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| Okay, to get
it straight the average listener does know this musician probably only
because of one single song, and that's
‚Right
Place – Wrong Time’.yes
and maybe ‚Let
The Good Times Roll’,does
sound familiar somehow But apart from that, you really have to be a fan
of this artist to know his music Meanwhile DrJohn a.ka. Malcolm (Mac)
John Rebennack is 70 years young of age, and behind him are 42 years of
productive years therefore he was introduced into the Blues Hall Of Fame
in 2007 A cmplete history can be checked out
here However currently Dr. John is on tour again in Europe to promote his new Album 'Tribal.
One of his stop overs is
Munich, Hotel Bayerischer Hof, but not as usual at the posh nightclub in
the basement of the building, where Jazz legend Ron Carter is appearing
live same evening, but we are here at the Festival hall of our number
one hotel in Munich. The place is very well filled with aprox.
1.500 guests. The atmosphere is just right, the price for drinks
not so much, as a mineralwater is 4 Euros or a glas of wine even 8
Euros. But anyway, we are not at any concert location but on the high
level of a sophisticated hotel.
After the band has
already taken their position, Mac Rebennack comes appears up there. By
the way, the 5 times Grammy winner adopted his name from a voodoo master
from Louisiana. It is rather difficult to catalogize his music, as it is
a mixture of Blues, Jazz, Gospel and Funk and even some Honky Tonk.
His music draws an
exact border between individuality and a certain commercial aspect to
pull the average musiclover as well as the true fan. And it goes down
very well. As I said before, it's the magic of the Voodoo blues and his
intensive piano playing and funeral voice, taking care for the good mood
here And I think, that Dr. John shows here, that he is far from
retirement. Here in Munich he has been definately on the right place at
the right time.... |
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