Dr. John
Sign in to saveAmerican singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 19 Sept 1955
- Died
- 2019-06-06
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Religion, state, and politics in the Soviet Union and the successor states
- Religious Liberty in Transitional Societies
- Religious Liberty in Transitional Societies
- Religion, Democracy and Democratization
- Religion, Democracy and Democratization
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Malcolm 'Mac' John Rebennack Jr., better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined blues, pop, jazz, boogie-woogie, funk, and rock and roll. Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of his album Gris-Gris and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and…
Known for
- Take Me to the River: New Orleans — Self2022
- New Orleans That Was — Self2022
- The Dancing Man of L.A. — Self (archive footage)2021
- Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast — Self - Singer (archive footage)2019
- Every Night's a Saturday Night — Self2018
- America's Musical Journey — Self2018
- Monochrome: Black, White & Blue — Self2017
- The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music — Self2016
- All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman — Himself2014
- Dr John . feat.Arturo Sandoval & Sarah Morrow -Live At Avio Session Basel — vocals, piano2014
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 689,864
- Total plays
- 7,561,755
Tags
bluesfunkjazzNew Orleanssoul
Dr. John (born Malcolm John Rebennack on 20 November 1941; died 6 June 2019) was an American singer, pianist, guitarist, and songwriter whose music combined blues, boogie woogie and rock and roll. The winner of six Grammy awards, Rebennack was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by singer John Legend on Monday, March 14, 2011. He was variously known as Mac Rebennack, Dr. John Creaux, Dr. John, the Night Tripper. Dr. John began making his own idiosyncratic music in the 1960s. <a href="ht
Key dates
- Born
- 21 November 1941
- Died
- 6 June 2019
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
1941 births2019 deaths20th-century American pianistsAmerican blues rock musiciansAmerican funk singersAmerican male organistsAmerican male pianistsAmerican male singer-songwritersAmerican people of French descentAmerican people of German descentAmerican people of Irish descentAmerican people of Spanish descent