Desitively Bonnaroo is a 1974 album by the New Orleans rhythm and blues musician Dr. John. The album was produced by Allen Toussaint and features sizable musical support from the Meters. The album mines the territory featured on his previous album, In The Right Place. It spent eight weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 105 on June 1, 1974.
The Bonnaroo Music Festival was named after the album title, when the festival's founders looked through old albums for inspiration. Bonnaroo is derived from French bonne /bɔn/, the feminine form of bon /bɔ̃/ meaning "good," and French rue /ry/ meaning "street," translating roughly to "the best on the streets."
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Dr John – guitar, piano, sound effects, vocals Allen Toussaint – keyboards, percussion, arrangements, background vocals
The Meters Art Neville – organ, keyboards Leo Nocentelli – lead guitar George Porter Jr. – bass Joseph "Ziggy" Modeliste – drums
Additional musicians Gary Brown – alto, soprano & tenor saxophone Mark Colby – clarinet, tenor saxophone Whit Sidener – baritone & alto saxophone Peter Graves – trombone Kenneth Faulk – trumpet, flugelhorn Robbie Montgomery, Jessie Smith – background vocals
Technical Allen Toussaint – producer Karl Richardson – engineer Ken Laxton, Roberta Grace – remix engineers George Piros – mastering engineer Larry Summers – design Bob Nall – illustration
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