Medical School: Early Sessions Mac Dr John Rebenna

Dr. John | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music Club
• ASIN: B00000J8OG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #444,481 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Storm Warning

2. It Ain't No Use

3. Bad Neighborhood

4. Sahara

5. Two Time Loser

6. I Cried

7. Down the Road

8. Feedbag

9. You Don't Leave Me No Choice

10. Morgus the Magnificent

11. Lonely Boy

12. Keeps Dragging Me On

13. Feels So Good (Just Like I Should)

14. Row Row Row Your Boat

15. Remember Me

16. Good Times

17. She Wants to Be True

18. Bordertown

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid R&B Album for Any Collection, November 27, 2000

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Kathryn D Hobgood (Shreveport, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical School: Early Sessions Mac Dr John Rebenna (Audio CD)

The story goes like this. Before he was Dr. John the Night Tripper he was Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. - a Third Ward kid growing up in the rich musical climate of New Orleans. His life revolved around music from the beginning: he had several aunts and uncles who played boogie woogie piano at home, and his father owned a record store, serviced juke boxes and repaired sound systems in local clubs. Young Mac loved to accompany his father on these calls -- he would sit outside and absorb the R&B music for hours. At the age of seven he started guitar lessons from Fats Domino's guitarist, and there was no turning back. When Mac was a teenager he picked up some session work at Cosimo Matassa's studio, dropped out of high school and in 1957 joined the Ace staff full time as a producer, songwriter and musician. These Ace years were ITALICS Medical School END ITALICS for the gris-gris doctor, where he honed his songwriting skills and learned how to make records. Rebennack had a hand in each of the 18 cuts presented here, whether as songwriter, musician or producer. His vocals are discernible on one track only, "Row Row My Boat" - but it is a very cool track, indeed. They are all cool - who can't dig the New Orleans funkified R&B? I have to agree with the man at Louie's Juke Joint on Decatur Steet who recommended this album to me: "It is essential." Highlights: Rebennack's Bo Diddley rhythm on "Storm Warning," Chuck Carbo's smooth vocals on "You Don't Leave Me No Choice," The End's "It Ain't No Use," "Bad Neighborhood" by Ronnie & The Delinquents, "Morgus the Magnificent" by Morgus & the Three Ghouls (only in New Orleans!), "Down the Road" by Roland Stone.