''Sippiana Hericane'' is the first

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by American musician

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and his band the Lower 911. It was released on November 22, 2005, via

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as a benefit EP to raise funds for New Orleans Musicians' Clinic, the

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and The Voice of the Wetlands after

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. Recording sessions took place at The Barn at

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. Production was handled by Dr. John himself, with Ed Gerrard and Peter Himberger serving as executive producers. The EP peaked at number 35 on the ''Billboard''

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and number 17 on the Traditional Jazz Albums in the United States. It also made it to number 22 on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart. In 2007 it was nominated for a

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at the

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, but lost to

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's '' After the Rain''.

Track listing

#"Clean Water" (

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) – 2:31 #"Wade: Hurrican Suite" ( Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.) ##"Storm Warning" – 3:18 ##"Storm Suge" – 3:49 ##"Calm in the Storm" – 3:28 ##"Aftermath" – 3:40 #"Sweet Home New Orleans" (Rebennack, Cat Yellen) – 8:13 #"Clean Water (Reprise)" (Charles) – 0:25

Personnel

*Mac "

" Rebennack Jr. – vocals, piano, organ, producer *John Fohl – guitar, backing vocals *David Barard – bass, backing vocals *

Herman "Roscoe" Ernest III Herman Ernest III (August 12, 1951 – March 6, 2011), best known as Roscoe, was an American session drummer and, for 30 years, the drummer for Dr. John. He was most active in the New Orleans Funk scene and referred to his playing style as "die ...

– drums, backing vocals

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2005 EPs Dr. John albums Hurricane Katrina disaster relief charity albums