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Dr. John

Mercernary

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Dr. John - Hit The Road To Dreamland
Dr. John - Moon River
Dr. John Plays the Blues for You!

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04/17/2014 - Byron Bay Blues Festival / Byron Bay, Australia
04/19/2014 - Deni Blues & Roots Festival / Deniliquin, Australia
04/21/2014 - Arts Centre Melbourne / Melbourne, Australia
04/24/2014 - State Theatre / Sydney, Australia
04/26/2014 - Riverside Theatre / Perth, Australia
05/03/2014 - Celebration of Mac & His Music / New Orleans, LA
05/05/2014 - Sandbar Sessions / Little Palm Island, FL
05/24/2014 - NattJazz / Bergen, Norway
05/27/2014 - Jazz sous les Pommiers / Coutances, France
05/28/2014 - Le Trianon / Paris, France
05/30/2014 - Primavera Sound / Barcelona, Spain
06/01/2014 - Shoko / Madrid, Spain
06/15/2014 - Chicago Blues Festival / Chicago, IL
07/08/2014 - Jazz Fest Wein / Wein, Vienna
07/15/2014 - Umbria Jazz / Perugia, Italy
07/17/2014 - Festival de Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz / Vitoria, Spain
07/18/2014 - Jazz a Sete Festival / Sete, France
07/20/2014 - Jazz Open / Stuttgart, Germany
08/03/2014 - Newport Jazz Festival / Newport, RI
08/30/2014 - Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival / Curacao, Caribbean
1 Blues In the Night  
2 You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby  
3 Personality  
4 Hit the Road To Dreamland  
5 I'm An Old Cow Hand  
6 Dream  
7 Lazy Bones  
8 That Old Black Magic  
9 Come Rain Or Come Shine  
10 Moon River  
11 Tangerine  
12 I Ain't No Johnny Mercer  
13 Save The Bones For Henry Jones  
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Legendary New Orleans artist Mac Rebennack Jr., aka. Dr. John, comes to glorious fruition on his new Mercernary on Blue Note. An idea from his daughter Tina, who pointed out that "Personality," a 1946 hit for Johnny Mercer, would be a perfect fit for her dad. She suggested doing a whole album of Mercer songs, a fellow Southerner, Savannah-born, a performer, and a workaholic, who either wrote the words, music or both to at least 1,500 songs, lots of them classics. Dr. John could relate.

8 New "ON" this week: 109 Total "Stations/Shows"
SYND: etown, Blues Deluxe
Direct: Sirius Disorder, DMX Folk/Rock
Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Wash DC, Philadelphia(ADI), Seattle(ADI), Detroit(ADI), Atlanta, Cleveland, Denver, St. Louis, Austin, Baltimore(ADI), Milwaukee, Louisville, New Orleans, Orlando, Madison WI, Boulder CO, Santa Fe

  • Dave Matthews Band covers Dr. John with Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Alpine Valley / jambands.com
    Posted At: July 6, 2019 12:00 AM

    Dave Matthew Band played the first of two nights at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in Elkhorn, WI, on Friday night, and the group welcomed members of opening act Preservation Hall Jazz Band for a special tribute to New Orleans legend Dr. John. Near the middle of a set that featured DMB staples like "Too Much," "Warehouse," "Crush," "Dancing Nancies," "What Would You Say," "Don't Drink the Water," "Two Step"...
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  • JamBase remembers Dr. John with 'a career of collaborations' spotify playlist
    Posted At: June 7, 2019 12:00 AM

    Legendary musician Dr. John passed away this week at the age of 77. Born Malcolm Rebennack in New Orleans on November 20, 1941, he personified the melting-pot nature of his native city in the eclectic sounds he made and colorful wardrobe he donned. Mac was a well-respected and prominent figure in the New Orleans music scene, formulating a cool, funky and jazzy style that became his signature. Startin...
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  • A long time coming
    Posted At: October 25, 2012 12:00 AM

    It seems their story began in Tennessee: Dr. John and Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach ripped through a Superjam set at Bonnaroo 2011, the festival that owes its namesake to Dr. John's 1974 album Desitively Bonnaroo.  But it was actually a long time coming, as Dan Auerbach has always been a fan of and influenced by Dr. John. Coming off of the success of Brothers, the construction...
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