Composer
Mac Rebennack
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
1941–2019
2 catalog entries
- Born
- 1941
- Died
- 2019
- Birthplace
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
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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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- actor; singer-songwriter; keyboardist; film score composer; musician; singer; composer; jazz musician; pianist; songwriter
- Education
- Jesuit High School
- Instruments played
- digital organ; piano; voice; guitar; musical keyboard; Hammond organ; organ; electric piano
- Genres
- rhythm and blues; rock music; blues; funk; boogie-woogie; Dixieland jazz
- Awards
- Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; MOJO Awards; Blues Music Award; Grammy Award for Best Blues Album
- Official website
- http://www.nitetripper.com/
- Birth name
- Malcolm John Rebennack
- Nickname
- The Nighttripper
- Pseudonym
- Dr. John; Dr. John Creaux
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 103211627
- ISNI
- 000000012025193X; 0000000061135057
- GND ID
- 119267624
- Library of Congress ID
- n87123034
- MusicBrainz ID
- a40b46f7-7b40-4a28-9dec-a1e3cb440a8b; fe0e1895-aa84-47d9-8e5b-7930fc20709b
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Entries with composition dates
- 0 of 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There Must Be a Better World Somewhere | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 0 |
| Right Place, Wrong Time | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 103211627. Portrait: wpopp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.