Artist

Dr. John

Wins

Nominations

About Dr. John

"I think all musicians influence each other. I don't think any musician plays anything that is new. Everything musical has been played."

Born Nov. 20, 1940, in New Orleans
Dr. John's musical career began in the ‘50s as a songwriter and guitarist for recordings by Professor Longhair, Art Neville and Allen Toussaint. In the '60s, he played keyboards on recordings by Van Morrison, Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones. As a solo artist, his 1973 album, In The Right Place, hit No. 24 on the Billboard 200, with the single "Right Place Wrong Time" peaking at No. 9 on the singles chart.
Dr. John won his first GRAMMY for 1989 for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group for "Makin' Whoopee" with Rickie Lee Jones. He made his GRAMMY stage debut at the 29th GRAMMY Awards in 1987, performing "When I Make Love" alongside Willie Dixon, Junior Wells and Ry Cooder.
Nicknamed "Mac," Dr. John appeared in the 1978 Martin Scorsese-directed documentary The Last Waltz, performing "Such A Night: with The Band.
Dr. John performed "Everybody Has The Blues" with Taj Mahal at the 2006 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute concert honoring James Taylor. The annual gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
Sales from his 2007 GRAMMY-nominated album, Sippiana Hericane, benefitted the New Orleans Musicians Clinic, which has provided medical care to musicians in New Orleans since 1998.

Year	Award	Artists	Work	All Nominees
2023	Best Americana Album	Dr. John	Things Happen That Way	All Nominees
2013	Best Blues Album	Dr. John	Locked Down	All Nominees
2011	Best Contemporary Blues Album	Dr. John	Tribal	All Nominees
2009	Best Contemporary Blues Album	Dr. John	City That Care Forgot	All Nominees
2007	Best Contemporary Blues Album	Dr. John, Lower 911	Sippiana Hericane	All Nominees
2005	Best Contemporary Blues Album	Dr. John	N'awlinz Dis Dat Or D'udda	All Nominees
2005	Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance	Dr. John, Mavis Staples	Lay My Burden Down	All Nominees
2002	Best Contemporary Blues Album	Dr. John	Creole Moon	All Nominees
2001	Pop Collaboration With Vocals	B.B. King, Dr. John	Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)	All Nominees
1998	Best Contemporary Blues Album	Dr. John	Trippin' Live (Album)	All Nominees
1997	Rock Instrumental Performance	Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville	SRV Shuffle	All Nominees
1994	Spoken Word Album For Children	Danny Glover	Brer Rabbit And Boss Lion (Album)	All Nominees
1993	Best Traditional Blues Album	Dr. John	Goin' Back To New Orleans	All Nominees
1991	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Art Blakey, Dr. John, David "Fathead" Newman	Bluesiana Triangle	All Nominees
1990	Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male	Dr. John	In A Sentimental Mood (Album)	All Nominees
1990	Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group	Dr. John, Rickie Lee Jones	Makin' Whoopee	All Nominees