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The third installment in the 80s Clean Cuts solo piano series by New Orleans legend Dr. John! Following 1981's "Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennac" and "Frankie & Johnny," a collection of previously unreleased tracks, the now hard-to-find 1983 masterpiece "The Brightest Smile In Town" is being re-released! (This album includes one additional bonus track, compared to the 2006 release 'Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennac Vol. 2' which added bonus tracks to the same album.) 1. Saddled The Cow 2. Boxcar Boogie 3. The Brightest Smile In Town 4. Waiting For A Train 5. Monkey Puzzle 6. Average Kind Of Guy 7. Pretty Libby 8. Marie La Veau 9. Come Rain Or Come Shine 10. Suite Home New Orleans 11. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu 12. Yesterdays 13. Key To The Highway 14. Lowdown Worried And Blue 15. Touro Infirmary 16. Sippiania Midnight 17. Didn?ft He Ramble / Closer Walk With Thee 18. Mississippi Mud 19. The Brightest Smile In Town (Extended Alternate) Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., also known as Dr. John, is a pianist and singer from New Orleans. Born in 1941 to a father who ran a record shop, he grew up surrounded by various kinds of music. He worked as a guitarist under the name Mac Rebennack from his teens, but after injuring his left hand at the age of 20, he switched to piano. In the mid-1960s, he moved to Los Angeles and began working as a studio musician. After joining groups such as the Wrecking Crew, he made his solo debut in 1968 with "Gris-Gris" on Atco Records. In 1972, he released his masterpiece "Gumbo," followed the following year by his biggest hit, "Right Place Wrong Time," which reached number 9 on the US charts. His 1989 song "Makin' Whoopee" won him a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, and he has won a total of six Grammy Awards throughout his career. Throughout his career spanning over 60 years, he collaborated with countless artists, and in recognition of his contributions to spreading the New Orleans sound and his immense influence on the music world, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. He passed away in 2019 at the age of 77 from a heart attack.
