Dr John’s new album Locked Down gives William an excuse to look back at the man’s career.
Playlist
(As a songwriter, he is variously credited as Dr John, Dr John Creaux, Malcolm Rebennack or Mac Rebennack – all same person)
Dr John – Locked Down [Nonesuch]
Dr John et al: Locked Down
Dr John et al: Ice Age
Dr John et al: My Children, My Angels
Dr John, The Night Tripper – Gris-gris [Atlantic]
Dr John Creaux: I Walk on Guilded Splinters
Dr John – Babylon [Atco]
Dr John Creaux: The Patriotic Flag-Waiver
Dr John – The Sun, Moon and Herbs [Atco]
Rebennack: Where Ya At Mule
Dr John – Gumbo [Atco]
Crawford: Iko Iko
Byrd: Tipitina
Dr John – from: Louisiana, Live from Mountain Stage [Blue Plate Music]
Rebennack: Such a night
Dr John – Tango Palace [A&M]
Rebennack/Pomus: Tango Palace
Dr John – Dr John Plays Mac Rebennack [Clean Cuts]
Rebennack: Dorothy
Dr John – In a Sentimental Mood [Warner Bros]
Ellington: In a Sentimental Mood
Berlin: Makin’ Whoopee!
Bill Lee and Lisa Davis – from: The Disney Collection, Volume One [Disney]
Levin: Cruella de Ville
Dr John – from: 101 Dalmatians, Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996) [Disney]
Levin: Cruella de Ville
Dr John – Sippiana Hericane [Warner Bros]
Rebennack: Storm Surge, from Wade Hurricane Suite