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June 7, 2019

Dr. John, Legendary New Orleans Songwriter and Performer, Dead at 77
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And legendary New Orleans musician Dr. John died Thursday of a heart
attack. He was 77 years old. Dr. John won six Grammy Awards in a
decades-long career that saw him produce at least three dozen albums
fusing blues, boogie, funk and jazz-a flamboyant sound that embodied New
Orleans's diverse music scene. After Hurricane Katrina devastated New
Orleans in 2005, Dr. John headlined a series of benefit concerts. In
2010, he was active in the campaign to hold BP accountable for the
Deepwater Horizon oil disaster off the Louisiana coast.


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