Kermit Ruffins will honor his late friend Dr. John tomorrow night with a tribute at Ruffins' Mother-in-Law Lounge.

"Inviting all piano players," Ruffins posted on Facebook today. "We will have a grand piano set up and free red beans and rice."

The tribute will begin at 7 p.m. and is free.

New Orleans music icon Dr. John gets celebratory second-line: 'I know Mac would have loved this' Mac “Dr. John” Rebennack, a lifelong rambler, was the subject of a celebratory memorial ramble through the 7th Ward on Friday.

Dr. John, aka Mac Rebennack, died June 6 of complications from a heart attack at the age of 77. Hundreds of New Orleanians turned out for a memorial second line on Friday afternoon outside the Mother-in-Law Lounge.