thank you. >> please welcome aaron neville. he has just released a terrific new cd. it serves as the basis for a pbs concert special. here is a sneak preview of malik true story." i got a girl and ruby is her name ♪ ♪ she don't love me but i love her just the same ♪ ♪ i am going to haunt you ♪will you be mine tavis: i saw the cd. i felt like you have been keeping something from us if this is a true story. what have we been getting all s?e other years chairma >> the first time i wanted to record our wanted to do doo- wop. i even did a doo-wop version of the mickey mouse march. >> why doo-wop? >> doo-wop nurtured me and threw me into who i am. the teacher thought i had a d d. tavis: what is it about the style that resonated in which you? >> i was not king cole, and who sam cooke. doo-wop was something that sued in may. it made everything all right. tavis: you mentioned an icon. since you mentioned him, i read somewhere where allen tried to get you to change the way you sing. whenever anyone here is your voice, all you need is one or two notes. it is the song style, the

conversation with a grammy-winning singer and songwriter, aaron neville. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with grammy-winning singer and songwr

ladies and gentlemen, well company back to the late show, aaron neville ♪ >> ♪ from nowhere through a around the campfire light a lovely woman in motion ♪ ooh with hair as dark as night ♪ ooh her eyes were like that ♪ ooh of a cat in the dark that hypnotized ♪ me with love she was a gypsy woman ♪ she was a gypsy woman she danced around and round ♪ to a guitar melody from the fire her face was all aglow ♪ ooh how she enchanted me ♪ ooh oh how i'd like to hold her near ♪ and kiss and forever whisper in her ear ♪ i love you gypsy woman i love you gypsy woman