Dr. John

Dr. John
Dr. John at the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Background information
Birth name	Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.
Also known as	Mac Rebennack Dr. John Creaux Dr. John the Night Tripper
Born	(1941-11-20)November 20, 1941 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	June 6, 2019(2019-06-06) (aged 77) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Blues jazz soul funk R&B blues rock swamp rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals piano
Years active	1950s–2019
Labels	Atco Blue Note Nonesuch Concord Proper
Website	nitetripper.com

Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B.^[1]

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. 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".