Desitively Bonnaroo
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Desitively Bonnaroo is a 1974 album by New Orleans rhythm and blues legend Dr. John
. The album was produced by Allen Toussaint and features sizable musical support from The Meters
. The album mines the territory featured on his previous album In The Right Place
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Dr. John
Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider...
. The album was produced by Allen Toussaint and features sizable musical support from The Meters
The Meters
The Meters are an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977...
. The album mines the territory featured on his previous album In The Right Place
In the Right Place
In the Right Place is a 1973 album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was originally released on Atco Records and became the biggest selling album of Dr. John's career. The song "Such a Night" was also performed as part of The Band's 'The Last Waltz' concert, made famous by Martin...
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Track listing
Personnel
- Dr John - guitar, piano, sound effects, vocals
- Allen ToussaintAllen ToussaintAllen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern...
- keyboards, percussion, arrangements, background vocals - Leo NocentelliLeo NocentelliLeo Nocentelli in New Orleans, Louisiana is one of the founding members of the New Orleans funk band, The Meters. He has been credited for popular funk songs such as "Cissy Strut", "People Say" and "Hey Pocky Way"...
- guitar - Art NevilleArt NevilleArt Neville is an American singer and keyboardist from New Orleans.-History:Neville is a part of one of the most famous musical families of New Orleans, the Neville Brothers...
- keyboards, organ - George Porter Jr. - bass
- Joseph "Ziggy" Modeliste - drums
- Gary Brown - alto, soprano & tenor saxophone
- Mark Colby - clarinet, tenor saxophone,
- Whit Sidener - baritone & alto saxophone
- Peter Graves - trombone
- Kenneth Faulk - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Robbie Montgomery - background vocals
- Jessica Smith - background vocals