John Pemberton John Pemberton John Stith Pemberton ( – ) was an American pharmacist whom is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. In May 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become world-famous as Coca-Cola, but sold his rights to the drink shortly before his death. Pemberton was born on , in Knoxville, Georgia, and spent most of his childhood in Rome, Georgia. His parents were James C. Pemberton and Martha L. Gant. He entered the Reform Medical College of Georgia in Macon, Georgia, and in 1850, at the age of nineteen, he earned his medical
Dr. John "Dr. John, The Night Tripper", while the songwriting credits billed him as "Dr. John Creaux". Within a few years the "Night Tripper" subtitle was dropped, and Rebennack resumed using his real name for writing and producing/arranging credits. "Gris-Gris", his 1968 debut album combining voodoo rhythms and chants with the New Orleans music tradition, was ranked 143rd on "Rolling Stone"′s "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. Three more albums, "Babylon" (1969), "Remedies" (1970) and "The Sun, Moon, and Herbs" (1971), were released in the same vein as "Gris-Gris". During early to mid-1969, Dr. John toured extensively, backed by supporting