Title: Early Career: Good Times Artist: Mac Rebennack Label: Jasmine Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 604988029826 Genre: Blues Release Date: 2014-02-18 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT
Before all the flamboyance, debatable genius and trippy-ness of Dr. "Night Tripper" John took off in the 1970s he was simply the young Mac Rebennack. Starting in the late '50s, Rebennack gained prominence in the New Orleans R&B scene as a session keyboardist and guitarist, contributing to records by Professor Longhair, Frankie Ford and Joe Tex. This collection is closer to "Gumbo" than any of Dr. John's other albums featuring, as it does, many of the original 45s of New Orleans music. The first track is his co-write of "Lights Out", which is one of the most frantic rockers of all time. If you like New Orleans R&B you can't resist this collection and if you're a Dr. John fan this is an interesting look at his early career of writing, arranging, producing and playing guitar.
Tracks: 1.1 LIGHTS OUT - JERRY BYRNE 1.2 MERCY - GENE AND AL'S SPACEMEN 1.3 SHOW ME THE WAY - IKE CLANTON 1.4 AW WHO? - BAT CARROL 1.5 GEE BABY - JOE AND ANN 1.6 STORM WARNING - MAC REBENNACK 1.7 FOOLISH LITTLE GIRL - MAC REBENNACK 1.8 BAD NEIGHBORHOOD - RONNIE AND THE DELINQUENTS 1.9 KEEPS DRAGGING ME ON - RONNIE AND THE DELINQUE 1.10 MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT - MORGUS AND THE GHOULS 1.11 LONELY BOY - FRANKIE AND MAC 1.12 NEW ORLEANS - BIG BOY MYLES W/MAC REBENNACK 1.13 PUT ON YOUR OLD GREY BONNET - BIG BOY 1.14 HEY MAMA - CARL GREENSTREET 1.15 SOMETHING SPECIAL - ROLAND STONE 1.16 DESERT WINDS - ROLAND STONE 1.17 DOWN THE ROAD - ROLAND STONE 1.18 HAVE A LITTLE MERCY - SUGAR BOY CRAWFORD 1.19 I CRIED - SUGAR BOY CRAWFORD 1.20 GOOD TIMES - MAC REBENNACK 1.21 SAHARA - MAC REBENNACK 1.22 OUT ON A LIMB - CHUCK CARBO 1.23 LUCY BROWN - CHUCK CARBO 1.24 PICTURE OF YOU - CHUCK CARBO 1.25 I'M THE ONE - GERRI HALL 1.26 IT AIN'T NO USE - THE ENDS 1.27 ROW ROW YOUR BOAT - THE ENDS 1.28 CURIOSITY - JOE AND ANN
