“I didn’t try to shape it — I just did my damnedest not to mess it up.”
Then again, when you’re recording Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Aaron Neville and Dr. John in the back room of a New Orleans grocery store that’s probably all you do need to do too.
Aaron Neville: just the THOUGHT of the sound has brightened my day.
And just the thought of Dr. John has darkened mine.