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Dr. John
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mac Rebennack, Mac Rebennack - Dr. John, Dr. John & the Nighttripper, The Nighttripper, Dr. John Creaux, John Creaux
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
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Dr. John, born Malcolm John Rebennack in New Orleans, was an American singer-songwriter, actor, keyboardist, and film score composer. Active from 1950 until his death in 2019, he performed in the rhythm and blues, rock, blues, and funk genres. His musical career included releases on labels such as Blue Note, Atco Records, Warner Music Group, and Nonesuch Records. He was recognized with a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album, a Blues Music Award, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Known by the nickname The Nighttripper, he played piano, guitar, and musical keyboard, and also provided vocals. He had two children. Dr. John died of natural causes due to a myocardial infarction in New Orleans.
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Film & TV
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
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1941
- Active to
- 2019
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 689,864
- Total plays
- 7,561,755
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- boogie-woogie
- Instrument
- electric piano
- Official website
- www.nitetripper.com
- Image
- 20060714 Dr. John in Vienne, France (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Dr. John
- date of birth
- 1941-11-21
- Commons gallery
- Dr. John
- birth name
- Malcolm John Rebennack
- date of death
- 2019-06-06
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- nickname
- The Nighttripper
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- social media followers
- 30400
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Mac Rebennack
- pseudonym
- Dr. John Creaux
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