Aaron Neville at the 2007 McDowell Mountain Music Festival
It was a loooong, satisfying day yesterday at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival. My wife and I rolled up at about 1:30, right when the music kicked off. We made it until about 9:30, partly into Ratdog’s set. Unfortunately, Mr.…
McDowell Mountain Profile: The Neville Brothers
Photo by Beate Sandor Now we’re getting to the really fun part. I’m excited as hell to say that I’m gonna see the Neville Brothers on Friday! As I mentioned in another post, I saw them at a cool festival…
Required Listening 101 – Tell It Like It Is
Is there a better singing voice than Aaron Neville’s? I really dont think there is. I was listening to the Big Easy Soundtrack again this afternoon, and was inspired to put this out there for the masses; lest…
St. Jude Hymn
Tonight, a great guest post and a very moving hymn : On the edge of what used to be the notorious Storyville section of New Orleans, a short walk from the famous St. Louis #1 Cemetery, rests a small and…
Louisiana 1927
After watching a very small part of the NBC Hurricane fund-raiser on TV earlier tonight, I feel compelled to post yet another tune sung by Aaron Neville. The man’s voice is an instrument, and stops me in my tracks when…