In The Right Place!
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By Grimmbo
"Yeah, You Right!" We must have been "In The Right Place", listening to WBCN-FM radio, in the winter of 1973; when they announced that: "the first 200 people to show up at the Orpheum Theatre can get in for 2 bucks to see the Doctor John show!" Well, all our College homework was completed, so we ran over there with all the friends we could muster up (6-8 of us) and promptly proceeded to take over the entire first balcony. We could hear others around us asking:"Who the heck is Dr. John? Is he a real Witch Doctor? Where is New Orleans? What other songs has he done?" Well, "Peace, Brother, Peace"; 'cause "the Good Doctor Hisself" did his level best to answer all those burning questions because he was "Qualified" to do so! And his back-up band was none other than "The Meters" and boy, did they put us all into a "Travelin' Mood"! I can't speak for my fellow travelers, but this guy became "fully converted" in the Holy-Rollin' Church of New Orleans R&B! We have visited "the good Doctor"many times since, traveled down to the Cresent City for Mardi Gras 1980 and have helped to promote this very American brand of traditional music up here in the North! With "Right Place, Wrong Time", Dr. John broke into the College FM radio market and has matured as an artist, arranger and band leader for over 30 years! May this Doctor make you "very, very well' tonight! Start with this "Right" one, you can't go wrong!...by Grimmbo.