Music fans woke up on Tuesday morning to the shocking and somber news that Neal Casal, guitarist for bands including The Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Circles Around The Sun, had died at age 50 on Monday.
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While fans around the country have posted their thoughts and condolences on social media in tribute to the late musician, many of Casal’s friends and colleagues also shared their heart-warming messages of both sadness and love. Some of them had even shared the stage with Neal just this past weekend during Virginia’s LOCKN‘ Festival.
Scroll down for a mix of memorials and tributes shared by artists and industry friends ranging from Bob Weir, Chris Robinson, Oteil Burbridge, Joe Russo, Greensky Bluegrass, Jason Isbell, Robert Randolph, in addition to music events like LOCKN‘ and The Peach Fest.
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Neal Casal was a fantastic musician and a great photographer and a kind, sweet soul. We’ll miss him.
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) August 27, 2019
I did my first ever demos with family band with @nealcasal on guitar. He Introduced me to the stones and Grateful Dead when I was 21. We took him on tour to meet Eric Clapton and play during the tour. Neal was so excited that he stood on stage didn’t play guitar and took pics https://t.co/vGgEKp8AT2
— Robert Randolph (@rrtfb) August 27, 2019
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Crushed. Rest easy, @nealcasal… . . #nealcasal #circlesaroundthesun #chrisrobinsonbrotherhood