Keith Richards Co-Produces, Plays on New Aaron Neville AlbumRussell Hall|06.13.2012
Keith Richards has been filling some of his down-time from The Rolling Stones by stepping into the role of record producer. Blue Note Records has just announced that a new album by Aaron Neville, scheduled for release this fall, was co-produced by Richards and longtime Rolling Stones producer Don Was. Richards also contributed guitar to several tracks on the yet-to-be-titled disc, a covers album featuring classic songs from the doo-wop era.
“It's a huge honor to welcome [Neville] to Blue Note Records and to be involved, along with the legendary Keith Richards, in the production of this album,” said Was, in a prepared statement. “Aaron Neville is one of the most expressive and soulful artists of all time. It's such a thrill to hear him sing. His vocals have a way of reaching into your heart and stirring something really deep inside.”
Neville will kick off a U.S. summer tour on June 23, in Greensboro, N.C.
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Aaron Neville working with Keith Richards, Don Was on upcoming album of doo-wop classics
The ever-eclectic Aaron Neville’s newest project, co-produced by Keith Richards and Don Was, will focus on classic songs from the doo-wop era.<!--more--> During Neville’s five decade recording career, he has displayed a chameleon-like ability to perform, collaborate and contribute to a wide range of genres. From the funky soul and R&B cuts with the Neville Brothers to a triple platinum, Grammy winning duet with Linda Ronstadt in 1989, “Don’t Know Much” (off an album the duo received two Grammys for), to the title track of 1993’s The Grand Tour which put Neville on the country charts for the first time, to his several gospel records including his most recent project, I Know I’ve Been Changed in 2010. Neville has now signed with EMI’s Blue Note Records, for whom Don Was serves as a president, and a full-length doo-wop album is set for release this fall: “Aaron Neville is one of the most expressive and soulful artists of all time … it’s such a thrill to hear him sing,” Was says. “His vocals have a way of reaching into your heart and stirring something really deep inside. It’s a huge honor to welcome him to Blue Note Records and to be involved, along with the legendary Keith Richards, in the production of this album.”
All of the tracks were hand-picked by Neville himself as they are songs that have remained close to his heart since he was a child. “When I was a kid, doo-wop was like medicine to me,” Neville explains. “I didn’t care what else was goin’ on in the world as long as I could sing along with Pookie Hudson and The Spaniels, The Flamingos, The Clovers, Sonny Til and The Orioles, Clyde McPhatter — I was like a kid in a candy store.” A stellar group of session players was assembled to lay down these tracks. In addition to Keith Richards on guitar other musicians include: Greg Leisz on guitar (Beck, Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams), Benmont Tench on organ (founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), George G. Receli on drums (Bob Dylan, James Brown), and Tony Scherr on bass (Bill Frisell, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright). Richards sheds some light on the atmosphere in the studio as he explains, “This was a dream session. The band fell right into the groove and Aaron sang like an angel. It was an honor!”
