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this is a discussion within the Music Community Forum; Surprised nobody is talking about this. Not really a fan myself, but I do respect his talent quite a bit. RIP Dr. John. https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/enter...rnd/index.html...

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Old 06-07-2019, 04:13 PM   #1
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RIP Dr. John

Surprised nobody is talking about this. Not really a fan myself, but I do respect his talent quite a bit. RIP Dr. John.


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Old 06-07-2019, 09:14 PM   #2
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Re: RIP Dr. John

CNN POSTS SOME REAL NEWS.


Dr. John, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a six-time Grammy winner, died Thursday morning from a heart attack.

Dr. John, whose real name was Malcolm John Rebennack Jr, was 77.

Beninato's post on Dr. John's Facebook page said memorial arrangements will be announced.

Dr. John "created a unique blend of music which carried his home town, New Orleans, at its heart, as it was always in his heart," she wrote.

According to the Grammy website, Dr. John began his musical career working as a songwriter and guitarist in the 1950s. He later played keyboards for Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones and Van Morrison.
He told Smithsonian.com in 2009, that in 1960, or so, he got shot in a finger when he went to defend a bandmate who was being pistol-whipped.
"Ronnie was just a kid and his mother had told me 'You better look out for my son,' " he told the website. "Oh god, that was all I was thinking about. I tried to stop the guy, I had my hand over the barrel and he shot."
He switched to piano after that.

In the late 1960s, he became "Dr. John, the Nite Tripper" when he went solo.
His song "Right Place Wrong Time" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard chart in 1973.

The blues, rock and jazz musician won his most recent Grammy in 2012 for the best blues album, "Locked Down."

Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr tweeted: "God bless, Dr. John. Peace and love to all his family. I love the doctor peace and love."

Guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd wrote on Instagram: Just heard a Louisiana legend has passed. Dr John was a friend and an inspiration to me. I've never met another man quite like him. When a person so unique leaves us, it creates a void that will never be filled."

Guitarist Joe Bonamassa tweeted: "Man this really hurts ... One of the greatest of all time and a real genius and gentleman."






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Old 06-08-2019, 09:11 AM   #3
 
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Gone too soon.

RIP.
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Old 06-10-2019, 10:48 AM   #4
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Mac's Right Place, Wrong Time still one of my favorites...

As a really young kid, watching the Muppet Show, I thought Dr. Teeth of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem and Dr. John was one in the same...

Told that story years later, got laughed at, and then in an interview Jim Henderson admitted Dr. John was the inspiration...

Rest in Peace, Mac, you're the greatest...
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