Neal Casal

November 2, 1968 – August 26, 2019

The New Jersey-born guitarist who played with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Shooter Jennings and Ryan Adams and others, as well as being a prolific singer-songwriter in his own right, died without warning and of unexplained causes as this issue went to press. He was just 50 years old. “I am absolutely devastated,” said Jennings. “Neal was always my favourite picker in LA.”