Dr. John‘s Gumbo released in 1972 is the fifth album by New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John (Mac Rebennack), a tribute to the music of his native city. The album is a collection of covers of New Orleans classics, played by a major figure in the city’s music. It marked the beginning of Dr. […]
“Iko Iko” is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title “Jock-A-Mo”, was written and released in 1953 as a single by James “Sugar Boy” Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it failed to make […]
Afterglow is an album by Dr John, releases in 1995 on Blue Thumb/GRP. Tracks 1 I Know What I’ve Got (Louis Jordan; Sid Robin) 04:42 2 Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You (Andy Razaf; Don Redman) 04:18 3 I’m Just A Lucky So-And-So (Duke Ellington; Mack David) 05:03 4 Blue Skies (Irving Berlin) 04:19 […]
The Sun Moon & Herbs is a 1971 studio album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr John, noted for its contributions from Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, and other well-known musicians. It was originally intended to be a three-album set but was cut down to a single disc. The album was described by Allmusic as “dark […]
Remedies is the third album released by New Orleans R&B artist Dr John. The photography was by Steve LaVere, taken in 1969 at the Whisky a Go Go. The backing band is the Cold Grits (featuring : Billy Carter, Harold Cowart, Jimmy O’Rourke, Ron Ziegler) Tracks 1 Loop Garoo (Mac Rebennack) 04:42 2 What Goes […]
Lasso From El Paso is a 1976 album by Kinky Friedman. “Sold American” was recorded live at Fort Collins, Colorado as part of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue. Richard Samet “Kinky” Friedman (born November 1, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, defender of stray animals, and former columnist for Texas Monthly who […]
Babylon is the second album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. In his autobiography, Under A Hoodoo Moon, Dr. John describes the origins of the album in detail: “Our second album was cut in late 1968—the year of the Tet offensive, and of the assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. It […]
Gris-Gris is the debut album by Dr John (Mac Rebennack). 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. Despite the New Orleans style, it was recorded in California, albeit with several native New Orleans […]
In a Sentimental Mood is the twelfth album by New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John. Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack (born 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, […]
City Lights is the first album Dr John recorded for A&M Records’ Horizon imprint, released in 1979. Famous painter Neon Park, best known for his associations with and album covers for Little Feat and Frank Zappa, provided the album artwork, as indicated by his name being included in the corner on the cover. Tracks 1 […]