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Live at The Turning Point, a never-before-heard 1987 solo performance by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and New Orleans legend Dr. John, arrives on 2 CDs and digital formats the same date (November 2o) as what would have been Dr. John’s 85th birthday.  The album captures the entire second set of May 7, 1987 at Piermont, New York’s Turning Point club as well as unique bonus tracks from the early set that night.  The intimate environs inspired Dr. John to dig into a wide-ranging repertoire of classics and deep cuts alike, including salutes to Fats Domino, Lee Dorsey, Willie Dixon, and Hank Williams, as well as excursions into his own songbook for the likes of “I Walk on Guilded Splinters,” “Right Place, Wrong Time,” and “Such a Night.”  This joyful, previously unreleased recording has been produced in conjunction with the Estate of Dr. John by Karla R. Pratt (Dr. John’s daughter) and Omnivore’s Grammy Award-winning producer, Cheryl Pawelski. Audio for both sets has been restored and mastered by Grammy-winning engineer, Michael Graves, and the package includes new liner notes from The Second Disc’s own Joe Marchese. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)