BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/oakland//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130620T133736CEST-9270KZiXmp@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20130620T110636Z DESCRIPTION:Dr. John\, or Mac Rebennack as known to friends and family\, is universally celebrated as the living embodiment of the rich musical herit age exclusive to New Orleans. His very colorful musical career began in th e 1950s when he wrote and played guitar on some of the greatest records to come out of the Crescent City\, including recordings by Professor Longhai r\, Art Neville\, Joe Tex and Frankie Ford.\n\nA notorious gun incident fo rced the artist to give up the guitar and concentrate on organ and piano. Further trouble at home sent Dr. John west in the 1960s\, where he continu ed to be in demand as a session musician\, playing on records by Sonny and Cher\, Van Morrison\, Aretha Franklin and The Rolling Stones' infamous Ex ile On Main St. to name a few.\n\nDuring that time he also launched his so lo career\, developing the charismatic persona of Dr. John The Nite Trippe r. Adorned with voodoo charms and regalia\, a legend was born with his bre akthrough 1968 album Gris-gris\, which established his unique blend of voo doo mysticism\, funk\, rhythm &\; blues\, psychedelic rock and Creole r oots.\n\nSeveral of his many career highlights include the masterful album Sun\, Moon and Herbs in 1971 which included cameos from Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger and 1973&rsquo\;s In The Right Place\, which contained thechar t hits &ldquo\;Right Place Wrong Time&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Such A Night.&rd quo\;\n\nDr. John garnered Grammy award wins in 1989\, 1992\, 1996 and 200 0. In 2004\, his musical love letter to the city of New Orleans\, &ldquo\; N&rsquo\;awlinz Dis Dat or D&rsquo\;udda\,&rdquo\; was awarded the prestig ious Acadé\;mie Charles Cros 57è\;me Palmarè\;s award in France. It was the first time since the 1970s that an artist from North A merica received the award.\n\nHe has also received six other nominations o ver the years. In 2007 he was nominated for a Grammy for &ldquo\;Sippiana Hericane\,&rdquo\; his Hurricane Katrina benefit disc. Other awards includ e the American Societyof Young Musicians 2007 Trailblazer Award.\n\nAfter Hurricane Katrina and government bungles bashed New Orleans in 2005\, Dr. John immediately stepped up to the plate with both generous relief fund-ra ising concerts and recordings and angry public words of protest. In 2008 h e released &ldquo\;City That Care Forgot\,&rdquo\; an album winning him a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album.\n\n2010&rsquo\;s release\, TRIBA L\, has Dr. John revisiting that classic\, swampy gris-gris style that put him on the map. After a half century of creating music for others and him self\, Dr. John continues to write\, arrange\, produce and interpret with a passion that has yet to wane. He continues to dazzle and delight audienc es across the globe touring consistently.\nhttp://www.nitetripper.com DTSTART:20130212T200000 DTEND:20130214T235959 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:Dr. John END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR