After working as a studio musician for everyone from Sonny and Cher to the Monkees, Dr. John recorded his first album, "Gris-Gris," in 1968 with the help of several New Orleans natives. BULLFROG WITH A HANGOVERThat was followed in 1973 by "In the Right Place," which featured two standbys of the New Orleans music scene - producer Allen Touissant and the band The Meters. A conversation with Dr. John almost required a translator to understand his malapropisms, Creole patois, hipster lingo and fabricated words, all spiced with profanities. After Los Angeles, Dr. John moved to New York in the late 1970s, and in 1989 he finally overcame his heroin problem. Dr. John was married twice and told the New York Times he had "a lot" of children.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 06, 2019 23:13 UTC