From left: Cyril and Charles Neville, of the Neville Brothers ... We got there in a boat, two or three pirogues. The reason that you see me standing way in the back is because I wasn’t coming ...

It was 1998, and Charles Neville and I were walking through the French Quarter on a steamy hot Orleans afternoon. Out of nowhere, a small man in a raggedy woolen overcoat approached Charles.

Charles Neville, saxophonist of New Orleans giants The Neville Brothers, died Thursday in Huntington, Mass. at the age of 79, a representative confirmed to NPR Music. The cause was pancreatic cancer.

The eldest Neville seemed to steer the boat, so to speak ... Somewhere along the way, Charles Neville introduced an extemporaneous version of the old Meters romp "Cissy Strut." ...

Charles Neville, New Orleans-born saxophonist of the famed Neville Brothers band known for their blend of funk, jazz and rhythm and blues, died Thursday of pancreatic cancer at age 79. Neville ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Bo Emerson spoke to Charles Neville in 1988 about the fortunes of the Neville Brothers band, about the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and about the ...

Charles Neville’s serene stage presence and soulful saxophone mastery earned him the affectionate title of “the horn man” while playing with his siblings in The Neville Brothers, one of New Orleans’ ...

FILE - In a May 4, 2008 file photo, Charles Neville arrives with The Neville Brothers on stage to perform during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the New Orleans Fairgrounds ...

Charles Neville’s serene stage presence and soulful saxophone mastery earned him the affectionate title of “the horn man” while playing with his siblings in The Neville Brothers, one of New ...