Neal Casal Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Children, Suicide, Cause of Death, Net Worth, Illness, Health, Drugs, Family, Married, Height, Obituary, Funeral and Instagram
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Neal Casal Biography – Neal Casal Wiki
Neal Casal was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and photographer. Best known for his work as the lead guitarist in Ryan Adams’ backing band the Cardinals, Casal also played with the Jayhawks, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and the Hard Working Americans.
As an in-demand studio musician, he played on records by Nelson, Jennings, Lucinda Williams, Amanda Shires and Tift Merritt. Casal was also a prolific singer-songwriter in his own right, releasing numerous solo albums and founding the group Circles Around the Sun.
As a teenager, Casal became obsessed with the music of the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. He said in a 2016 interview, “Those groups opened my eyes and ears to the best music, literature, film and art of all kinds. I bought every record and book that they ever spoke about in their interviews and tried to follow their instructions on how to dig in and do good work.”
Casal spent the Nineties primarily making music as a solo artist, releasing his acclaimed debut album Fade Away Diamond Time in 1995 before eventually teaming up to play with Adams in the Cardinals from 2005. He performed with the Cardinals on releases that included “Easy Tiger,” “Songbird.”
In 2010, he released a book of photography titled, “Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows.” The foreword was written by Adams and the afterword by Grateful Dead’s own Phil Lesh. Casal often performed with Lesh.
Neal Casal Age
He was born on November 2, 1968, in Denville, New Jersey, United States. He died on August 26, 2019. He was 50 years old.
Neal Casal Death – Neal Casal Suicide
Casal died on August 26, 2019, at the age of 50. His death was confirmed in a statement on his official social media accounts. The statement read, “It’s with great sadness that we tell you our brother Neal Casal has passed away. As so many of you know, Neal was a gentle, introspective, deeply soulful human being who lived his life through artistry and kindness. His family, friends and fans will always remember him for the light that he brought to the world. Rest easy Neal, we love you.”
Ryan Adams paid tribute to Casal in a tweet. He wrote, “I am so humbled, so grateful, so honored for every moment when I was having occular migrant seizures onstage, and only Neal saw. He would walk over and give me this look.. “you can do it, Ryan.” My fingers locked in a seizure. That kindness & brotherhood is once in a lifetime.”
I am so humbled, so grateful, so honored for every moment when I was having occular migrant seizures onstage, and only Neal saw.
He would walk over and give me this look.. “you can do it, Ryan”
My fingers locked in a seizure.
That kindness & brotherhood is once in a lifetime pic.twitter.com/4eeSefKTkl
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 27, 2019
Neal Casal Cause of Death – How Did Neal Casal Die
According to his representative, Neal Casal’s cause of death was suicide.
Neal Casal Wife – Neal Casal Married
It is not clear whether Casal had a wife.
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Neal Casal Net Worth
Information about Neal Casal’s net worth is being updated.
