Dr. John's Gumbo is the fifth album by New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John

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...

, a tribute to the music of his native city. The album is a collection of covers of New Orleans classics, played by a major figure in the city's music. In 2003, the album was ranked number 402 on Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

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. The album cover was shot in front of the huge mural adorning the wall of The Farmer John Company, (also seen in the movie Carrie), located at Soto Street and Vernon in Vernon, California

Vernon, California

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Track listing

1. "Iko Iko
   Iko Iko
   "Iko Iko" is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two "tribes" of Mardi Gras Indians. The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written in 1953 by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford in New Orleans. The story tells of a "spy boy" or "spy dog" "Iko Iko" is a...
   
   " (James "Sugar Boy" Crawford
   James "Sugar Boy" Crawford
   James "Sugar Boy" Crawford is a New Orleans R&B artist. He is the author of the classic "Jock-A-Mo" in 1954, a hit that was later recreated as "Iko Iko", by The Dixie Cups and redone by many artists including Dr...
   
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2. "Blow Wind Blow" (Huey "Piano" Smith, Izzy Cougarden)
3. "Big Chief" (Earl Gaines
   Earl Gaines
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   )
4. "Somebody Changed the Lock" (Mac Rebennack)
5. "Mess Around
   Mess Around
   "Mess Around", written by Atlantic Records president and founder Ahmet Ertegün using the pseudonym of "A. Nugetre", or "Nuggy" on record labels, was one of Ray Charles’ first hits...
   
   " (Ahmet Ertegün
   Ahmet Ertegun
   Ahmet Ertegün was a Turkish American musician and businessman, best known as the founder and president of Atlantic Records. He also wrote classic blues and pop songs and served as Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum...
   
   )
6. "Let the Good Times Roll
   Come On (Earl King song)
   "Come On", also known as "Let the Good Times Roll" is a song written and first performed by New Orleans R&B artist Earl King. Jimi Hendrix introduced it to wider audience by his cover in 1968.-Original version:...
   
   " (Earl King
   Earl King
   This article is about the musical artist. For the Earl King convicted of murdering a ship's officer, see Earl King, Ernest Ramsay, and Frank Conner...
   
   )
7. "Junko Partner" (Bob Shad
   Bob Shad
   Bob Shad was an American music producer and record label owner. He produced the first album by Big Brother and the Holding Company...
   
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8. "Stack-A-Lee" (Traditional)
9. "Tipitina" (Henry Roeland Byrd)
10. "Those Lonely Lonely Nights" (Earl King, Johnny Vincent)
11. "Huey Smith Medley" (Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent)
    1. "High Blood Pressure"
    2. "Don't You Just Know It"
    3. "Well I'll Be John Brown"
12. "Little Liza Jane" (Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent)

Personnel

• Dr. John - guitar, piano, cornet, vocals
• Lee Allen - tenor saxophone
• Ronnie Barron
  Ronnie Barron
  Ronnie Barron was an American actor, keyboardist, organist, and white soul singer during the 1970s. He was known for his work as a session musician for several artists, as well as his collaborations with Dr...
  
   - organ, piano, vocals
• Harold Battiste
  Harold Battiste
  Harold Raymond Battiste, Jr. , is an American music composer, arranger, performer and teacher.He attended New Orleans' Dillard University, earning a B.S. in music in 1953. His first success as a studio arranger was with Sam Cooke’s "You Send Me" in 1957...
  
   - clarinet, saxophone, horn arrangements
• Morris Bechamin - saxophone
• Jimmy Calhoun - bass
• Sidney George - harmonica, saxophone
• Shirley Goodman
  Shirley Goodman
  Shirley Goodman was an American R&B singer known best for "Shirley and Lee", a 1950s R&B duo. Later in her career, she had a resurgence with the disco hit, "Shame, Shame, Shame" in the 1970s...
  
   - vocals
• Ken Klimak - guitar
• Tammy Lann - vocals
• Dave Lastie - saxophone
• Melvin Lastie - trumpet, cornet
• Robbie Montgomery - vocals
• Keith Olsen
  Keith Olsen
  Keith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
  
   - engineer
• Alvin Robinson - guitar
• Jessica Smith - vocals
• Fred Staehle - drums, percussion
• Richard Washington - percussion
• John Ewing - trombone
• Tom Wilkes - design, photography
• Barry Feinstein
  Barry Feinstein
  Barry Feinstein was an American photographer who was reputed to have produced over 500 album covers. Barry Feinstein began in his youth as a photographer. In 1955 he was engaged as an assistant at Life magazine...
  
  - design, photography