Rebennack,Mac Early Career: Good Times CD

Before all the flamboyance, debatable genius and trippy-ness of Dr. "Night Tripper" John took off in the 1970s he was simply the young Mac Rebennack. Starting in the late '50s, Rebennack gained prominence in the New Orleans R&B scene as a session keyboardist and guitarist, contributing to records by Professor Longhair, Frankie Ford and Joe Tex. This collection is closer to "Gumbo" than any of Dr. John's other albums featuring, as it does, many of the original 45s of New Orleans music. The first track is his co-write of "Lights Out", which is one of the most frantic rockers of all time. If you like New Orleans R&B you can't resist this collection and if you're a Dr. John fan this is an interesting look at his early career of writing, arranging, producing and playing guitar.

1. LIGHTS OUT - JERRY BYRNE 2. MERCY - GENE AND AL'S SPACEMEN 3. SHOW ME THE WAY - IKE CLANTON 4. AW WHO? - BAT CARROL 5. GEE BABY - JOE AND ANN 6. STORM WARNING - MAC REBENNACK 7. FOOLISH LITTLE GIRL - MAC REBENNACK 8. BAD NEIGHBORHOOD - RONNIE AND THE DELINQUENTS 9. KEEPS DRAGGING ME ON - RONNIE AND THE DELINQUE 10. MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT - MORGUS AND THE GHOULS 11. LONELY BOY - FRANKIE AND MAC 12. NEW ORLEANS - BIG BOY MYLES W/MAC REBENNACK 13. PUT ON YOUR OLD GREY BONNET - BIG BOY 14. HEY MAMA - CARL GREENSTREET 15. SOMETHING SPECIAL - ROLAND STONE 16. DESERT WINDS - ROLAND STONE 17. DOWN THE ROAD - ROLAND STONE 18. HAVE A LITTLE MERCY - SUGAR BOY CRAWFORD 19. I CRIED - SUGAR BOY CRAWFORD 20. GOOD TIMES - MAC REBENNACK 21. SAHARA - MAC REBENNACK 22. OUT ON A LIMB - CHUCK CARBO 23. LUCY BROWN - CHUCK CARBO 24. PICTURE OF YOU - CHUCK CARBO 25. I'M THE ONE - GERRI HALL 26. IT AIN'T NO USE - THE ENDS 27. ROW ROW YOUR BOAT - THE ENDS 28. CURIOSITY - JOE AND ANN