#dr. john

[undergroundrockpress]

Dr. John, San Francisco - 1969. Photo : Jim Marshall.

[mudwerks]

(via Mac Rebennack - Storm Warning (1959)

[musickickztoo]

Dr. John  † June 6, 2019

[didierleclair]

DR. JOHN, HIS PIANO IS IMPECCABLE.

[phonographica]

Dr. John – City Lights (1978)

[forever70s]

Dr. John performing in 1970

[bobdylan-n-jonimitchell]

The Last Waltz, November 25, 1976 © John Gavrilis.

[lascitasdelashoras]

Aretha Franklin & Mac Rebennack, Dr. John

[kdo-three]

Jerry Byrne - Lights Out (1958) Seth David / Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) from: "Lights Out" / "Honey Baby" (Single) "This Is How It All Began, Vol. 2" (1972 Specialty Records Compilation LP)

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Personnel: Jerry Byrne: Vocals Art Neville: Piano Harold Battiste: Tenor Saxophone Edgar Blanchards: Guitar Justin Adams: Guitar Frank Fields: Bass Charles 'Hungry' Williams: Drums

Produced by Harold Battiste

Recorded: @ The Cosimo Recording Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana USA on February 9, 1958

Released: June, 1958 Specialty Records

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Widespread Panic - “I Walk on Guilded Splinters” (Live, June 21, 2024)

Some songs require everyone to bring everything to the table.

Widespread Panic’s interpretation of Dr. John’s “I Walk on Guilded Splinters” is one of them. And on June 21, 2024, everyone came ready.

There’s John Bell coaxing eerie moans with a slide. JoJo Hermann plays organ like a man living deep in the blues. Duane Trucks attacks his drums as if he had four arms while Sunny Ortiz adds colorful percussion. And Dave Schools plays the bass in the way only Dave Schools does - even taking a couple of short solos - while supporting Bell on backgrounds.

The mood changes from New Orleanian groove to straightforward rock ‘n’ roll to freeform music and the tempo shifts frequently across the quarter-hour of juju WSP brings to “Guilded Splinters.” And it seems safe to assume Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater ain’t experienced such gris-gris this just-released performance was captured on professional video.

Grade card: Widespread Panic - “I Walk on Guilded Splinters” (Live - 6/21/24) - A-

2/12/25

[djevilninja]

Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John | The Midnight Special

[jazzdailyblog]

Buddy Bolden: The Elusive Pioneer of Jazz

Introduction: The birth of jazz, with its complex rhythms, soulful melodies, and rich cultural roots, is a tale filled with mystery and innovation. Among the many figures credited with shaping this uniquely American genre, one name often stands out: Charles Joseph “Buddy” Bolden. Often shrouded in legend and myth, Bolden’s contributions to the development of jazz remain a subject of both…

[didierleclair]

FRIENDS, ART BLAKEY AND DR. JOHN.

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Dr. John

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Dr. John