Dr. John (también conocido como Dr. John Creaux) era el nombre de Malcom John Rebennack Jr. (Nueva Orleans, Louisiana, Estados Unidos, 21 de noviembre de 1940-6 de junio de 2019), un pianista, cantante y compositor estadounidense cuya música se extiende, y a menudo combina, los géneros del blues, del boogie woogie y del rock and roll.
Biografía
Infancia y raíces musicales
Nacido en Nueva Orleans, Louisiana, la carrera musical de Dr. John comenzó en su ciudad natal a comienzos de los años 50.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
...SUCH A NIGHT... by Dr. John ------------------............
*from 'In the Right Place' (1973)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Verse 1:
GGm Such a night, it's such a night, DF#7BmD9 Sweet confusion, under the moonlight.
Verse 2:
GGm Such a night, it's such a night, DF#7BmD9 To steal away; the time is right.
Verse 3:
GGm Your eyes caught mine, and, at a glance, DF#7BmD9 You let me know, that this was my chance.
Bridge 1:
G And you came here with my best friend, Jim, A7 (n.C) And here I am, trying to steal you away from him. Oh...
Chorus 1:
DGDG But if I don't do it, you know some-body else will, DGDG If I don't do it, you know some-body else will. DGDG If I don't do it, you know some-body else will, DGDG If I don't do it, you know some-body else will.
Verse 4:
GGm And it's, such a night, such a night, DF#7BmD9 Sweet confusion, under the moonlight.
Verse 5:
GGm It's such a night, such a night, DF#7BmD9 To steal away; the time is right.
Verse 6:
G Yet I couldn't believe my ears, Gm And my heart just skipped a beat, D When you told me, F#7BmD9 To take you walkin' down the street.
Bridge 2:
G Oh yeah, you came here with my best friend, Jim; A7 (n.C) Here I am, and stealin' you away from him. Oh...
Chorus 2:
DGDG But if I don't do it, you know some-body else will, DGDG If I don't do it, you know some-body else will. DGDG If I don't do it, you know some-body else will, DGDG If I don't do it, you know some-body else will.