Dr John's Best Ever version of "Such a Night" piano blues

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  • @nix3848
    @nix3848 3 роки тому +502

    My mum told me that I came into the world with Dr John playing in her hospital room. He was the first thing I would of heard in the world. Not a bad way to come into being.

    • @nickthegreek3388
      @nickthegreek3388 3 роки тому +16

      Amen! Brother. Amen!

    • @1935delorean
      @1935delorean 3 роки тому +11

      Wow that is just brilliant

    • @artpj14
      @artpj14 3 роки тому +16

      I hope she was in the right place at the right time!

    • @coolguy9616
      @coolguy9616 3 роки тому +3

      Your a voodoo child

    • @danielalbert1391
      @danielalbert1391 2 роки тому +5

      I'll bet you'd have a. Great Time with the piano.part !

  • @ricks7469
    @ricks7469 2 роки тому +164

    Dr. John was a legend among his musical peers but never got the wide recognition he so richly deserved. A true American treasure.

    • @claudedupras2492
      @claudedupras2492 2 роки тому +5

      Treasures are made to be found by those who surch. Appreciation is what matters. Look in the skys at night and not many do. Yet the night goes on forever. Appreciate and share

    • @bobymox
      @bobymox 2 роки тому

      That is truth.But ,it was a part of his charisma and personality!✌🎹

    • @murpht2012
      @murpht2012 Рік тому +5

      He got the recognition from the ones that mattered to him. But he did deserve superstardom

    • @tresjbenet
      @tresjbenet 10 місяців тому

      @@claudedupras2492 skies.

    • @rowilliamson77
      @rowilliamson77 6 місяців тому

      I learned about him from the HBO show Treme. I am glad I got to see him perform live at least once before he past on.

  • @billmcnabb1037
    @billmcnabb1037 5 місяців тому +37

    I met the good doctor down in New Orleans as my BIL was good friends with him. He said hello sir I’m John. I was shaking ( I’m a professional bassist) so meeting folks usually is fun and a treat but this late afternoon he was already dressed from head to toe and of course very high too.
    Kept calling me young man which was crazy since I’m in my mid 60’s now. BTW he talks just like he sings.
    A memory I’ll never forget.

  • @tresjbenet
    @tresjbenet 4 роки тому +166

    Literally one of the greatest piano performances of all time. Perfect collision of style , syncopation, joy and master class playing. There was only Dr John.

    • @jondavidson1929
      @jondavidson1929 2 роки тому +2

      Who DAT! dat is right!

    • @TerpsichoreanSelenophile
      @TerpsichoreanSelenophile 2 роки тому +8

      That is just perfect! I went to see him in concert with BB King while I was pregnant and my son kicked the whole time. I like to think he was dancing.

    • @BluePiano7
      @BluePiano7 2 роки тому +2

      Absolutely. I've listened to tons of Dr. John performances, but from a piano point of view this is among the very best. Jaw dropping stuff.

    • @sahidaduartesilva8523
      @sahidaduartesilva8523 2 роки тому

      AMAZING

    • @abdelkhalekdaky3976
      @abdelkhalekdaky3976 Рік тому

      That ole Dr John . Joy since the 70’s . RIP. Such a blues man!

  • @dr.dickie1418
    @dr.dickie1418 4 роки тому +56

    There are folks that make music for a living, and there are folks that make music because it is part of their life/ Dr. John will be missed.

    • @dsimms561
      @dsimms561 3 місяці тому +1

      Amen

    • @patchdavis35
      @patchdavis35 Місяць тому +1

      Well, there are musicians who are in it for the money. Good luck to them. True artists simply cannot do anything else, they are compelled and really don't have a choice;

  • @RussCobleigh
    @RussCobleigh 4 роки тому +206

    those of us born between 1940 and 1960 have had the best music for the soundtracks to our lives !

  • @stevecannon4780
    @stevecannon4780 Рік тому +22

    I remember this song from the 70s and it was a high point for me. I was playing piano at the time it came out and Dr. John was my hero and still is. I would have loved to study under him.

    • @OllieDoodsChan
      @OllieDoodsChan 5 місяців тому

      I’m thinking about learning piano , esp now!

  • @Jdizzle6969
    @Jdizzle6969 3 роки тому +37

    Sounds like 3 piano players… he was one of a kind!

  • @davebeach2343
    @davebeach2343 3 роки тому +84

    This man was such a beautiful sublime creator of music with that New Orleans stamp on it. One of the best concerts I ever attended. The great Dr comes strutting towards the stage with a cane and the attitude on display that everyone knew that the time had arrived for a party of the ages commanded by the good Dr. It's a pity that his reputation hasn't been more widely known. A unique individual following in the traditional New Orleans love of music.

  • @andyridenour463
    @andyridenour463 3 роки тому +80

    This performance was recorded on NPR's Mountain Stage Broadcast. Engineered by Francis Fisher January 8, 1989. The Mountain Stage Band is providing the backing. May he rest in the peace of all the joy he gave to so many people....

    • @louiscaldwell6004
      @louiscaldwell6004 3 роки тому +4

      so so many times, never a half ass perfermance, which after all the years and many many times I saw the doc, he was NEVER off even a little bit. And for a man who was so wrapped up in his drug use, its absolutely amazing. The music trannscended everything. Just like it should. Thank you for everything Doc. I will always remember and love you my friend. You were as good as it gets!

    • @annazeman8521
      @annazeman8521 3 роки тому +3

      May he rest in peace AND harmony!

    • @ToddBurge
      @ToddBurge 2 роки тому +2

      Yes!

    • @genebrown5254
      @genebrown5254 Рік тому

      😊😂🎉😊😊😊

    • @stewartcohen7683
      @stewartcohen7683 Рік тому +2

      Thanks for sharing that! I saw him 'round about that time give or take a year at Bumbershoots in Seattle, outside on a Friday afternoon. He played solo to a smallish crowd (maybe a 100 people?) as it was still Friday, for at least a couple of hours, to our utter delight. He did a very similar version of this tune at the time, and it's great to hear that again!

  • @janehop
    @janehop 3 роки тому +43

    Those New Orleans musicians really have a very special sound....And that music just spills out into the streets so beautifully.

  • @dangerouslysane
    @dangerouslysane 5 років тому +426

    RIP, Dr John. Thank you for making this world a more wonderful place by sharing your music.

    • @jamesross914
      @jamesross914 4 роки тому +9

      Agreed,came to enjoy his work a little late in life but a true artist.

    • @rapplew
      @rapplew 3 роки тому +4

      Started following da doctor in the 70's, he is and will always be one of the best.

    • @katherinegullett522
      @katherinegullett522 2 роки тому +1

      I don’t know why but I cried listening to this. Bless you wherever you are dr john

    • @bradmagnuson6963
      @bradmagnuson6963 8 місяців тому

      Amen!

  • @bristleconepinus2378
    @bristleconepinus2378 3 роки тому +10

    the man could mesmerize, r.i.p. good doctor.

  • @insomnia3201
    @insomnia3201 3 роки тому +8

    I met him in London and sat on his lovely lap, love him. xxx

  • @randolphpatterson5061
    @randolphpatterson5061 2 роки тому +6

    I'm in my late 60's, trying to gain both weight & strength to prepare for a vital surgery, and living about a mile or two from my home in a PT/Rehab center. I knew of Dr. John practically from the get-go, as I was stationed on the Gulf Coast in the early 70's. But now that I'm here after all this time, it's safe to say that he was never really on my mind a whole lot. I must have been suffering from some kind of mental deficiency back then! This guy was a monster talent! This one song is a lifetime's worth of music lessons, combined with a show of talent & palpable charisma & stage energy unparalleled in history. PERIOD.

    • @atimtambaby
      @atimtambaby 25 днів тому +1

      Randolph, I will gladly share some of the Creole Crab bisque I fixed for Thanksgiving dinner served over the New Orleans traditional way...potato salad. I am looking forward to being with my 94 year old mother this Christmas...BTW, she still is teaching young New Orleaneans to become mathematicians at Newman

    • @randolphpatterson5061
      @randolphpatterson5061 19 днів тому

      @@atimtambaby That's awesome! I hope you & your mom have a wonderful time this Christmas season! (BTW I had the surgery, gained back 60 lbs, an I'm again living independently at my home.)

    • @atimtambaby
      @atimtambaby 18 днів тому +1

      @@randolphpatterson5061 Great news Randolph! So happy you have been successful and regained your health. Let's enjoy our time on this plane!

  • @paulgraves3793
    @paulgraves3793 Місяць тому +8

    my neighbors i think heard this many many times!!hope they liked it!

  • @chuckkirkpatrick6712
    @chuckkirkpatrick6712 6 років тому +217

    PLEASE tell me that that is more than just one piano player in that intro.....my God, how does he do that? And now I confess; I got to work briefly with Mac when I was an engineer at Criteria in the early 70's. Never will I forget the night I walked into studio B where Mac was totally alone, way back in the corner at the Hammond B-3 with just one light on and shining down on him as he played the most incredible stuff I ever heard. I was mesmerized by his playing that New Orleans style that defies all musical laws, swinging dotted eights with one hand and straight 4-4 with the other. The man is a freak of musical nature.

    • @BluesPianoSheets
      @BluesPianoSheets  6 років тому +21

      Hi Chuck, that's just Dr John alone at the piano. Wow! what a great life experience and memory you had being up close in person with Dr John while he was playing the B3.

    • @Dishonours
      @Dishonours 5 років тому +4

      2 hands of beauty

    • @theappliancetechnician
      @theappliancetechnician 5 років тому +7

      I've been playing for 30+ years and don't have it. He was magic.

    • @richardphilbrick1183
      @richardphilbrick1183 5 років тому +66

      The best night of music I ever enjoyed was at Tipitina's in NOLA years ago. Went to see the good Doctor. He was supposed to start at 11:00 but in NOLA that's just a suggestion. He showed up about 12:30 all by himself.. He sat down at the piano and said in his raspy voice, "Anyting ya'll wanna hear jus write it on a nakkin and sen it on up." And then he started in. He played for the NEXT THREE HOURS. NOLA funk, show tunes, classical...UNBELIEVABLE! Then he said, "I'm kynna dry. Gonna get somethin to drink an then I'll be back..." Half an hour later he was back at the keyboard and when he finished that set IT WAS 7:30 IN THE MORNING!!! People were on their way to work. I don't think he ever repeated a song the whole time and I bet there weren't a half dozen people who left during the night. And it was all for a $5 entrance fee!!! INCREDIBLE

    • @judcalfee9866
      @judcalfee9866 5 років тому +5

      How can you not like the Doctor.

  • @lawrencelambert7414
    @lawrencelambert7414 5 років тому +7

    The foundational Blocks of TRUE MUSICIANSHIP are fading one by one...but the LEGACY of BRILLIANCE AND TIMELESS SONGS will PREVAIL ... RIP Doc ...

  • @stephenkelly1650
    @stephenkelly1650 6 років тому +47

    I'm a pianist. This was incredible! Dr John never disappoints! Thanks for posting this gem!

    • @andrewlowe9969
      @andrewlowe9969 9 місяців тому +1

      A thought just occurred to me: did Dr John ever play with Ray Charles? I'm looking that up after this. They should have being so cool on the keys. The intro to this has to be one of the most beautiful and uplifting things any of us can experience. We miss you greatly Mac, rest easy and thank you for your gift of music. we will feel your spirit is with us always when we listen.

  • @beverlyfielder9425
    @beverlyfielder9425 4 місяці тому +5

    One of the best Blues musicians of all times his voice was the perfect companion for the Blues there'll never be another Doctor John never I wish it could be possible for reincarnated I don't believe that would be possible a true treasure of timen an sound it truly was "Such a Night" Rip🎉

  • @MyzteriousLadyX
    @MyzteriousLadyX 2 роки тому +26

    Damn!!! This man really knew how to blow the roof off...Crazy woman dancing on the walls and ceiling here!!! Such a night indeed. Such a master, absolutely. 🎼🎹🎹🎼

  • @andrewlane4766
    @andrewlane4766 20 днів тому +2

    The thing about those New Orleans piano players is that they were part of a tradition but they were all totally different. The Doctor, the Professor, James, Allen and so many more. Who was my favourite? The last one I listened to! All of them geniuses.

  • @maxsamattack
    @maxsamattack 5 років тому +5

    RIP.... your music- the best. New Orleans will be throwing a huge party in your honor...

  • @leshoffman4959
    @leshoffman4959 2 роки тому +5

    Yeah, you rite, dat's the best cut! I miss that great doctor.

  • @j.f.greaney
    @j.f.greaney 4 роки тому +37

    Just a stellar version. The piano of course, but also his voice sounds as good as I ever heard it. RIP Mac.

    • @davidfriedman7823
      @davidfriedman7823 3 роки тому +2

      Funny He once said in an interview he didn't want to sing but when he heard Sony Bono and Bob Dylan sing he figured what the hell

  • @argotero6545
    @argotero6545 19 днів тому +1

    He was so good and genuine with James Booker the New Orlean’s best piano players!!!❤

  • @josephcostanzo2159
    @josephcostanzo2159 2 роки тому +9

    This.man is.amazing...

  • @Lulabingo
    @Lulabingo 5 років тому +85

    That soul , that swagger, that style. There will never be another one like Dr. John. May you have the jam of all jams in piano heaven.

    • @juliadixon4810
      @juliadixon4810 5 років тому +3

      With Booker on the other grand.

    • @bryannepveu6807
      @bryannepveu6807 2 роки тому +1

      Beethoven, no slouch at the piano himself, would be more than happy to trade notes and cords with Dr. John.

  • @MoonStar-fq6oy
    @MoonStar-fq6oy 19 днів тому +3

    Piano players have the blues in their finger tips Thank ya for Dr. John's music✌️❤️

  • @bluesoup
    @bluesoup 5 років тому +174

    RIP Night Tripper! You will be soooooooooooo missed, Love.

  • @lovesixtiesrockmusic5304
    @lovesixtiesrockmusic5304 2 місяці тому +4

    Without a doubt this IS THEE BEST EVER VERSION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @alanmorris7669
    @alanmorris7669 4 роки тому +12

    I'm so glad I got a chance to see Dr John in person before he died. It was at the Charlotte Jazz Festival in 1993, and he brought the house down!

    • @TerpsichoreanSelenophile
      @TerpsichoreanSelenophile 3 роки тому +2

      I saw him that same year in Lafayette, La when I was pregnant. So my son got to hear him, too. 🙂

  • @df7896
    @df7896 5 років тому +16

    How can anybody not like his music.Dr. John will be sorely missed. Thank you for sharing your gift with us. I know God is enjoying what we’ve enjoyed for so many years.

  • @charlenewhite9007
    @charlenewhite9007 2 роки тому +6

    Love you Doc John for Dr. Charlene

  • @thejonegcle7759
    @thejonegcle7759 2 роки тому +26

    Such A Night ... such a gift from God this one of a kind musician ... so glad this version was recorded

  • @robertatkinson5713
    @robertatkinson5713 5 років тому +52

    RIP MAC REBENNACK
    Dr. John was a musician's musician. One of the best of all time. He exuded the heartbeat of this mortal coil and provided a stained glass window to the human soul.
    Playing his music loud today in tribute.

    • @rubewaddell1
      @rubewaddell1 5 років тому

      what a GREAT image for this great musician

    • @deanmellick9187
      @deanmellick9187 4 роки тому

      I like ya words man very deep. Cool

  • @stevet6727
    @stevet6727 5 років тому +7

    I feel privileged that I got to see him early as the Night Tripper and late as an elder statesman. RIP to an indelible part of NOLA.

  • @bluezinnia847
    @bluezinnia847 3 роки тому +13

    Love Dr. John! Thank you so much for posting this wonderful tune! I lived in New Orleans in 1974 and was married to a musician. We even got an invite to Allen Toussaint's private party and it was wonderful fun, with some of the greatest talent in the world! By the way, his house was lovely too, good food, good music, great people!

    • @BluesPianoSheets
      @BluesPianoSheets  3 роки тому

      Wow what a great experience that would have been and a memory to treasure

  • @richardseegman803
    @richardseegman803 Рік тому +7

    All I can say is a fantastic performance from one of the greatest musicians we have ever had. Dr. John lives on in all our hearts. I truly envy those of you who saw him live and really wish I had.

  • @martinmolloy5876
    @martinmolloy5876 5 років тому +16

    Makes me sad listening to this these days - what a great performer he was. Love his music, and was lucky enough to see him a couple of times in the 00s. The pleasure his music has given is immeasurable.

    • @thomasleary2814
      @thomasleary2814 5 місяців тому

      I feel you - but don’t be sad - ‘cause he left us this!

  • @jimpalmer2981
    @jimpalmer2981 2 роки тому +27

    Such a big light in the world blinked out when he died. Rest easy, Mac. You were one hell of a blessing.

  • @22nola
    @22nola 5 місяців тому +3

    I had the pleasure of hearing Mac and the Lower Ninth do this tune at the Krewe du Vieux ball. We miss him! ❤

    • @BluesPianoSheets
      @BluesPianoSheets  5 місяців тому

      That's a great experience and memory of him to have

  • @adriancalin8688
    @adriancalin8688 9 місяців тому +5

    ❤😂🎉this guy from new Orleans send a mesage to the world

  • @bryannepveu6807
    @bryannepveu6807 2 роки тому +3

    "Such a Night" is a song you hear a few times when you're young, it doesn't, um, stick, but it stays with you, in the back of your mind. Then one day you think "what are those words? "if you don't want to, somebody else will', and you start searching for the song. Wow, wonderful beautiful track. And, sadly, the time gone by.

  • @ilonajeanpassino608
    @ilonajeanpassino608 4 роки тому +30

    Whenever I need to feel good I have to listen to this recording...makes my heart sing. Thank you Dr. John for all the beauty you brought to the world with your magical piano and voice. I bet you're singing and making lots of angels happy up in heaven.....

    • @rrichards3399
      @rrichards3399 Рік тому

      thats why we call him the doctor......................such a night...live long and prosper.

  • @jimking7094
    @jimking7094 3 роки тому +8

    The perfect title for this video.
    No hyperbole here. I've listened to this countless times (I have the Mountain Stage CD) and am amazed every time.

  • @djktana
    @djktana 5 років тому +109

    RIP, I'm glad i had the chance to see you perform live in France not so long ago. True legend.

    • @Eryldan
      @Eryldan 5 років тому

      Wish I could. RIP, legendary man.

  • @GradyElla
    @GradyElla 3 роки тому +6

    Good Lord! There have only been a very few of these creatures on this earth. The universal force called music seems to find them and make them into conduits. Dr John didn't play music, the music played him. It moved through him as easily as the air he breathed. What a rare and beautiful wonder he was. No, this wasn't his "best." You can't give a rating to how the music flowed on any given occasion. On this day, it used him in this way.

  • @gloriabriere6435
    @gloriabriere6435 4 роки тому +4

    I purchased Dr. John's album "Gumbo" when I belonged to a record club. I didn't know anything about him. After listening to that tape I was hooked on his musical style. We used to play that tape and dance all over the house. It goes without saying that more albums were purchased. "In a Sentimental Mood" is another favorite. Such a Night" is a downright awesome tune. I had the pleasure of seeing him live twice and dancing to his music. Wonderful memories.

  • @strongwilledwoman
    @strongwilledwoman 5 років тому +26

    I remember commiserating with him on his facebook page over the loss of Fats Domino, another Nola great. The good Doctor was not only an amazing musician but had so much respect for fellow musicians, New Orleans and his many fans. Now he's gone and I don't know who we're all going to commiserate with. Thanks for the wonderful music, and your wit and humanity, Doc. You always had the right prescription. Rest easy.

  • @HSTOZA
    @HSTOZA 5 років тому +59

    Man, a world without Dr. John. Can't even imagine what it will be like.

    • @jamesryan7169
      @jamesryan7169 5 років тому +4

      The werld is a lil bit darkerer today. First saw Mac in 1970❤

    • @honoriussoularians1887
      @honoriussoularians1887 5 років тому +1

      it sucks but we do have a boat load of recordings - gris gris gumbo yah yah

    • @SlimEstrada
      @SlimEstrada 5 років тому +1

      @@jamesryan7169 Nicely put

    • @dsnodgrass4843
      @dsnodgrass4843 5 років тому +1

      Someone may come along you'll love just as much; just not in the same way. Your job is to find them soon; before public indifference silences them forever. It's a real danger, in 2019; so much other culture drowns musicians out that it's incredible we get any new ones at all. If love the Doctor's music; save his style: support a low-level practitioner of it.

    • @marandlen
      @marandlen 4 роки тому

      What a gift he left us!

  • @robertcostello6327
    @robertcostello6327 2 роки тому +3

    He was in the RIGHT PLACE,, and Definitely The RIGHT TIME!

  • @raycatlin3554
    @raycatlin3554 Рік тому +5

    Dr. John , Thank - you sir , RIP 🙏 ! 🏆

  • @jahensley1795
    @jahensley1795 2 роки тому +20

    Love New Orleans music! It’s in a league of its own. This is amazing. RIP Dr John ❤️🎶

  • @brandonduguay539
    @brandonduguay539 3 роки тому +9

    Give the band some! ❤️ what a take on such a great song. Rest in peace, Dr.

  • @leebleddyn4176
    @leebleddyn4176 Рік тому +2

    Always loved listening to Dr. John …first in my 67 mustang back in 75 & on intro on SNL …it was always “Such a nite “ and I always make it part of my music space today …rest in peace Dr.John and save a spot for me up there ❤

  • @nightflyingtheentertainmen8595
    @nightflyingtheentertainmen8595 5 років тому +5

    Dr. John changed the musical world...Thanks Mack...

  • @janehop
    @janehop 4 роки тому +7

    Wow, this is the best version.....ALL the trimmings! Beautiful....rip

  • @justfelix6171
    @justfelix6171 3 роки тому +13

    My god what a player, I may have just been put in my place but I'm glad its Mac doing that. Beautiful.

  • @semfedd5561
    @semfedd5561 2 місяці тому +4

    Слушаю эту музыку, этого гения и думаю надо жить дальше, мне только 82 и слушать, слушать...и Вам тоже советую, элексир неповторимый, это суперсредство для продления жизни! Поверьте!

  • @teiltje
    @teiltje 5 років тому +31

    So sad to hear the old master has passed away. RIP Dr. John, thank you for the great music you brought to us. This is indeed one of his classics.

  • @ilonajeanpassino608
    @ilonajeanpassino608 4 роки тому +11

    Love this ...could listen to Dr. John play all day...such a loss to the world. No one like him.

  • @finnster4949
    @finnster4949 3 роки тому +13

    Woah. This version brought tears to my eyes. Holy shit.

  • @lostdaze1145
    @lostdaze1145 2 роки тому +3

    such a night , god bless
    All will....Piano
    Dr John

  • @steveriddle4458
    @steveriddle4458 5 років тому +18

    "Such A Night" by Dr. John is so 'timeless' it could have been written in the 1930's, 40's, 50's.

    • @andrewlowe9969
      @andrewlowe9969 9 місяців тому

      If our world was about to end and we know its coming, I want this song playing in preparation to be joining the party where Dr John is in the heavens.

  • @nancyprianti2355
    @nancyprianti2355 5 років тому +5

    Dr. John..what a cool cat. Highly underrated & we’ll never see anyone that comes close to him ❤️

  • @pkh4340
    @pkh4340 5 років тому +10

    No words.....except thanks for passing our way Mac.....stunned sadness....Part of New Orleans' heart has been ripped away....

  • @user-not-foe
    @user-not-foe 5 років тому +13

    RIP Dr. John. Thank you for the delight you brought to blues lovers!

  • @4orrcountry
    @4orrcountry 8 років тому +29

    All too often overlooked by images of voo-doo and his uniquely cool character, this man's magnificent musicianship allows him to deliver the goods, regardless of genre! Mac truly CAN play it all. And his love for the people of Nawlinz is the frosting on his humanitarianism cake. May God bless you, Dr. John.

  • @andyridenour463
    @andyridenour463 4 місяці тому +2

    It is a great performance by the good Doctor. One of the best ever on the Mountain Stage Radio Show and one of the best efforts by the show's house band. Here's a little applause for the boys in the band....

  • @robertsmith7108
    @robertsmith7108 5 років тому +7

    Rest Easy my NOLA Bro, you had one of kind style, and gave us such treasure.

  • @wayneconn1079
    @wayneconn1079 5 років тому +3

    So.glad i got to meet you Mac and i got to hold your famous cane . Thankyou for the kind words my friend . So so sad you are gone . But i play your music all the time . May God take care of you . R.I.P Nite Tripper

  • @mr.vinegaroon3132
    @mr.vinegaroon3132 4 роки тому +3

    Saw him at the St. Bernard Civic Center in the early Seventies. He played the guitar a bit that night in addition to his piano. He was wearing his famous white tux and top hat back then. Then 15 years later I saw him in a
    small nightclub setting in Georgia. RIP Mac, I love ya still!

  • @GreenJello17
    @GreenJello17 5 років тому +4

    A true New Orleans legend. To lose him and Leah Chase so close to one another is a shame but we will honor them both forever!!

  • @mollygraham7687
    @mollygraham7687 4 роки тому +18

    Why oh why can’t we have music like that today?!?
    RIP Dr John

    • @jamescullen622
      @jamescullen622 4 роки тому +5

      We can. You just to go out and find them.

    • @chrisshaw451
      @chrisshaw451 4 роки тому +2

      As has been said you have to go out and find it, its there, its just that the music industry sold its soul to the devil and just wants manufactured mega buck making crap so you never hear the REAL music played from the HEART for the SOUL.

  • @millerforester6237
    @millerforester6237 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you, John.

  • @shaynefayssoux
    @shaynefayssoux 5 років тому +7

    Rest In Peace Doc and thanks for all these years of music

  • @barrysteel9789
    @barrysteel9789 5 років тому +12

    Sad to hear Dr John has gone from us. But just listen to this amazing piano performance. What a legacy! RIP dear talented hero.

  • @richardbenjamin5364
    @richardbenjamin5364 4 роки тому +7

    A gem from New Orleans like all the great piano players from the past can’t be replaced are Are high

  • @zivkovicable
    @zivkovicable 6 років тому +1

    I'n a piano player, & I grew up listening to this man. 15 years or so my band was honoured to open up for the master. He watched most of our show from the side of the stage just a few feet behind where i was sitting at the piano. I confess i was almost literally crapping my pants, but it pushed me to play above myself too.
    He was really sweet after the show & was kind about my attempts, poured me a whiskey & patiently answered my questions about James Booker, Professor Longhair & Voodoo.
    They say never meet your heroes. Well it was a great pleasure to meat the Dr.

    • @BluesPianoSheets
      @BluesPianoSheets  6 років тому

      Wow! What a great experience and a treasured memory.

    • @zivkovicable
      @zivkovicable 6 років тому

      BTW, thanks for the website. A great resource for players.

  • @billholland4943
    @billholland4943 5 років тому +14

    Hard to deal with his passing. What a great pianist/singer.

  • @sallycouchene1597
    @sallycouchene1597 3 роки тому +4

    I could listen to this over & over & over again.

  • @afflynn
    @afflynn 5 років тому +6

    A True Icon, a Giant has left us. Bless his memory!

  • @billstebbins4389
    @billstebbins4389 4 роки тому +2

    A few years ago I had the pleasure to see Dr. John at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. He followed Dave Brubek. He's another great piano player. I mean...such a night. May eternal light shine upon them.

  • @aliceashby6627
    @aliceashby6627 4 роки тому +8

    The one and only. Stands the test of time!! Oh what a life.

  • @theoutspokenhumanist
    @theoutspokenhumanist Місяць тому +1

    The man was a legend among those who know true talent. This performance was sublime

  • @papasmurfnolan
    @papasmurfnolan 5 років тому +38

    The world is a little more bleak without Dr. John.

  • @Quadrant14
    @Quadrant14 5 років тому +7

    R.I.P Dr John, hope you are in some kind of heaven playing duets with the great Leon Russell.

    • @tiffsaver
      @tiffsaver 5 років тому +1

      AMEN TO THAT!!!

  • @jennygibbons1258
    @jennygibbons1258 4 роки тому +10

    Not just some simple honky-tonk thumping, it’s intricate and skilfully played. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏾

  • @tresjbenet
    @tresjbenet 5 років тому +5

    This truly is Dr John at the apogee of his amazing talent. an enduring and oft unappreciated American legend.

  • @markswords3817
    @markswords3817 5 років тому +8

    The good Doctor always has the cure, and never failed to lift my spirits and put a smile on my face. Rest In Peace old friend

  • @TheBatugan77
    @TheBatugan77 4 роки тому +2

    Hey Max... The way you did it, nobody else will. Rest easy, brother. We'll never forget.

  • @1blastman
    @1blastman 5 років тому +10

    Rock In Peace, Mac. You were one of the reasons that I moved to New Orleans.

  • @Berta6742
    @Berta6742 Рік тому +1

    Was so fortunate to have seen Dr John when he appeared with the SCTV cast out of Toronto Ontario was fantastic playing this piece ❤😂

  • @cedarshoals529
    @cedarshoals529 5 років тому +11

    Rest in peace Piano Man. Thanks for the great music!

  • @datadude67
    @datadude67 Рік тому +1

    I have visited New Orleans a few times, but only recently became a fan of Dr John. I would have loved to see him play in person.

  • @Stevorific1
    @Stevorific1 5 років тому +8

    Back in the early 80's Dr. did a Homespun recording on "New Orleans Piano". Classic stuff that I have listened to many times and have absorbed well enough to affect my own piano playing so much! I'll always love his stuff--and you can tell how much Doc loves music, especially the music born from his home town, Nawlins! Saw him several times--in San Francisco, Detroit Blues Festival, Ann Arbor Michigan Theatre and other places. Thank you Doc, and RIP!

  • @StephenSmart
    @StephenSmart 5 років тому +4

    Rest in Peace Doctor John. Thanks for doing those Homespun cassettes back in the day about New Orleans Piano which introduced the world's piano players to the style and introducing James Booker to me. We all love you.

  • @gingervytis
    @gingervytis 9 років тому +139

    Thank you for posting this wonderful performance. Just saw the doctor last night in Nashville TN. He's about 75 now, and had just had a pacemaker installed 4 days earlier. Sure glad I went to see him!

  • @dayton1855
    @dayton1855 5 років тому +25

    OMG. Sorry for his passing originality. I only HOPE that his/her type of artist can continue to exist and am hopeful they can. Love you Gris Gris Man forever... R.I.P.