Charmaine Neville (born March 31, 1956) is a
-based jazz singer.
Biography
Raised Catholic
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, she is the daughter of Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/soul/funk group, formed in 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
History
The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (1937–2019), Charles (1938–2018), Aaron (b. 19 ...
.
She is the lead singer of the Charmaine Neville Band, a jazz and funk band based in New Orleans. Other musicians in the Charmaine Neville Band include Amasa Miller, Detroit Brooks, Gerald French and Jesse Boyd.
Neville was in the news due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...
, when the failure of the Federal levees swamped the city of New Orleans. Media reported her tale of witnessing cannibalism, alligator attacks, rape and eventual escape via a commandeered transit bus.
Solo albums
*(1992) ''It's About Time''
*(1992) ''All the Way Live at Snug Harbor''
*(1996) ''Up Up Up''
*(1996) ''Live at Bourbon Street Music Club'' (aka ''Live in Brazil'')
*(1998) ''Queen of the Mardi Gras''
*(2007) ''Jazz Fest Live 2007''
Album contributions
*(1981) The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/soul/funk group, formed in 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
History
The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (1937–2019), Charles (1938–2018), Aaron (b. 19 ...
"Fiyo On The Bayou"
*(1988) "New New Orleans Music: Jump Jazz" with Ramsay McLean and the Survivors
*(1992) The Reggie Houston - Amasa Miller Trio "The Gazebo Sessions"
*(1992) "Christmas In New Orleans - R&B, Jazz and Gospel"
*(1996) Andrei Codrescu
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"Valley of Christmas"
*(2000) "New Prohibition" compilation
*(2000) Marva Wright
Marva Wright (born Marva Maria Williams, March 20, 1948 – March 23, 2010) was an American blues singer.
Biography
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to mother Mattie P. Gilbert, and father Reverend Arthur Williams on March 2 ...
"Marva"
*(2001) Freddy Omar "Latin Party in New Orleans"
*(2006) Nils Lofgren
Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951) is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a membe ...
and Joe Sample
Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained ...
"Creole Love Call"
*(2006) Mitch Woods
Mitch Woods (born April 3, 1951, Brooklyn, New York City, United States) is an American modern day boogie-woogie, jump blues and jazz pianist and singer. Since the early 1980s he has been touring and recording with his band, the Rocket 88s. W ...
"Big Easy Boogie"
*(2007) James "12" Andrews and The Crescent City Allstars "People Get Ready Now"
References
External links
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A Survivor's Story: New Orleans resident and Jazz musician Charmaine Neville recalls the horror of surviving Hurricane Katrina
1956 births
20th-century African-American women singers
American funk singers
American jazz singers
Jazz musicians from New Orleans
Living people
Rhythm and blues musicians from New Orleans
Singers from Louisiana
21st-century African-American people
21st-century African-American women
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African-American Catholics