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It was announced on Thursday thatMalcolm John Rebennack passed awaytoward the break of day at the age of 77.
So Rebennack wrote in his autobiography,Dr.
John: Under a Hoodoo Moon.
There, the young Mac had his mind blown by the shellac sides of King Oliver and Louis Armstrong.
Such flamboyance informedRebennacks own stage presence in later years.
He also developed a nasty heroin habit, which would shadow Rebennack for decades.
But as the 60s wore on, Rebennack itched to wed his R&B roots to psychedelic rock.
Barron told him about the historical Dr. John, a colorful figure in 19th-century New Orleans.
It was when Dr. John turned his attentions back towards New Orleans that he did his most iconic work.
But Dr. John returned time and again to New Orleans.
In spreading worldwide the festive-yet-calamitous music of New Orleans, Dr. John embodied all of its contrasts.
