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Dr. John

Dr. John

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 20, 1941
Died Jun 06, 2019 (77)
Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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Biography

Malcolm 'Mac' John Rebennack Jr., better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined blues, pop, jazz, boogie-woogie, funk, and rock and roll. Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s af ... ter the release of his album Gris-Gris and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. He typically performed a lively, theatrical stage show inspired by medicine shows, Mardi Gras costumes, and voodoo ceremonies. Rebennack recorded thirty studio albums and nine live albums, as well as contributing to thousands of other musicians' recordings. In 1973 he achieved a top-10 hit single with "Right Place, Wrong Time". The winner of six Grammy Awards, Rebennack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by singer John Legend in March 2011. In May 2013, Rebennack received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Tulane University.

Known For

Filmography

Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

as The Louisiana Gator Boys

Pray TV

Pray TV

1980

as Dr. John and The Holy Moley Singers (as Malcolm John Rebbenack)

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978

as Our Guests at Heartland

The Fat Black Pussycat

The Fat Black Pussycat

1963

as Witness (uncredited)

The Big Day

The Big Day

1999

Original Music Composer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Touched by an Angel

as Dr. John

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Whoopi's Littleburg

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 18, 2004

Rock Concert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 27, 1973

CBS News Sunday Morning

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1979

MTV Unplugged

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 1989

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Live from the House of Blues

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1995

Treme

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 11, 2010

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Midnight Special

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 19, 1972

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

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