And with Dr. John’s death near New Orleans at age 77 on June 6th ... While working on the album, Dr. John came up with a plan for his live shows that would transport Mardi Gras to the stage.

Musician Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack, who gained worldwide acclaim – and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame membership – as New Orleans legend Dr. John, is the focus of a new all-star tribute, a ...

Dr. John would emerge on stage dressed in sparkling robes and shoot glitter out over the audience. A troupe of dancers performed to his band's music, which fused New Orleans rhythms with acid rock.

Quint Davis, producer of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, left, and Rob Savoy of Festival Productions chat during a public visitation for music icon Mac 'Dr. John' Rebennack Saturday ...

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 ...

Much of Dr. John’s knowledge of such matters, it appears, was inspired from literary sources of highly dubious scholarly merit written by first-rate mythologizers of New Orleans history like ...

Dr. John was one of the last players standing of a New Orleans generation that witnessed rock and roll taking on form — and indeed, carved it into a shape of his own.

Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. By The ...