Wherever musicians gathered, Dr John, who has died aged 77, was revered as songwriter, singer, arranger and pianist. It also included Such a Night, which Dr John would perform at the Band’s 1976 farewell concert, filmed by Martin Scorsese as The Last Waltz. Produced by Harold Battiste, another New Orleans native transplanted to the West Coast, it marked the first appearance of Rebennack’s pseudonym Dr John Creaux, alias Dr John the Night Tripper. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dr John receives his trophy from John Legend at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York, in 2011. • Dr John (Malcolm John Rebennack Jr), musician, born 20 November 1941; died 6 June 2019• This article was amended on 7 June 2019 to update details of surviving family members.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2019 09:55 UTC