Event Information
Event: Dr. John
Date: Friday - Jan 25, 2008
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Show Lounge
Details
Dr. John is a pianist, singer, and songwriter, whose music spans, and often combines, blues, boogie woogie, and rock and roll. Dr. John, or Mac Rebennack as known to friends and family, is universally celebrated as the living embodiment of the rich musical heritage exclusive to New Orleans. His very colorful musical career began in the 1950s when he wrote and played guitar on some of the greatest records to come out of the Crescent City. A notorious gun incident forced the artist to give up the guitar and concentrate on organ and piano. In the 60s he launched his solo career, developing the charismatic persona of Dr. John The Night Tripper. Adorned with voodoo charms and regalia, a legend was born with his breakthrough 1968 album Gris-gris, which established his unique blend of voodoo mysticism, funk, rhythm & blues, psychedelic rock and Creole roots.
Several of his many career highlights include the masterful album Sun, Moon and Herbs in 1971 which included cameos from Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger and 1973’s In The Right Place, which contained the chart hits Right Place Wrong Time & Such A Night. Dr. John garnered four Grammy Award wins and received five other nominations over the years. 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. As a true living legend, Mac “Dr. John” Rebennack will always be a musician who never ceases to explore the endless possibilities that music presents.
Songs: Right Place, Wrong Time, Such a Night, Same Old Same Old, Qualified, Goin' Back to New Orleans
www.drjohn.org
Ticket Prices
Main Level: $40 plus 6% tax
Balcony Level: $35 plus 6% tax
Call 565-3000 or 1-800-555-3189 or visit the Show Lounge Box Office.
• Monday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tickets on sale November 9, 2007.
Doors open 45 minutes prior to show times. Must be 19 or older for all shows.
Performance schedule subject to change. |