Dr John

My City of Spirits: Bruce Springsteen Jams With Dr. John at Jazz Fest

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans Musicians, Locked Down, Dr. John, Wrecking Ball, New Orleans, Music, Bruce Springsteen Jazz, Jazz Fest, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

It was supposed to be a two and a half hour festival set, and Springsteen went overtime. It was cathartic but I wouldn't call it closure. Post-Katrina, I wouldn't call anything closure. But listening to Springsteen, Dr. John, all the legends; they seem to be sending signals about where we all meet up in the end.

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Dr. John and Soul Fire for the Gulf

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: New Orleans, Soul Fire, Sunpie Barnes, Gulf of Mexico, Native Americans, Earth Day, Dr. John, Papa Mali, Oil Spill, Slidepollajax, Music, Entertainment News, Slidefreestyle, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Sculptor Bellavia and Dr. John created "Voudou Dolls" to help fund the Soul Fire elders' travel, incorporating his knowledge of Orisha learned from the late Rev. Mother Alice Hill Lastie.

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Dr. John: Locked Down and Released

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Soul Fire, New Orleans, Mac Rebennack, Dan Auerbach, New Orleans Musicians, Turtle Women Rising, Locked Down, The Black Keys, Nonesuch, Dr. John, Music, Music News, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Though the Trident tapes were never released, the sound also worked its way into some early Rolling Stones albums, because if Adam Levine moves like Jagger, then Mick Jagger moves like Dr. John.

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Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rodgers

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Joe Cocker, Wilson Pickett, Trombone Shorty, Maroon 5, Warren Haynes, Sam Cooke, Garah Gill, Otis Redding, Dolly Parton, Bad Company, Stevie Wonder, Gerry Rafferty, Rosanne Cash, Pete Wasner, Ashley Monroe, Maggie Bell, Corrina Gill, Detective, Rick Rubin, Muddy Waters, Vince Gill, The Everly Brothers, Steve Lukather, Jason Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, Jasmine Rogers, Booker T. And the MGs, Dylan O'brien, U2, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles, Jazz Fest, Po' Folks, Solid Gold, Gym Class Heroes, Brad Paisley, Jenny Gill, Pure Prairie League, Tuba Fatts, Eric Clapton, Slash, Elmore James, Pistol Annies, Paul Kossoff, Keith Urban, The Firm, Treme, Queen, Neal Schon, Bob Ezrin, Travie McCoy, Will Owsley, Robert Lucas, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Ian Hatton, Amy Grant, Louis Armstrong, Carly Simon, Alison Krauss, James Brown, Les Paul, Bekka Bramlett, Green Day, Free, Paul Rogers, American Bandstand, Canned Heat, Luther Allison, Mr. Haney, John Lee Hooker, Lenny Kravitz, Green Acres, The Ministry, Jimi Hendrix, Nin, James Taylor, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Dog Ears Music: Born in November Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Krzysztof Penderecki, Scarface, Paul Bley, Francy Boland (& Kenny Clarke), Joe Bushkin, John Philip Sousa, Danielle Evin, Neil Young, Music, Dr. John, John Hammond, W.C. Handy, Donna Fargo, mp3s, Mose Allison, Ray Coniff (& Mindy Carson), Hoagy Carmichael (& Ella Logan), Buck Clayton, Phil Ramone, Fabolous, Randy Newman, Gordon Lightfoot, Dog Ears, Gato Barbieri (& His Orchestra), Gigi Gryce, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we review albums by Neil Young, Fabolous, John Hammond, Scarface, and other artists.

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"Life Ain't Fair": What Makes Country So Strong?

David Wild | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Marty Stuart's Superlatives, Josh Charles, Lee Thomas Miller, Al Perkins, Dr. John, Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace, Milton L. Brown, Entertainment News
David Wild

Chances are that life will remain unfair for the foreseeable future. Yet thanks to country music, we can always find some measure of solace in the kind of truthfully sad songs that move us and somehow make us feel a little better.

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Let Them Talk: Chatting With House's Hugh Laurie, Dar Williams and The Axis of Awesome, Plus Cal Ecker's "Time After Time" Premiere

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Jelly Roll Morton, Cruella De Vil, Tom Jones, Scrubs, Christopher Guest, Hugh Laurie, Otis Spann, Family Guy, Two and a Half Men, Jordan Raskopoulos, Lee Naimo, Grey's Anatomy, Louis Armstrong, David Hasselhoff, Irma Thomas, Journey, Dar Williams, Benny Davis, David Bowie, Barbara Bush, Elvis Costello, Glee, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Walt Disney, Muddy Waters, Joshua Radin, Axis of Awesome, 101 Dalmations, Nora Jones, Dr. John, Robert Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Spinal Tap, Leadbelly, Joe Henry, Jack Johnson, Randy Newman, George Holland, Allen Toussaint, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Hugh Laurie has a new album, Let Them Talk, which is New Orleans blues based. Here he discusses how he came up with that idea.

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Everything, Everytime, Everywhere, Mayhem and Beyond: Chatting with Imelda May, Trevor Hall and Motopony

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Peter Asher, Buddy Holly, Blue Fish, Imelda May, Nigel Ledgerwood, Two Fish, Colbie Caillat, Conan O'Brien, The Beatles, Patsy Cline, The Clash, Darrel Higham, Fleet Foxes, Nicole Kidman, Craig Ferguson, Mtv, Subway Fresh Buzz, Swami Vivekananda, Les Paul, Matisyahu, One Fish, Billie Holiday, Dr. Suess, Mary J. Blige, Jeff Beck, Alice Cooper, The Jonas Brothers, Dr. John, Red Fish, Ryan Peterson, Jimmy Cliff, Shareen Anderson, Jay Leno, Gene Vincent, Michael Franti, Pink, Quentin Tarantino, Eddie Cochran, Jimi Hendrix, Motopony, Bumbershoot, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Scars On 45's New Video and Download, Plus Chatting with Vanessa Carlton, Dan Bern and David Bromberg

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Mavis Staples, Ron Fair, Phil Ochs, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Amy Helm, Levon Helm, Steely Dan, Woody Guthrie, Counting Crows, David Bromberg, Dan Bern, Tim O'Brien, Cunliffe Merriwether, Adam Duritz, My Morning Jacket, Larry Campbell, Elvis Costello, Stevie Nicks, Ted Leone, Vince Gill, George Harrison, Joe Radcliffe, Dr. John, The McGarrigle Sisters, Patrick Hallahan, Stephen Hawkings, Vanessa Carlton, Steve Osborne, Paul Siebel, Miley Cyrus, Quitting Science, Los Lobos, Merle Haggard, Widespread Panic, John Hiatt, Byron Isaacs, Link Wray, Carly Simon, Ahmet Ertegun, Gary Nicholson, Willie Nelson, Get HIm to the Greek, A Brief History of Time, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Richard Adams, Mark Moss, Bob Dylan, John Hill, Gary White, Keb' Mo', Stephen Jenkins, Glenn Patscha, Dick Gregory, Jay Unger, Jimmy Iovine, Peter Ecklund, George Jones, Jerry Scheff, The Butcher Brothers, Phoebe Snow, Watership Down, Bruce Springsteen, Electar, Ollabelle, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Here's the latest video by the Chop Shop Records' act Scars On 45, the title track to their Give Me Something EP.

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Marianne Faithfull: Going Into the Light With Horses and High Heels

Holly Cara Price | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Andrew Loog Oldham, New Album, Venus in Furs, Horses and High Heels, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, Music, Jenni Muldaur, Mary Weiss, As Tears Go By, Marianne Faithfull, Dr. John, Nola, Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Jajouka, John Porter, George Porter Jr, Shangri Las, Doug Pettibone, Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, John Dunbar, Broken English, Entertainment News, Hal Willner, Rolling Stones, Wayne Kramer, Lou Reed, Carlo Nuccio, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

I've grown a pretty thick skin over the years when it comes to celebrities. However it's just not that often that I find myself sitting across someone who, frankly, was a bonafide teen idol in my particular pantheon. We're talking photos stuck onto bedroom walls here.

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Dr. John Plans Soul Fire Gathering

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Soul Fire, Howlin Wolf, Turtle Women Rising, Dr. John, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Helloneworleans, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

If you'd like to give New Orleans' own Mac Rebennack a/k/a Dr. John a proper sendoff before his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, come to...

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Low Country Blues: A Conversation with Gregg Allman

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Lehman, Southern Rock, Gregg Allman, Devon Allman, T-Bone Burnett, Tom Dowd, The Allman Brothers, Hall & Oates, Warren Haynes, Sun Records, Blues, Dr. John, Honeytribe, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2011-02-16-ll.jpgGregg Allman's first album in fourteen years is debuting at #5. It's the highest charting record of his career, a solid comeback.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Should Be The American Music Hall of Fame

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Elmore James, Count Basie, Thelonius Monk, Soul Music, Ska, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Bluegrass, Reggae, Charlie Parker, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music, Glenn Miller, Big Joe Turner, Bob Marley, American Popular Music, R&b, Dr. John, Tom Waits, Pop Music, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Dick Clark, John Lee Hooker, Jazz, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Blues, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Rock and Roll, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Cliff, Buddy Guy, Rolling Stones, Don Cornelius, Music, Entertainment News
Brian Ross

The latest crop of inductees was announced yesterday by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Once again, it honored musicians who just a...

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"TV Is the Thing This Year": My Playlist for the Emmy Awards

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, The Good Wife, Loudon Wainwright III, The Stylistics, Billy Joel, Conan O'Brien, Lost, Arcade Fire, The Tubes, Television, Joe Jackson, ZZ Top, Marshall Crenshaw, Cheap Trick, Taj Mahal, Dinah Washington, Ben Folds Five, A-Ha, Tv on the Radio, John Fogerty, Green Day, Wilie Colon, Bob Hope, The Stooges, Wilco, George Clooney, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Emmy Awards, Tift Merrit, Dianne Reeves, Michael Penn, Mad Men, Talking Heads, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Men of a Certain Age, Dire Straits, Randy Newman, Ben Lee, Jimmy Fallon, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
David Wild

Far be it for me to ever correct the Boss, but as it turns out Bruce Springsteen was not a true televisionary; there are not "57 Channels And Nothing On" these days. Please tune in Sunday night, and see for yourself.

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Jazzfest Weekend One: David Simon & Garfunkel

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spinal Tap, Simon & Garfunkel, Alison Miner, Terence Blanchard, Alex Chilton, Treme, Wilco, George Clinton, Bobby Charles, Spike Lee, New Orleans Musicians, Harry Shearer, Dr. John, David Simon, Marva Wright, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

At New Orleans' Jazzfest, Dr. John let loose, and the Huffington Post's own Harry Shearer spoke about Treme, Spinal Tap, and moving on after the hurricane.

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Treme: A Complex, Enthralling New Drama

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Treme, Clarke Peters, Fema, Dr. John, Marshall Fine Blog, David Simon, Wendell Pierce, The Wire, Hbo, Steve Zahn, Kim Dickens, Hurricane Katrina, Khandi Alexander, Melissa Leo, Elvis Costello, John Goodman, Allen Toussaint, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Treme, like a well-cooked meal, it reveals its pleasures gradually -- not all in the first bite. This isn't a hot dog -- it's a gumbo, with layers of flavor to surprise, delight and move you.

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A Quality YouTube Oil Spill Rant

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: New Orleans, BP Oil Spill, Spike Lee, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gulf Oil Spill, Dr. John, Tim Robbins, Video, Green News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

More than 1,000 protesters gathered across from Jackson Square in New Orleans today (10,000 in Fox News numbers), this YouTube speech by activist Ian...

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Gulf Aid and Concert for the Coast Rock for Cleanup This Weekend

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Black Crowes, John Legend, Concert for the Coast, Kermit Ruffins, Mos Def, The Roots, Ben Harper, Dr. John, Trey Anastasio, Gulf Aid, Zac Brown Band, Green Living, Gulf Oil Spill, Lenny Kravitz, Rebirth, BP Oil Spill, Johnny Sansone, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, The Giving Life, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Shamarr Allen, Allen Toussaint, Treme, New Orleans Musicians, Wwoz, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Looking to do your part in helping clean up the Gulf of Mexico post-BP Spill while festing?

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New Orleans Stories Ripped from the Headlines

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Susan Cowsill, New Orleans Musicians, ReNew Orleans, Gulf Oil Spill, John Goodman, Hbo, New Orleans, Extreme Weather, Dr. John, Green Living, Climate Change, Bp, Green News, BP Oil Spill, New Orleans Oil Spill, Tom Colicchio, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

With Episode 5, we're halfway through Season 1. Former Times Picayune reporter Lolis Eric Elie wrote this episode, so it's a good time to describe the headlines that may have inspired plotline

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Of Muses, Maddox and the Goodbye Girl

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Everette Maddox, Quinn-Cummings, Dr. John, Krewe of Muses, Krewe of Oak, Authors, Books News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Tonight in New Orleans the all-female Krewe of Muses rolled, resplendent with their decorated shoes. Ten years after being founded by Staci Rosenberg...

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"New Orleans Stomp": A Winning Super Bowl Playlist for the New Orleans Saints

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superbowl Champs, New Orleans Saints, Green Day, Gary U.S. Bonds, Fats Domino, Rebirth Brass Band, Steve Goodman, Dr. John, Tom Waits, Indianapolis Colts, Louis Armstrong, U2, Randy Newman, Superbowl, King Oliver, Cowboy Mouth, Juvenile, Allen Toussaint, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here is one winning playlist for the New Orleans Saints who showed guts and grace as they triumphed over the Colts.

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Oscar-Nominated Song Caps New Orleans Winningest Week Ever

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Randy Newman, Nfl, Mardi Gras, Superbowl, Saints, James Perry, Carnival, Academy Award, Loa God, Oscars, Haiti, Hbo, Treme, Who Dat, New Orleans Musicians, The Oscars, Dr. John, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

The Oscar-nominated "Down in New Orleans" written by Randy Newman for the Princess and the Frog rounds out what could turn out to be the winningest week in the history of the city of New Orleans.

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Dr. John Endorses James Perry for Mayor of New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, James Perry, Dr. John, Politics News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

"The man is the only person I have met that's in this race for mayor who is for the people," said musician Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) in reference to James Perry.

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Pilgrim's Progress: 10 Reasons to be Thankful for New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hbo, New Orleans, Brad Pitt, Kermit Ruffins, Sandra Bullock, Rebirth, Thanksgiving, Harry Shearer, Matt Damon, Dr. John, Levees, Nonprofits, Charity, Harry Connick Jr., R.E.M., Branford Marsalis, Nomrf, Sustainability, Bobby Jindal, Neil Abramson, Joseph Cao, The Princess & the Frog, Healthy Living News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

I was taken aback when a CNN commentator conjectured that New Orleans residents are now looking for their "Pound of flesh." Our diaspora is not Shakespeare's Shylock character.

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Interview: Visionary Entertainer Josh Charles

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Jelly Roll Morton, Healing Time, Professor Longhair, R&b, Preservation Resource Center, Music, Josh Charles, Twitter, Jazz, Lil Wayne, Dr. John, Facebook, Gregg Rubin, Neville Brothers, Louis Armstrong, Healing Time Foundation, Zydeco, Katrina, Blues, Funk, Rock & Roll, Grammy Award, Gospel, Wynton Marsalis, Motown, Dixieland, Entertainment News
2morrowknight

"When you write a song, you never know how it will evolve," Charles said. "I've been approached by people who are recovering from cancer and they have shared stories with me of how 'Healing Time' has helped them."

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