Dr. John

Dr. John first became a star by taking the sounds and traditions of New Orleans blues, jazz, and R&B and twisting them into new forms, as evidenced by his run of early Atlantic and Atco albums from 1969's Gris Gris to 1974's hit In the Right Place. As time went by, he would become one of the strongest proponents of the Crescent City's musical heritage, celebrating the songs that made the city -- as well as the men and women who made them -- great (1982's The Brightest Smile in Town, 1992's Goin' Back to New Orleans, and 2014's Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch being three re...