Omnivore Recordings and the Official Estate of Dr. John have announced Live At The Village Gate, a previously unissued performance from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dr. John. In celebration of Dr. John’s birthday, the album will be available in Digital and double-CD on November 21, the day after his birthday.
Live At The Village Gate is a previously unheard performance, other than those in attendance, which was recorded on the evening of March 5, 1988. The set features classics like “Mess Around,” “Georgia On My Mind,” and “Mardi Gras Day”— and even a crowd request for “Mama Roux” from his 1968 debut album, Gris Gris.
With mastering and restoration by multiple Grammy-winning engineer Michael Graves, Live At The Village Gate also includes new and informative liner notes from The Second Disc’s Joe Marchese. It’s over 90 minutes of prime, live Dr. John.
Mac Rebennack, widely known as Dr. John, changed the course of popular music starting with Gris Gris and pushed it further with each new album, infusing his recordings with exciting new directions and influences while creating beloved hits like the iconic “Right Place, Wrong Time” and “Such A Night.”
Watch the trailer for the new album below and the album can be pre-ordered through Omnivore Recording’s website.
Live At The Village Gate Tracklist:
DISC 1
1. Renegade
2. Qualified
3. Life Is A One Way Ticket
4. Keep That Music Simple
5. One Dirty Woman
6. I’ve Been Hoodood
7. Rain
DISC 2
8. Let The Good Times Roll/Ooh Poo Pah Doo
9. Mess Around
10. Georgia On My Mind
11. Mama Roux
12. Mardi Gras Day
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