Del McCoury & PHJB

[freebo]

While I'm fairly looking forward to the 'Traveling McCoury's & The Lee Boys' collaboration at Mag Fest later this month...

This little get-together sounds even better:

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2009/10/preservation_hall_jazz_band_fo.html

My favorite quote from the article:

“Music is a great language,” McCoury said. “It’s all related. I didn’t realize that when I was young.”

Man. Where would we be without music? A whole lot poorer, that's fo sho'.

Peace yall.

[Meters Fan]

The late night gig they played together was incredible and I knew they'd donesome recording (as had Pete Seeger when he was in town) but a tour is news to me. I'll be looking for it.

[ohio]

This line in the article kills me: (in reference to Del inviting Jaffe and his tuba to the grand Ol' Opry) He recalled one of the Opry’s “old guard” jokingly holding out a cell phone and saying, “Hey, Del. Bill Monroe’s on the line. He says you done lost your mind.”