RIP Dr John "Mac"

[jimmymax]

Another one gone.

https://www.wwltv.com/article/entert...8-95eb051057fb

[OldPhiKap]

Yeah, this one really hurts. Sail on, Night Tripper.

[Reilly]

Saw him at the very first Bull Durham Blues Festival in 1988: https://indyweek.com/music/features/...connects-past/

He's credited on the score of "Bull Durham" as well -- don't recall his music in the movie.

[HereBeforeCoachK]

Oh man...to paraphrase..."I was in the right place...but it musta been the wrong time...."...."just wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong..."

RIP

[dudog84]

Crap. Nobody lives forever, but crap. A virtuoso.

R.I.P.

Here is one of the highlights of one of the two greatest concert films ever:

[killerleft]

I saw Dr. John perform in a cafeteria at Jacksonville State U in Alabama in '73 or '74. Great show. He and the band were dressed in white with brightly colorized accessories. The opener for the show was the world-famous drummer Buddy Rich, unless I saw two shows there at different times. Buddy was stupendous. He had an ego that matched his talent.

[Jeffrey]

IMO, always underrated, Dr. John was one of the greatest musicians of his generation. His multi-instrumental talent was probably best illustrated on the ivories, where he was a master of second line rhythms and constant improv. It seemed like he never played a tune the same way twice and his hands were always playing differently.

Much thanks, for some of the best music I ever saw or heard, Dr. John!

[fidel]

Iko Iko. I also saw him in '88 in Durham, and several times since.