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The Peculiar Reality of Dr. John

February 1, 2000 by: Bunny Matthews

Mac Rebennack, known and loved throughout the galaxy of music as Dr. John, is the recipient of OffBeat’s 1999 Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement award. Born Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr., on November 21, 1940 in New Orleans, Dr. John is the city’s greatest living musical ambassador, assuming the role once held by Louis Armstrong. When Dr. John plays piano or sings or talks, you’re hearing the pure, undiluted New Orleans truth.

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