DrJohn's collaborators share stories of the New Orleans icon
or Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, who produced Rebennack's last album of original material, 2012's acclaimedBillboard spoke with several artists who had the pleasure of sharing the studio or stage with Dr. John at some point over the last 30 years before his passing at age 77 on June 6. And just like his discography that everybody should be discovering or rediscovering this summer, it's as thick and flavorful as that gumbo he used to make.
Dr. John was a great artist and a huge influence. We are all going to miss him and his music very much. The man could play any song and make it his. It was great to have him be part of the Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute at Carnegie Hall back in 1984. That version of 'Cold Shot' he's on is something else.
– Jimmie Vaughan, performed at Carnegie Hall with Dr. John and Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble in 1984 Mac lived out in the Hamptons for a little while, and we would play a lot of gigs out here together. We played a bunch of private parties, one was for Liz Tilberis, who was the publisher ofIt was the only time I'd go to these celebrity parties out here, when I was accompanying him in his horn section. But I got to talk to him in private at these things, and I was shocked by how much he knew about everything. He just wanted to talk about music.
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