Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack (better known by his stage name Dr. John) was an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz, as well as zydeco, boogie woogie, and rock and roll.
For Disney, he re-recorded the song Cruella De Vil for the 1996 live-action version of 101 Dalmatians and contributed the song "Down in New Orleans" in the 2009 Disney animated feature film The Princess and the Frog. He also covered the song "The Bare Necessities" for the 2016 live-action remake of The Jungle Book.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Studio |
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1992 | The Mighty Ducks | Performer: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" | Walt Disney Pictures |
1993 | The Night We Never Met | Performer: "More Than You Know" | Miramax Films |
1996 | Flirting with Disaster | Performer: "Anything But Love" | Miramax Films |
101 Dalmatians | Performer: "Cruella De Vil" | Walt Disney Pictures | |
1997 | Scream 2 | Writer: "Right Place, Wrong Time" | Dimension Films |
2002 | They | Writer: "Lost in You" | Miramax Films |
2003 | Holes | Performer: "Let's Make a Better World" | Walt Disney Pictures |
2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Performer: "Down in New Orleans" | Walt Disney Pictures |
2016 | The Jungle Book | Performer: "The Bare Necessities" | Walt Disney Pictures |
Discography
- 101 Dalmatians - Original Soundtrack (Disney/Hollywood, 1996) – performing "Cruella De Vil".
- Holes - Original Soundtrack (Disney, 2003) - performing "Let's Make a Better World".
- The Disney Standards, Steve Tyrell (Disney/Hollywood, 2006) – duet with Tyrell on "You've Got a Friend in Me".
- The Princess and the Frog - Original Soundtrack (Disney, 2009) - performing "Down in New Orleans".