Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack Jr. Born November 21 1940 Better Known By The Stage Name Dr. John Also Dr. John Creaux Is An American Singer/songwriter Pianist And Guitarist Whose Music Combines Blues Pop Jazz As Well As Zydeco Boogie Woogie And Rock And Roll. Active As A Session Musician Since The Late 1950s He Came To Wider Prominence In The Early 1970s With A Wildly Theatrical Stage Show Inspired By Medicine Shows Mardi Gras Costumes And Voodoo Ceremonies. Rebennack Has Recorded Over 20 Albums And In 1973 Scored A Top-20 Hit With The Jaunty Funk-Flavored "Right Place Wrong Time " Still Perhaps His Best-Known Song.