DR. JOHN

A prolific session player who started recording in his mid-teens, Dr. John has become a living legend of New Orleans piano. Exposed to musicians by working in his father's appliance and music store, and later performing in sessions with such New Orleans musical greats as Professor Longhair, Frankie Ford, and Joe Tex, Dr. John earned a reputation as a key forerunner of a distinctly New Orleans brand of rhythm and blues, which he described to Jay Cocks in Time as "Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Cuban and Mardi Gras Indian" combined with "natural street rhythms." In fact, some point to him as one of the reasons for the resurgence of interest in New Orleans rhythm and blues that began in the late twentieth century. 2010’s release, TRIBAL, has Dr. John revisiting that classic, swampy gris-gris style that put him on the map. After a half century of creating music for others and himself, Dr. John continues to write, arrange, produce and interpret with a passion that has yet to wane. He continues to dazzle and delight audiences across the globe, touring consistently.

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