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Dr. John

New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter

United States • 1941-11-21 – 2019-06-06

Dr. John is credited on 1,664 releases across 407 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,664

Pressings credited

407

Albums

Decades active

576

In collections

Biography

Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk. 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 (1968) and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music (1970). He typically performed a lively, theatrical stage show inspired by medicine shows, Mardi Gras costumes, and voodoo ceremonies. Rebennack recorded thirty studio albums and nine live albums, as well as contributing to thousands of other musicians' recordings. In 1973, he achieved a top-10 hit single with "Right Place, Wrong Time". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.

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