You can't hold a decent convo on American music without including this man: Aaron Neville. If you want an immediately distinctive voice that never, ever strains for mere effect, he's the guy. And, Lordy, hasn't he lived a life!
Some examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oulq1lncqzU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyfvnM4Grik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRczuT-OFxk
I could go on for days but...finally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR-TxbVdgok << odd song for an atheist to love but the story of Mary just gets me...
no, really this is it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3pmkGvzcYI << could you ask for a better duet partner? from a marvellous compendium called Rhythm, Country and Blues q. v. I disagree vehemently with AMG's criticism of it--a go-to album for real
Some examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oulq1lncqzU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyfvnM4Grik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRczuT-OFxk
I could go on for days but...finally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR-TxbVdgok << odd song for an atheist to love but the story of Mary just gets me...
no, really this is it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3pmkGvzcYI << could you ask for a better duet partner? from a marvellous compendium called Rhythm, Country and Blues q. v. I disagree vehemently with AMG's criticism of it--a go-to album for real
