stuart Levine-produced There Must Be a Better World Somewhere, which won a Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording in 1982. [14] His family announced through his longtime publicist Karen Dalton Beninato that he died at break of day, and "He created a unique blend of music which carried his home town, New Orleans, at its heart, as it was always in his heart.