You can cancel anytime. In moments like these, it’s always worth taking a minute or two to appreciate the true craft behind the artist, and in Dr. John’s case, there’s an unusually direct opportunity to do so. Dr. Hand is affiliated with Doctor's Hospital, Doctors Hospital Of Sarasota and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Join Slate Plus to continue reading, and you’ll get unlimited access to all our work—and support Slate’s independent journalism. Dr. Strangelove held its first test screening on November 22, 1963, the same day that John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas. Dr. Knight is a renowned hand, wrist and upper extremity surgeon with over 25 years of experience. His right hand is a dazzling showcase of trills, rolls, and runs, but as with any great sleight-of-hand artist, if you pay too much attention to it, then you’ll miss the real magic: his left hand, the true hallmark of any great New Orleans pianist. In 1976 he submitted a characteristically graceful and understated star turn at the Band’s famous Last Waltz concert, performing his magnificent composition “Such a Night.” He even served as the inspiration for another budding rock legend, Dr. Teeth, lead singer and keyboardist of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, who first debuted on The Muppet Show in 1975. All my plans were for Ronnie Barron, the same guy who I got shot in my finger over, to be Dr. John. The suspects involved fled the scene after the shooting and have not yet been arrested. Dr. John was born on Nov. 20, ... A couple of years after “Storm Warning,” Rebennack was shot in the finger, seriously hampering his guitar-playing ability. To my ears, there are five instruments on the recording: guitar, baritone sax, piano, bass, and drums, but there might just as easily be a hundred. In short order, he transformed himself into one of the premier exponents of a New Orleans piano tradition that included Jelly Roll Morton, Professor Longhair, and the incomparable James Booker, another prodigy who was less than two years older than Rebennack. Rebennack was one of the most wildly talented American instrumentalists of the rock ’n’ roll era and one of the most gifted musicians to ever emerge from the city of New Orleans, and he’d surely prefer we emphasize the latter. As noted in the previous post, Dr. Joseph Warren was one of the most important and influential Revolutionary War heroes, once more famous than George Washington, now largely forgotten given his untimely death in the American retreat from the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.Ever since, historians have debated the contemporary stories of the death of Warren, whether he was shot in the … Then, after finally returning to the top of the form, the Doctor abruptly pivots into the song’s more customary, upbeat, major-key rendition, and we’re treated to a little over two minutes of some of the most virtuosic piano playing you will ever witness with this degree of intimacy. There was an extensive search for two people over the weekend in Hyannis. Watching those hands, startlingly up close and personal, is like witnessing a miracle. James Infirmary,” “Goodnight Irene,” and “Key to the Highway.” All the while there is a camera helpfully positioned directly above the keyboard so that you can, you know, follow along at home. Trooper Lennon graduated from State Police Academy in May. (The album it appeared on, In the Right Place, became the best-selling LP of his career.) HYANNIS (CBS) – Massachusetts State Police Trooper John Lennon returned home on Monday as he recovers from injuries suffered when he was shot in the hand during a traffic stop in Hyannis. State Police escort Trooper John Lennon after he was released from hospital (WBZ-TV). Dr John’s nearly losing a finger changed his instrument – Prior to a show, a motel manager was pistol whipping Mac’s long-time friend and lead vocalist, Ronnie Barron, over a tryst that Barron was having with his wife. Stuck In Andover Dorm For Thanksgiving, Construction On New Vermont Amtrak Station Set For 2022, Can You Be A Coronavirus Carrier After You've Recovered? In classic New Orleans funeral fashion, he begins the song in a minor key, somberly drawing out the words and melody, his fingers splaying to impossible dimensions to reach chunking chords filled with lachrymose Sturm und Drang. His leisurely but sneakily precise singing voice could be heard regularly on radio and television. Dr. John was born on Nov. 20, 1941, a fact he himself may or may not have even been aware of until recently—in his 1994 memoir, the (literally and figuratively) incredible Under a Hoodoo Moon, he confidently stated that he was born in 1940.