{"id":486731,"date":"2019-06-06T16:53:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T22:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=845445"},"modified":"2019-06-06T16:53:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T22:53:17","slug":"dr-john-hall-of-fame-singer-who-brought-new-orleans-to-the-world-dead-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/dr-john-hall-of-fame-singer-who-brought-new-orleans-to-the-world-dead-at-77\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. John, Hall of Fame Singer Who Brought New Orleans to the World, Dead at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. John<\/a>, the New Orleans pianist who fused funk with R&B and boogie woogie, died Thursday at the age of 77. The cause of death was a heart attack, his family revealed in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cTowards the break of day on June 6, 2019, iconic music legend Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr., professionally known as Dr. John, passed away of a heart attack,\u201d his family said in a statement. \u201cAs a Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee, six-time Grammy winner, songwriter, composer, producer and performer, he created a unique blend of music which carried his hometown, New Orleans, at its heart, as it was always in his heart. The family thanks all whom have shared his unique musical journey, and requests privacy at this time. Memorial arrangements will be arranged in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although best known for his 1970s solo work and radio hits like \u201cRight Place, Wrong Time,\u201d Rebennack was a key part of the \u201cWrecking Crew\u201d stable of ace Los Angeles session musicians in the 1960s and played on recordings by Cher, Aretha Franklin, Canned Heat, Frank Zappa and countless others. He began putting out his own records in 1968 with the release of Gris-Gris<\/em>. It was the beginning of his larger-than-life, Dr. John Creaux the Night Tripper character. He incorporated elements of voodoo into his outrageous stage show and quickly grew a large following, introducing much of America to New Orleans music.<\/p>\n