Dr John RIP

"Mac Rebennack was born in 1941. Dr. John was born in 1967. What happened in between would colour his whole musical career."

If rained off today, why not consider this excellent article on the New Orleans musician who's died at 77. Marvel at how he got that far; consider his myriad pre-Dr John bands ("We lost more singers to the penitentiary"), and life on the road ("If we were somewhere in the country, we would burglarize drug stores. When we were in the city, we forged 'scripts. We were strung out dope fiends, what the hell you going to do?").

Then enjoy this from Mac, looking extraordinarily healthy, at The Band's Last Waltz, in 1976.