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Charles Neville - Solo on a Beach, Makena, Maui, HI [RIP Charles]

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  1. [4]
    arghdos
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    I found this beautiful track this morning during a radio show remembering the late Charles Neville of the first family in Funk, the Neville Brothers

    I found this beautiful track this morning during a radio show remembering the late Charles Neville of the first family in Funk, the Neville Brothers

    2 votes
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      cfabbro
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      https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Neville_Brothers&diff=prev&oldid=838425726 Seeing that revision on their Wikipedia page makes me sad. :(

      https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Neville_Brothers&diff=prev&oldid=838425726

      - | current_members = [[Charles Neville (saxophonist) | Charles Neville]]
      + | past_members = [[Charles Neville (musician) | Charles Neville]]

      Seeing that revision on their Wikipedia page makes me sad. :(

      1 vote
      1. arghdos
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        I'll admit that Charles was probably the Neville I knew the least about; his early career (pre-Neville Brothers) is sadly undocumented -- wikipedia / Charles' website (warning: wonky flash) says...

        I'll admit that Charles was probably the Neville I knew the least about; his early career (pre-Neville Brothers) is sadly undocumented -- wikipedia / Charles' website (warning: wonky flash) says he played with James Booker, Clarence Carter, O.V. Wright, B.B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Ernie K-doe, Huey Piano Smith, etc. but it's hard to actually find if he was on any albums with them, or if any tapes remain. In fact his earliest credited release on discogs is from 1973.

        However, it's fairly impossible to love the R'n'B / jazz / funk of NOLA, and not be enamored with the Neville family. With Toussaint and Fats gone, they (with George Porter and Zigaboo) really the last bastion of classic NOLA funk -- though, improbably, Dave Bartholomew (of Imperial Records fame is still alive and kickin'.)

        edit: If anyone's interested in more from Charles & the Nevilles, here is said radio show I was talking about

        2 votes
    2. Parliament
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      What the heck?? This just happened last week?? Wow. Least I can say I got to see him a few times.

      What the heck?? This just happened last week?? Wow. Least I can say I got to see him a few times.

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