With a name like Mac Rebennack, is it any wonder he changed it to Dr. John? I first bought Going Back to New Orleans eight or nine years ago, and instantly fell in love. I had, of course, heard of him before that. It was this CD, however, that convinced me that the New Orleans sound - Professor Longhair, The Neville Brothers, and Dr. John - was pure American music, because it was so many things at once, and all its own at the same time. Here's the title track from the aforementioned CD:
He's been around since the 1950's, according to allmusic.com. Here he is in the Martin Scorcese-produced and directed The Last Waltz, The Band's final concert and celebration:
Finally, more on New Orleans. This time it's all about "Missing New Orleans".
