Sad news this morning as Neal Casal, former Cardinals guitarist and member of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood has passed at 51 years old.
Always enjoyed his solo work. 51 is no age.
Neal Casal
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Oh, that’s a shame. Always rated him and never understood why he wasn’t recognised more in his own right. Always played second fiddle to Ryan and Chris.
Sad. I was introduced to Neal via the classic “Sounds of the New West” compilation from Uncut and bought Anytime Tomorrow on the strength of it. I must admit to losing track of him but I’m off to dig out the CD now. RIP.
Me too – that was my way in. I can recommend The Sun Rises Here and Basement Dreams, both of which I bought to follow up on Anytime Tomorrow. 51 is shockingly young. A lost talent, gone too soon.
That’s terrible news. I have a few of his CDs and saw him do an excellent one man show at the Borderline many moons ago. I first heard him on the Uncut CD too and it was one of his best tracks. Here it is.
Seems like Uncut did Neal a great service because that’s where I first heard too. Bought the Basement Dreams album which is very good but I haven’t heard for years. The Ryan Adams Copld Roses album that he features on is one my favourite Ryan albums.
Will revisit this week when I get a chance but 51 is way too young.
I saw him at The Borderline, at the same gig @Paul-Wad would have been at, as well as seeing him as a member of Ryan Adams’s Cardinals a couple of times.
Excellent performer and big loss. Everyone who knew him said he was a lovely guy.
It seems to have been completely unexpected as he was due to start production on a new Kenny Roby album.
If I remember correctly it was billed as The Neal Casal Band, so it was a surprise when he did it all by himself.
Very sad news indeed. Neal was one of my favourite artists, and Fade Away Diamond Time is an absolute belter of an album. Pitchfork are reporting that Neal took his own life. Whatever the facts, 51 is no age to go, and Neal and his music will be sorely missed.
Ian McNabb has mentioned it on Facebook on a post which alludes to suicide unfortunately.
Jings, that’s awful. Basement Dreams is one of my favourite songs ever, which I frequently play to “cheer” myself up. I shall play it now. Acoustic guitar and organ is one of the most potent sound combinations I can think of.
R.I.P., Neal
This is just sad for all involved. I hope he’s at peace and send commiserations to loved ones left behind.
I never saw Neal live but for a time I played his music a lot.
Here’s an acoustic version of Fell on hard times that I’ve just stumbled upon on YouTube. It’s a song that I’ve played many times. Yes it’s a young man with a guitar, but it’s a young man with a guitar and a tune…..
Very sad. I first heard him on Bob Harris, he played this one a lot. The lyric of which is now more poignant then ever. ‘Long May you run, may your song be sung, may you never go before your time has come’