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Great moments in (somewhat) obscure rock ‘n’ roll: Dr. John, “Stack-A-Lee,” 1972

A leading figure of "New Orleans blues," famed for his live performances, this comes from his fifth album, right before his 1973 hit "Right Place Wrong Time":

Feel free to post other Dr. John links in the comments, or other New Orleans blues/soul favorites.

 

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8 responses to “Great moments in (somewhat) obscure rock ‘n’ roll: Dr. John, “Stack-A-Lee,” 1972”

  1. This is beautiful, but I can't shake Ma Rainey.


    When I was in law school I worked for a local attorney (one of Angela Davis' defense team) on an intellectual property matter involving "Stag O Lee." That project compelled me to investigate various renditions of the tune and its many adaptations. No matter. Dr. John was the real deal, too.

  2. Allen Toussaint – We The People:

    Champion Jack Dupree – Freedom:

    Dr. John – Let's Make A Better World:

  3. Not a New Orleans blues/soul track, but this podcast episode on Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee," which covers the context and history of that song in depth and mentions Dr. John's live performances in passing, is very good: https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-76-stagger-lee-by-lloyd-price/.

    In fact, the podcast in general is very good, and can be found wherever you find yours.

  4. I'm not sure that they would count as 'blues/soul' narrowly construed; but they are favorites and would count if construed loosely: There's of course Danny Barker's 'Indian Red'

    And to my mind a mark of high quality in performing 'Iko Iko' is the singer's gusto in rendering the line (variously rendered) 'See that Queen all dressed in red/She's goin' to bury a hatchet in your Big Chief's head'. No one exceeds Cyril Neville in that regard at 3'52"-4'02":

  5. Robert McGarvey

    Dr John is a longtime personal favorite. Just listening makes me reach for a Sazerac

  6. My favorite is How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around)– the way the lyrics exploit inference to the best explanation strikes me as somewhat philosophical https://youtu.be/B2fqUt7KVjA

  7. Here's some political realism from the real deal: https://youtu.be/SzlNQYBpHZc .

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