Johnny Neel performs on stage. YouTube
Johnny Neel, keyboardist for the Allman Brothers band, has died at the age of 70.
His former bandmate, Warren Haynes, announced the news of his death in a Facebook post.
“In addition to being a great musician and singer, Johnny is also one of the funniest people on the planet – a real character. ‘Johnny Neel stories,’ as we refer to them in the music world Our little music, is legendary,” he said. wrote. “He always has music in his head. It’s his savior. Whenever we write together, he’s an endless source of ideas, and it’s the same on stage or in the studio,” post begins.
“His uncanny ability to combine so many styles and genres of music is amazing and his ability to improvise is unmatched. We have written a lot of music together, together. played a lot of music together and traveled the world together, and perhaps most importantly, we had a lot of fun times and made a lot of good memories. So, Johnny and Huyen’s music His voice will live forever.
RIP Johnny Neel “In addition to being a great musician and singer, Johnny is also one of the funniest people on the planet – a real character. “The Johnny Neel Stories,” as we refer to them in…
Neel was born in Delaware in 1954. However, he did not join the Allman Brothers Band until 1989, where he joined and worked with the group on their 1990 album, Seven turns. In addition to playing keyboard for the group, he is also a songwriter and co-wrote the songs “Good Clean Fun” and “Maydell”. Over the years, his songs have been covered by Gov’t Mule, McClinton, Keith Whitley, Travis Tritt, etc.
Neel previously suffered a stroke in 2019, but he returned to the stage and performed. No cause of his death has been given at this time.
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