Dr. John - Live at Rockpalast 1999 (DVD)

On July 9, 1999, Dr. John performed at the Loreley as part of a Rockpalast festival. He was accompanied by 3 outstanding session musicians: David Barard (bass), Bobby Broom, and Herman Ernest (drums). The set list included Dr. John classics "Iko, Iko," "Right Place, Wrong Time," and "I Walk On Guilded Splinters.". This recording is a moving legacy of the extraordinary musician and human being.

• His legendary debut album Gris-Gris (1968) was included in The Wire's list of “100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)”. It also ranks 143rd (2003) and 356th (2020) on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
• In 1996, he sang the song “Cruella DeVille” for the Disney film 101 Dalmatians, and in 2009, he sang the opening song “Down in New Orleans” from the Disney animated film The Princess and the Frog.
• In 1990, he sang the theme song for the successful 114-part US sitcom Blossom.
• In 1976, he worked as a producer, arranger, and musician with Van Morrison on his comeback album A Period of Transition.
• He was actively involved in many productions by other musicians such as Frank Zappa (Freak Out!), the Rolling Stones (Exile on Main St.), Phil Spector, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Canned Heat (Living the Blues), and Sonny and Cher.
• Dr. John, “The Nighttripper,” is the self-proclaimed high priest of voodoo rock and the doctor with a license to make music