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Friday, February 18, 2022

SXSW 2022: Neal Francis

 Some quotes from various media according to his bio:

“The reincarnation of Allen Toussaint.” Craig Charles, BBC Radio 6

“Think New Orleans meets the Midwest with a little bit of California sun shining in the background.” -TwinCitiesMedia.net

“There’s a good chance you’ll have heard of Francis by the time the year is over…classic Funk, Soul and R&B.” Cincinnati CityBeat

“…gleefully mired In 70s style funk.” - NPR


A child piano prodigy, he fell into addiction:

by 2015 he had been fired from his band, evicted from his apartment, and was perilously close to self-destruction. “When you get close to death like that you can feel it,” Francis recalls. An alcohol-induced seizure that year led to a broken femur, dislocated arm, and, finally, the realization that he needed to get clean. 

Now sober, he's been heavily touring since.  Here he is at KCRW

I think I've heard this song on KUTX.



1 comment:

the future Mrs. Smith said...

Yes, you have. He played Antone's recently with Kalu opening. Kalu doing an acoustic set, if I remember correctly. I thought about us going, but then forgot about it.