On April 20, 1972, “Atco” label released “Dr. John’s Gumbo”, the fifth Dr. John album. The album is a collection of covers of New Orleans classics, and was produced by Harold Battiste and Jerry Wexler. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 402 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

• Dr. John – vocals, guitar, piano, cornet
• Shirley Goodman- vocals
• Tammy Lann – vocals
• Robbie Montgomery – vocals
• Jessica Smith – vocals
• Ken Klimak – guitar
• Alvin Robinson- guitar
• Ronnie Barron – vocals, organ, piano
• Lee Allen- tenor saxophone
• Harold Battiste- clarinet, saxophone, horn arrangements
• Morris Bechamin – saxophone
• Jimmy Calhoun – bass
• Sidney George – harmonica, saxophone
• Fred Staehle – drums, percussion
• Richard Washington – percussion
• Dave Lastie – saxophone
• Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet
• John Ewing – trombone
• Keith Olsen- engineer
• Tom Wilkes – design, photography
• Barry Feinstein- design, photography

Track listing:

1. Iko Iko – James “Sugar Boy” Crawford
2. Blow Wind Blow – Huey “Piano” Smith, Izzy Cougarden
3. Big Chief – Earl King
4. Somebody Changed the Lock – Mac Rebennack
5. Mess Around – Ahmet Ertegün
6. Let the Good Times Roll – Earl King
7. Junko Partner – Bob Shad
8. Stack-A-Lee – Traditional
9. Tipitina – Henry Roeland Byrd
10. Those Lonely Lonely Nights – Earl King,Johnny Vincent
11. Huey Smith Medley – Huey “Piano” Smith, Johnny Vincent
    • High Blood Pressure
    • Don’t You Just Know It
    • Well I’ll Be John Brown
12. Little Liza Jane” (Huey “Piano” Smith, Johnny Vincent)