Dr. John's Gumbo is the fifth album by the New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John. Released in 1972, it is a tribute to the music of his native city. The album is a collection of classic New Orleans tunes.
In 2012, the album was ranked number 404 on Rolling Stones list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The album cover was shot in front of the huge mural adorning the wall of The Farmer John Company (also seen in the movie Carrie), located at Soto Street and Vernon in Vernon, California. The album was on the Billboard 200 for eleven weeks, charting as high as No. 112 on June 24, 1972.
Track listing "Iko Iko" (James "Sugar Boy" Crawford) – 4:08 "Blow Wind Blow" (Huey "Piano" Smith, Izzy Cougarden) – 3:17 "Big Chief" (Earl King) – 3:25 "Somebody Changed the Lock" (Mac Rebennack) – 2:42 "Mess Around" (Ahmet Ertegun) – 3:09 "Let the Good Times Roll" (Earl King) – 3:56 "Junko Partner" (Traditional; arranged by Wee Willie Wayne) – 4:27 "Stack-A-Lee" (Traditional; arranged by Leon T. Gross (Archibald)) – 3:28 "Tipitina" (Professor Longhair) – 2:04 "Those Lonely Lonely Nights" (Earl King, Johnny Vincent) – 2:30 "Huey Smith Medley" (Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent) – 3:17 "High Blood Pressure" "Don't You Just Know It" "Well I'll Be John Brown" "Little Liza Jane" (Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent) – 2:59
"Thanks to Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band for the suggestion to cut 'Iko Iko
Personnel Dr. John – vocals, piano, cornet; guitar on "Let the Good Times Roll" Lee Allen – tenor saxophone Ronnie Barron – organ, electric piano, backing vocals; piano on "Let the Good Times Roll" Harold Battiste – saxophone; clarinet on "Somebody Changed the Lock"; vocal and horn arrangements Moe Bechamin – saxophone, backing vocals Sidney George – saxophone; harmonica on "Let the Good Times Roll" Dave Lastie – saxophone Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet John Ewing – trombone Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Jessica Smith – backing vocals Alvin Robinson – guitar, backing vocals Ken Klimak – guitar Jimmy Calhoun – bass Freddie Staehle – drums, percussion Richard "Didimus" Washington – percussion Technical Harold Battiste – producer Jerry Wexler – producer Keith Olsen, Gary Brandt – engineer Tom Wilkes – design, photography Barry Feinstein – design, photography
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