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As a teenage musical prodigy, Mac was a songwriter, arranger, A&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 and Cher, Canned Heat, and Frank Zappa.
Years later, he developed his persona of Dr. John The Night Tripper and his 1968 debut album,Gris Gris, 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 Pies classicPerformance Rockin The Fillmore.
More singles and albums followed including Iko Iko (from Dr. Johns Gumbo) and Right Place Wrong Time (which hit #9 on theBillboardHot 100 in 1973.) BothGris GrisandGumbowere listed onRolling Stones Top 500 Albums of All Time, and Dr. John performed In The Right Places Such A Night at The Bands 1976 farewell concertimmortalized inThe Last Waltz. 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.
Now, his singles from those early and influential Atco/Atlantic years have been collected onGris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya: Singles 19681974. 26 sides of pure musical medicine from Dr. John. The packaging contains liner notes from Gene Sculatti. Featuring the hits Right Place Wrong Time, Iko Iko, Such A Night, and rare single edits of other classics,Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya: Singles 19681974is not only the right place to start your Dr. John journey, but the perfect place to relive the classic Atco/Atlantic albums.
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