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New Orleans sings praise as Neville Brothers finally reunite
by Outspoken on Sun May 04, 2008 7:23 pm
New Orleans sings praise as Neville Brothers finally reunite
By MARY FOSTER
Associated Press Writer
NEW ORLEANS - The Neville Brothers, who traditionally help close out the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, returned to the big stage Sunday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina flooded and wrecked their homes, along with 80 percent of the city.
The brothers — Aaron, Art, Cyril and Charles — performed on the festival's biggest stage in front of an immense crowd that appeared delighted to have them back.
"This is a family reunion," festival producer Quint Davis said in introducing them. "This is the family of New Orleans coming together with the first family of our music."
The delayed return of the group to the festival, bemoaned the past two years by fans, was celebrated as another step toward putting the devastation of the 2005 storm behind the city.
"I'm just happy they're back; that's more than I can say," said Martin Davis, a former New Orleans resident now living in Houston. "I'm back for Jazz Fest, but I don't know when or if I'll come back to stay. There are a lot of hard memories for a lot of us now when it comes to our hometown."
There were also a lot of good ones that the Nevilles wasted no time trotting out. They opened with songs about Mardi Gras and The Wild Tchoupitoulas, a Mardi Gras group that danced onstage with them.
After Aaron Neville sang his hit "Tell It Like It Is," he told the crowd: "I love you." He later sang "Amazing Grace" and said, "Joel y'all," a reference to his wife, Joel Roux-Neville, who died last year.
The show went 30 minutes long before the Nevilles wrapped up with "Big Chief" to extended cheers.
"It was absolutely worth the wait for them," said Yvette Duperon, 53, a Philadelphia school principal. "I'm going home and play their music for the next month."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080505/ap_en_mu/jazz_fest;_ylt=AjVgf14qsvOweKrF0Ytzl4is0NUE
(AP Photos/Dave Martin)
By MARY FOSTER
Associated Press Writer
NEW ORLEANS - The Neville Brothers, who traditionally help close out the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, returned to the big stage Sunday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina flooded and wrecked their homes, along with 80 percent of the city.
The brothers — Aaron, Art, Cyril and Charles — performed on the festival's biggest stage in front of an immense crowd that appeared delighted to have them back.
"This is a family reunion," festival producer Quint Davis said in introducing them. "This is the family of New Orleans coming together with the first family of our music."
The delayed return of the group to the festival, bemoaned the past two years by fans, was celebrated as another step toward putting the devastation of the 2005 storm behind the city.
"I'm just happy they're back; that's more than I can say," said Martin Davis, a former New Orleans resident now living in Houston. "I'm back for Jazz Fest, but I don't know when or if I'll come back to stay. There are a lot of hard memories for a lot of us now when it comes to our hometown."
There were also a lot of good ones that the Nevilles wasted no time trotting out. They opened with songs about Mardi Gras and The Wild Tchoupitoulas, a Mardi Gras group that danced onstage with them.
After Aaron Neville sang his hit "Tell It Like It Is," he told the crowd: "I love you." He later sang "Amazing Grace" and said, "Joel y'all," a reference to his wife, Joel Roux-Neville, who died last year.
The show went 30 minutes long before the Nevilles wrapped up with "Big Chief" to extended cheers.
"It was absolutely worth the wait for them," said Yvette Duperon, 53, a Philadelphia school principal. "I'm going home and play their music for the next month."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080505/ap_en_mu/jazz_fest;_ylt=AjVgf14qsvOweKrF0Ytzl4is0NUE
(AP Photos/Dave Martin)
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