Dave Matthews & Big Voice Jack - One Sweet World

I'm uploading this to show people who Big Voice Jack was. Dave recently told a story about Big Voice Jack and Leroi exchanging penny whistles.

In 1998, the Dave Matthews Band invited Big Voice Jack to the U.S. to perform in several of their concerts.

Big Voice Jack stood on that great big stage--nothing like he'd ever seen before--and played his penny whistles for the enjoyment of the tens of thousands of people in attendance.

He also sang one of his own songs, backed up instrumentally by the Dave Matthews Band, Butch Taylor & Bela Fleck.

Sadly, Aaron "Big Voice Jack" Lerole passed away on March 12, 2003 in Soweto (Johannesburg) South Africa. The cause of death was throat cancer. He was approximately 63 years old; his actual birth date is unknown.

So once again Leroi Moore and "Big Voice Jack" are playing their penny whistles together and making beautiful music!

May they both rest in peace.

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• Apartheid

[pearljammer1]

This may be my favorite YouTube video!

[TEEDUB2440]

this is sumply the most beautiful thing ive ever seen or heard

[chrishasic]

KICK ASS!

[obeythevans]

that break down in the end was amazing

[Scarr420]

For a good story about big voice jack look up Dave on Storytellers. He has one song on there where he talks about this musician. Its cool to get to see him for me after hearing about him in stories.

[xxwantedxx]

right on the money!

[IBYUSunshine]

Thank you for sharing, that was very humbling... If you put yourself out there, people will listen or at least DMB and us dancing nancies will...

"Above all things, if kindness is your king then heaven will be yours before you meet your end..."-DM

Thanks for the story too!

[WambliPeta]

Thank you SO much for sharing this!!!!!!!

[MrPat1401]

@ProudestPig people that like other kind of music like rap boys! Some of the kids in my class don't really listen to this kind of music. They listen to rap which i think is much more bad than this! Because any body can say poetry!

[MrPat1401]

when was this?

[MysticDMBherb]

Haha I love this. I wish I could play something with Dave

[highflyin3484k]

Right on the money, that is so beautiful....... Yup