{"product_id":"dr-john-gris-gris-gumbo-ya-ya-singles-1968-1974","title":"Dr. John - Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya: Singles 1968-1974","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalcolm John Rebennack, Jr. lived an extraordinary life, from which we all benefitted. His combination of New Orleans R\u0026amp;B, blues, jazz, funk, and rock permeated the musical landscape of the late ’60s and beyond. While quite young, he was influenced by piano players, including Professor Longhair. As a teenage musical prodigy, Mac was a songwriter, arranger, A\u0026amp;R guy, and a producer for Ace Records, running sessions with legendary artists. During the 1960s, as a “first call” Los Angeles studio musician, he honed his chops doing session work for artists including Sonny \u0026amp; Cher, Canned Heat, and Frank Zappa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears later, he developed his persona of Dr. John The Night Tripper and his 1968 debut album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGris Gris\u003c\/em\u003e, was a phenomenon, attracting fans across the musical spectrum. Its “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” has been covered by The Allman Brothers, Cher, Paul Weller, The Neville Brothers, and was a centerpiece of Humble Pie’s classic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerformance Rockin’ The Fillmore\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore singles and albums followed including “Iko Iko” (from Dr. John’s Gumbo) and “Right Place Wrong Time” (which hit #9 on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHot 100 in 1973.) Both\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGris Gris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGumbo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere listed on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e’s Top 500 Albums of All Time, and Dr. John performed In The Right Place’s “Such A Night” at The Band’s 1976 farewell concert—immortalized in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Waltz\u003c\/em\u003e. He would go on to win six Grammy awards and in 2011 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by John Legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OMNIVORE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53021439787350,"sku":"MRM-00948","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/Dr-John-Gris-Gris-Gumbo-Ya-Ya-OV-540.jpg?v=1776169837","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/dr-john-gris-gris-gumbo-ya-ya-singles-1968-1974","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}