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24. Juli 2019 · About Athelgra Gabriel. Singer with “The Dixie Cups.” From “Art Neville, co-founder of The Meters, The Neville Brothers, dead at 81” 22 July 2019. NOLA.com reported that Art Neville is survived by his wife, Lorraine Neville; his three children, Arthel, Ian and Amelia Neville; brothers Aaron and Cyril Neville; and a sister, Athelgra Neville Gabriel.
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Louisiana
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- How Hawkins Came to Work with A Phoenix Journalist
- 'A Story of Obsession and Abuse'
- 'When We Walk Onstage... We Leave Him Behind'
- The Recording of 'Chapel of Love'
- The Dixie Cups Still Love Performing
It wasn't until she started working on that book with Phoenix journalist Steve Bergsman, whose other books include "I Put a Spell on You: The Bizarre Life of Screamin' Jay Hawkins" and "The Death of Johnny Ace," that Hawkins came to understand how deeply she'd repressed those memories and emotions that reduced her friend to tears. "I didn't realize...
At that point, Hawkins made it clear to her collaborator that this wouldn't be a book about the Dixie Cups. As she recalls the conversation, "I said, 'This book is my book, OK? It's not the Dixie Cups. They will be popping in and out because I am 1/3 of the Dixie Cups. But this isn't Joan Marie or Barbara's story.'" Hawkins' cousin died in 2016 bef...
For all the painful memories associated with that time in Hawkins' life, it doesn't change the way she feels about those records she recorded in her teens, from "Chapel of Love" to "People Say," "You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me" and "Iko Iko." She and her sister still perform those classics as the Dixie Cups with Athelgra Neville Gabri...
And the thing is, the Dixie Cups' vocal arrangement is what makes the song a hit. Phil Spector, who shares a writing credit on "Chapel of Love" with the Brill Building songwriting duo of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, had already cut the song twice — with Darlene Love and the Ronettes — but was dissatisfied with the results and shelved both versio...
Today, when the sisters perform, she draws on the career advice her mother, a singer for Papa Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Band, shared with her when she was young. "She said, 'In order for you to stand on stage and sing, it has to come from your heart. If you're just there to have the limousine pick you up and petals at your feet going up to the dressin...
- Ed Masley
- Pop Music Critic
The Dixie Cups continue to perform and make personal appearances. The current lineup consists of the Hawkins sisters (until Rosa Lee's death in 2022) along with Athelgra Neville, sister of the singing Neville Brothers.
- Barbara Ann Hawkins, Athelgra Neville Gabriel
- Rhythm and blues, pop
- 1963–present
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
12. Jan. 2022 · The sisters were still doing concerts as the Dixie Cups with Athelgra Neville Gabriel, a childhood friend whose brothers are the legendary Neville Brothers, rounding out the lineup since...
- Ed Masley
- Pop Music Critic
28. Jan. 2007 · Athelgra Neville Gabriel, Aaron's sister and one of Joel's closest friends, picked them up at Louis Armstrong International Airport. She dropped off Aaron at the downtown Sheraton, where he...
30. Apr. 2017 · Athelgra Neville of the Dixie Cups performs on the Abita Beer Stage during the first day of the 33rd annual French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron in New Orleans Thursday, April 7, 2016 ...
