Years before he scored his 1973 hit, Mac Rebennack was in the wrong place at the wrong time — and changed his life forever ...

Dr. John on the fight that nearly killed his guitar-playing dreams — and set him on a new path to music immortality ...

Stepping into the lobby of New Orleans’ Orpheum Theater before the memorial service for Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., a.k.a. Dr. John, I heard his recording of Allen Toussaint’s “Life” playing from ...

Rebennack’s mobility was limited, so the stairs in the studio, which occupies a former church built in the 1920s, posed a challenge. The staff set up a table and speakers just outside the room where ...

Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., known around the world as Dr. John, initially aspired to be a professional songwriter, producer and sideman, like the utilitarian New Orleans musicians who forged his ...

Malcolm John Rebennack, better known as Dr. John, died Thursday at age 77. He was a giant of New Orleans rhythm & blues in the 1950s and 1960s. Encore: New Orleans Music Legend Dr. John Dies At 77 ...

Dr. John’s Estate continues to preserve and celebrate the legendary musician’s legacy through a series of archival, live, and ...

The estate of Dr. John issued a statement Thursday denying their involvement in the upcoming Dan Auerbach-directed documentary about the late New Orleans legend. “The Official Estate of Malcolm John ...

As evidenced by WWOZ-FM’s weeklong musical eulogy for Mac “Dr. John” Rebennack, he left no shortage of recorded music. In the months before his death on June 6, as his health grew ever more precarious ...