February 1973 – a song popular in this month – Right Place Wrong Time by Dr. John
Easily the most recognized song from Dr. John’s long and varied recorded output, “Right Place, Wrong Time” is a pivotal track that marries the legacy of the good doctor’s New Orleans rhythm-and-blues ancestors to the bold funk that dominated black American music at the time of the record’s release.
Interesting facts about Right Place Wrong Time & Dr. John
Lyrically, “Right Place, Wrong Time” is standard blues fare, documenting in ironic one-liners the singer’s propensity for misfortune.
While “Right Place, Wrong Time” was Dr. John’s lone rise to the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, the song has been ubiquitous in American popular culture for decades since.
While he Dr. John continued his high-profile session work throughout the 1970s, appearing, for instance, on Carly Simon and James Taylor’s hit, “Mockingbird,” and lending keyboards to Rickie Lee Jones’s Grammy-winning debut, his largest commercial success as a solo artist came with Gumbo’s follow-up: In the Right Place in 1973.
Rebennack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as Dr. John in 2011, more than forty years after the birth of his colorful alter ego.
He wrote the theme song for the TV show Blossom, which ran from 1990-1995. In the open, the show’s star Mayim Bialik dances exuberantly to the song. Bialik would later join the cast of the show The Big Bang Theory.
This information was provided by Songfacts.com
Happy Easter to you.
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Thank you Anna, and the same to you as well. 🙂
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Happy Easter !!! How are you today? Hope your day will be a good one.
Thank you for enlightening me on this…now time to challenge the hubby ! 🙂
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Happy Easter Lynne, my day is good, hope yours is as well. 🙂
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Love Dr. John! I’ve seen him live, and he is fantastic live. A New Orleans staple, without a doubt. Happy Easter. 😊
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I have no doubt his concert was awesome! Thanks my friend for stopping by to read and comment – Happy Easter! 🙂
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The story of my life! LOLOL
Happy Easter to you and Gary! 🙂
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LOL, sorry dear! Happy Easter to you as well. 🙂
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Have a great day Terry!
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Thank you Lynn, and to you as well. 🙂
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Wow I haven’t heard that song in AGES! Happy Easter to you and Gary!
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Glad you got to hear it today Kathryn, Happy Easter! 🙂
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Another great song. Happy Easter.
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Thank you Peggy, hope you have a great week. 🙂
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