Under a Hoodoo Moon: The Life of Dr. John the Night Tripper
Autobiography Memoir Biography Music History New Orleans Culture Voodoo & Hoodoo Jazz & Blues
Under a Hoodoo Moon: The Life of Dr. John the Night Tripper is the only autobiography of the six-time Grammy-winning New Orleans icon who turned voodoo psychedelia into worldwide hits like “Right Place, Wrong Time.” First-edition hardcovers from 1994 are the holy-grail format for collectors; this 264-page, jacketed volume is the original printing that captured Dr. John’s raspy voice before any later abridgments or reissues. Inside you’ll find the unfiltered story of how a teenage Mac Rebennack became the Night Tripper, invented his own hoodoo persona, and survived heroin, the mob, and the flood of musical history that shaped rock, funk, and jazz for half a century.
What makes this copy special is the tangible patina of a book that has clearly been loved and lived with—dust jacket showing honest shelf wear, pages gently thumbed and annotated by a previous reader who felt compelled to mark the juiciest passages. The binding is still tight, ensuring every recipe for gris-gris bags and every backstage anecdote about the Rolling Stones, Professor Longhair, and Allen Toussaint remains intact. A gift inscription adds a personal story to the provenance without diminishing the author’s bold signature on the title page (this copy is not signed by Dr. John himself).
For fans of Southern music memoirs, New Orleans culture, or anyone hunting a scarce first-edition biography that reads like a smoky French Quarter night, this hardcover delivers the doctor’s prescription in its purest form.
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