Dr. John - pianist, singer, songwriter, guitarist
Dec 27, 2016 19:39:12 #
vince39426 wrote:
I remember Dr. John when played in a local band in a New Orleans bowling alley lounge. He was great them and he is still great.
You are probably referring to "Rock and Bowl", great music venue. Dr. John is a legend in this area and around the word. Truly one of the greats!!
Don
Dec 28, 2016 15:57:49 #
Was standing in the crowd waiting for a song to end before returning to my seat after hitting the bathroom in Levon Helms' barn in the winter of 2004 or 05, I think. Levon's Rambles always had the possibility of surprise quests showing up unannounced and as I glanced to my immediate right there is Dr. John! Wearing a Russian Cossack hat, he was majestically leaning on his ornately hand-carved cane, just watching the band and taking in the music. He looked my way and I quietly said, "Hey, Doc." With a warm smile, he cast a accepting nod towards me. Two songs later he was sitting in with Levon, the house band, and Johnnie Johnson (Chuck Berry's piano player for years) at the keys. He sang and played electric guitar out of respect to Johnson, who died within a year of so. One of many very cool moments at the barn for me.
Dec 28, 2016 17:16:26 #
pilgrim1951 wrote:
Was standing in the crowd waiting for a song to en... (show quote)
How cool was that!
I always enjoyed Levon Helms. Used to catch him on the Imus in the morning show on Fox Business News. Interesting how these types of encounters can enter one's lives. I remember back in 1963 when my ex-wife and I were waiting on a delayed Pan Am flight in Frankfurt, Germany. The only other passengers with us were Thelonius Monk and his band! Monk was not much of a talker but I spent quite a time talking music with Charlie Rouse, Monk's sax man. Those were the days I was studying jazz piano back in Los Angeles. 
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