submitted on Sat, 12/29/2007 - 21:42 in New Orleans Music Niche by soundadvice 
Six weeks after Hurricane Katrina, a group of legendary musicians from New Orleans gathered in Austin, TX, to record SING ME BACK HOME. Grammy nominated producer Leo Sacks and multiple Grammy-winning Ray Bardani assembled a dream team: Ivan Neville on organ, Henry Butler on piano, and two founding members of The Meters -- Leo Nocentelli on guitar and George Porter, Jr., who assumed the mantle of musical director, on bass. Rounding out the quintet is the wickedly funky Raymond Weber on drums.
Over seven magical days and nights at Wire Recording Studio in Austin, THE NEW ORLEANS SOCIAL CLUB was born. "Sing Me Back Home" features solo performances from Henry Butler, original Meters Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr., members of the Neville Brothers (Ivan, Cyril and Charles) and Raymond Weber (Harry Connick Jr.). They are joined by their friends and neighbors Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Dr. John, Willie Tee, Henry Butler, Troy (Trombone Shorty) Andrews, the subdudes, the Mighty Chariots of Fire, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and John Boutte.
The band was invited to appear on the legendary PBS concert series, Austin City Limits, and this video is from that appearance, featuring Ivan Neville on vocals, his interpretation of John Fogerty's "Fortunate Son", as timeless today as when it was first recorded.
