Dr. John, Voodoo priest

Jean Montanée, known as Dr. John or Bayou John, a free man of colour said to be from Senegal, was New Orleans' most famous Voodoo priest and root doctor until his death in 1885.

1885 CE · 29.96, -90.06 · status: official

The account

He sold gris-gris, told fortunes and was said to have taught Marie Laveau. The musician Mac Rebennack took his stage name from him.

Connections in the atlas

• St. John's Eve Voodoo rites, Bayou St. John

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Louisiana Voodoo
2. Wikipedia: Dr. John (the musician, on his namesake)