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New Orleans Musicians Fearful of City's Future

By David D. Brown
Published October 28, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

New Orleans musicians are angry and uncertain about their futures and the future of their hometown. Cyril Neville of the Neville Brothers says he doesn't want to return to New Orleans if it will be rebuilt as "a cross between Disneyland and Las Vegas." Neville and members of the Meters are in Austin, Texas, recording a benefit song for New Orleans relief. David Brown of KUT reports.

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David D. Brown
David D. Brown is executive producer and host of the award-winning cultural journalism program Texas Music Matters at NPR affiliate KUT-FM in Austin. He is former anchor of the award-winning public radio business program Marketplace, and a veteran public radio journalist. He has reported national and international affairs for Monitor Radio from bases in Atlanta, Boston, London, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.