NEW ORLEANS — The family of the Louisiana-born musician known as Dr. John says the celebrated singer and piano player who blended black and white musical influence with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, has died. He was 77.
A family statement released by his publicist says Dr. John, who was born Mac Rebennack, died early Thursday of a heart attack. His spooky “Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya” slithered onto the pop-dominated market in 1968, startling listeners with its sinister implications of other-worldly magic. In a career marked by drug addiction, he later had a Top 10 hit with “Right Place, Wrong Time.” He collaborated with numerous top-tier rockers, won multiple Grammy awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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RIP
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Rip Dr John ...
So sad to hear of this. RIP Dr. John
marsnmonroe 🙏🙏🙏😥😰
When I learned of this yesterday, it took my breath away. Blues legend gone but thankfully his music will be remembered forever. RIP doc.
Sad.
I met Mac in a Manhattan club in NYC before he took stage. I had a single seat almost onstage. Piano 10 ft away. The the lights went down, and there was a hand on my shoulder. It was Mac. He said “hang onto to your chair boy, I’m gonna rock this world” He did. RIP.
We have lost quite a new Icon. My He Rest In Peace.🙍I really liked him.
May his memory be a blessing.
He was in the right place, at the right time. A beautiful musical soul, he will be missed. RIP, Mac Rebbenak. music musicisreligion
WineLassValeri 'I was in the right place, but it must have been the wrong time' RIP Dr. John
Another legend gone.😩
BeaumontBee RIP Dr John.
Oh no!!
😆 who?
Rest in peace bigman, and when you get up to heaven, you rock the joint. I'll be looking out for your cloud, with you and your piano everyday
Doctor John the Night Tripper...we will never forget you.
DAonCBS RIP!!
Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!
bobstroup 😢 Why does it seem all the good ones are leaving us at the same time. RIP. Dr. John. We need a new generation to step up and fill these holes
Rest in Peace, Dr. John
So sad. One of my favorite artists.
RIP.
A part of my generation and a legend passes thru life but not my memories where he’ll live forever.
Such a night
My Mom loved this goy, so sad.
My dumbass thought John legend 😂😂R.I.P tho🥺
A very 😎 🐱 RIP.
Friends since 1965 New Orleans music legend Dr.John got his Angels wings today. I was a small part of the Mardi Gras mombo of concerts during the 70s. He always put on a great show coming back on for multiple oncores all the time. I will miss you Mac... Doc James
RIP, you taught generations of us. Kudos! Can u c them? Chuck, Aaron, Ms Billie, Ms Aretha? Let the choir sing....hello Whitney, welcome home. ❤️😘🙏🏻 Hope you & baby girl C r 💃 on those golden streets!!
Thank you, DrJohn. RIP
So sorry to hear of his passing. Prayers for his family.
sitting by an open window during a thunderstorm for last hour listening to Dr John’s “Going Back to New Orleans.” During 'Fess Up' when Mac plays solo piano, it started hailing & sounded like he was drumming along! A little later a double rainbow popped up in the sky! 💔🙏🏻🎶🌈🤗
shinyribs 2.0.
Ah man! Such a loss to N’awlins jazz. 😢
R.I.P Dr. John
Damn😓
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A Huge Loss. So very sad 😥😥😥 to see this. He was an original. A true legend.
Brimshack A monumental influence. DrJohn
RIP Dr. John
RIP Doctor!
Aww rest in peace , dr johnx
Sad sad sad. RIPnighttripper
goddamn, well i declare, have you seen the like? their walls are built of cannonballs, their motto is 'don't tread on me' come hear uncle John's band playing to the tide, come with me, or go alone, he's come to take his children home.
JamesRenner CrimeConHQ
I have loved Dr. John since my teens. RIP good doctor.
God Rest His SOLE! Saw him twice! He was wonderful!
Rest in perfect peace
I bet your hungry after hearing that music here’s 7 dollars for a meal from your favorite fast food restaurant with DoorDash 🤤🤤
RIP, Dr John....
Rip 🙏🏼, A rare gem 💎
Nooooooo
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I’m up on a tight wire over this! 💔💔
RIP Dr John.
Roky & Dr John, two of my absolute favourites, both were played a lot at our wedding. what a sad week
R.I.P. Dr. John
NYT: do you speak Spanish? Dr. John: Spanish I don’t even speak English!!
Crislex Rip
~Rest in Peace~ I know New Orleans will give you a BIG party!
Very sorry to hear of your passing r i p dr John
The Nitetripper was 78 not 77.
Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!
RIP
A true genius! RIP Dr. John
RIP DR JOHN, Tampa 1975
Where can I hear his music? When I was young, I simply loved his music.
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One of the greatest!
RIP Night Tripper. This record got me through some tough times :
RIP Dr. John !!!
LivingColour I just listened to Gris-Gris yesterday, something told me to. RIP Dr. John
Rip/ may the lord be with you and your family
shocks RIP, king.
“Right Place, Wrong Time” - great tune, but impossible to hum:
RIP thank you for the opportunity to meet you! Legend
RIP, Dr. John. I had the honor of seeing him perform in Washington, DC at the inaugural Concert for the National Mall. Thank you for sharing your singular talent with the world.
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Amazing musician!!! Another legend leaves the earth but what he left behind for us is beyond measure!! Prayers for his family & for us who have lost a man who touched a part of our souls.
Rest in peace
Quit beating around the bush, is this cultural appropriation or not?
necessaryblack RIP
The streets of NOLA will not be big enough to handle his parade...heneverstopped
I been in the right place but it must have been the wrong time I'd have said the right thing but I must have used the wrong line
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R.I.P DrJohn Not many can say they were a...... Muppet DrTeeth
Oh, I am devastated right now. RIP, Doc...
Ain't dere no more :(
Rest In Peace brother John. Thanks for the good times! U r loved! ✝️❤️🙏🏻
RIP Fr John. Thank for so many years of great music.
Aw shit !
Who?
I'm so sorry for your loss I loved his music
mystcole RIP
PattyArquette Was fortunate enough to see him several times. He was a true treasure. Rest In Peace tailwinds
I was in the right place...
RIP Dr. John💖💞💞
PattyArquette RIP. Such a night.
Rip, dr. John...must have been the right place, but the wrong time...Thx man!
Met him once ..I asked him if hed help me with the words to his songs so I could sing them at an event ...he replied 'don worry bey beh! Dey don know, I nevuh sing it de same way any way! ' heh heh!
Another unique voice gone. Rest in Peace, Dr. John and thank you for your artistry. 😢
I'm so sorry. Saw him in concert a few times.great times
RIP Dr. John. One of the survivors of the scourge of drugs in the music business. Very proud of him. We lost him today. May God rest him....
Rest easy Dr. John - unless you’ve made other plans.
ComputeBlu He is one of my favorite musicians. A loss for us all.
R.I.P
RIP Dr John 😥😥😥MusicLegend
Ohhh my my... This is a great loss
Dr. John's classic, 'Right Place, Wrong Time'..
I also remember him singing 'So White and So Funky' on Tom Scott's 1981 live album 'Apple Juice.'
😥. Rip
One less faggot in this world. Good riddance. Farewell! See you in hell
Damn - hope he goes to the right place at the right time
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Rest in peace
Oh!! I love his music!!!!!!R.I P
Rest Well Good Man🌹 Rest Well Dr John🌹🌹🌹🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 🔝🌎✌️😎🤙🅱️🏋️
Rip
No!!! I was just listening to Right Place Wrong Time the other day and looked him up and was glad to see he was still kickin it. RIP, thanks for the tunes, Dr. John
Sad news
Such a loss. I loved his music and style. 😢
Oh.... Rest. NOMusic
Oh no!!
RIP DrJohn NOLA forever
peteyorn 😢
Rip 🙏❤️
Professor Longhair has been waiting for him. Heaven will be sounding like Tipitinas on a Friday night.
Jazz_Chill WDCBPublicRadio jazzypaul Did you see this?
RIP Dr. John...
Damn! Just heard right placewrong time and came home to hear he died. He had a one of a kind voice. So sad. Hope he had a good life & no regrets
Man. No..words. A bit of music has died.
Awww! 😞♥️
Dr. Johnも亡くなったか…(涙) RT : BREAKING: Louisiana-born musician Dr. John, who blended black and white musical influences with a hoodoo-infused persona, has died at age 77, his family says.
Musta been the right place at the wrong time
Rip
peteyorn The first time I listened to Dr John was ‘Such a Night’ with The Band on their Last Waltz. Just wonderful. RIP The Doctor.
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Thankfulness to the band and all the fellas
RIP DrJohn 😓😓😓😓
What a colossal loss to N'Awlins & the rest of the world.... He was an amazing talented individual who influenced a large number of performers. He also knew how to have a good time as well as show everyone else a good time. He'll be missed but his legacy will live on... Rip, Doc!
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oh man. RIP
How very sad. Rest in Peace.
A true original.
again, the world becomes darker...
What sad news of a magnificent musician! R. I. P. Dr John!
Sad loss
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beatlemom SaffrynPaisley 😢
DAMN, this is devastating news.
Rip
RIP Dr. John 😢
Thanks for the great memories! RIP 🎶💜
Man he was something else! Forever missed you'll be DrJohn
Oh No 😓
Rock on Doctor
Rest in peace Dr John.
We’ve lost Leah Chase and Dr. John in the same week. It’s been a tough week in NOLA
RIP Dr
RIP Dr. John💔🙏
RIP to a legend and true original. Lucky enough to have seen him Tipitinas
Respect NOLA
Sad news indeed.. Travel well doc..
Bummer😩
Damnit, this is when social media platforms need an additional button cause hitting ‘like’, ain’t right! RIP
Prayers to the family, I am sorry I have never heard of him.
Very sad news. He will be missed😥😥
The blues and beyond
Shit!! 😢
RIP to the night tripper
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Once again, a famous person dies that I have no idea who they were. Strange.
What a loss!
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RIP Dr John!! Play for the Angels!
Such a night....
RIP Dr John
may God rest his soul
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RIP
Nooooooo!!!
Voodoo.
RIP Good Doctor. Loved your music and thank you for your contributions to our culture.✌🏽
Ah shit. 😞
An original...Awesome pipes.
RIP JimDeVault1
A great loss
Really sorry to hear that. Leon Redbone last week too.
See, I don't know nothing about singing. I never wanted to be a frontman. Frontmen had big egos and was always crazy and aggravating. I just never thought that was a good idea. --Dr. John R.I.P
Oh, no. Crap. RIPDrJohn
Must have been the wrong time.
What a loss
RIP to a true original. There will never be another like him.
Well I imagine he is dead then. I don't think his family would make something like that up
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