Live at the Turning Point

Previously unissued performance from 1987 by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee featuring a unique set filled with New Orleans classics and Dr. John originals.

Mastering and Restoration by multiple Grammy-winning engineer Michael Graves. Liner notes from Joe Marchese (TheSecondDisc.com). Produced in full cooperation with the Dr. John Estate.  

Mac Rebennack, widely known as Dr. John, changed the course of popular music starting with his 1968 debut, Gris Gris and pushed it further with each new album, infusing his recordings with exciting new directions and influences while throwing off hits like “Right Place, Wrong Time” and “Such A Night” in his wake. We are fortunate that the music continued to pour out of him until the world lost him in 2019—five decades after we’d first been hoodood. 

The Estate of Dr. John and Omnivore Recordings are pleased to present Live At The Turning Point, a previously unheard solo performance (unless you were lucky enough to be there), recorded on the evening of May 7, 1987. The unique set features a focus on New Orleans staples by Fats Domino, Lee Dorsey, Professor Longhair and some Dr. John classics right alongside. You’ll find, “Such A Night” and “Right Place, Wrong Time” plus Professor Longhairs’ “Tipitina,” Fats Dominos’ “Walkin’ To New Orleans” and Lee Dorsey’s “Ya Ya.” Even “Iko Iko/Brother John” checks into this one!