Ivan Neville (born August 19, 1959) is an American

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musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of

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and nephew to the other members of

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Career

Neville has released four

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s and had a

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with the first single " Not Just Another Girl" from his debut solo album '' If My Ancestors Could See Me Now''. "Not Just Another Girl" reached 26 on the ''Billboard'' charts. His second single "Falling Out of Love" was a duet with singer

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that reached 91 on the ''Billboard'' charts. The song was also featured in the 1989 comedy '' Skin Deep'', starring

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. Neville's recording of "Why Can't I Fall in Love" was featured on the 1990 soundtrack to the

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film, '' Pump Up the Volume''. Neville and his band,

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, self-released a full-length studio debut, ''Everybody Want Sum'', during the summer of 2010. Neville has played with and appeared on several Neville Brother records, as well as his father’s solo records. He performed in

's band from 1985 to 1987 and contributed the song "All Day, All Night", co-written with bassist James Hutchison to her '' Nine Lives'' album. He also contributed keyboards to two

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albums, 1986’s '' Dirty Work'' and 1994’s ''

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'' as well as being a member of

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’ solo band the X-Pensive Winos. In 1988, 1992 and 1993 he toured with Richards after

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'' and ''

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'', and was the opening act for the shows, since ''If My Ancestors Could See Me Now'' was released. Neville released his second solo album entitled ''Thanks'' in 1994. Apart from appearing on several other artists’ records, including

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, and

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, he was a member of the

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, touring and recording on the group's album '' Here Comes the Bride'' in 1999–2000, including assuming lead vocal duties when Chris Barron lost his

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. In 2003, he formed his own band

and appeared, among other places, on the ''

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''. When the levees failed in New Orleans in 2005, Neville joined The New Orleans Social Club and recorded the benefit album ''Sing Me Back Home'' with producers Leo Sacks and Ray Bardani at Wire Studios in Austin, Texas. Neville's searing version of

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's "

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" was critically acclaimed. "Catharsis never sounded cooler," raved ''Entertainment Weekly''. In 2007, with Dumpstaphunk and

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, he participated in a

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to fellow New Orleans musician

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, contributing his version of the title song to '' Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino'' (

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). Neville appears in performance footage in the 2005 documentary film '' Make It Funky!'', which presents a history of New Orleans music and its influence on

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and

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. In the film, he performs on " Rip It Up" as guest vocalist with

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and the house band, and on "Fire on the Bayou" with

. Through the

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, along with other New Orleans musicians, Neville has been active in performing benefit shows in support of

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charities. Ivan Neville's band includes Nick Daniels and Tony Hall, both on bass (with Hall sometimes on guitar); Ian Neville (Ivan's cousin) playing guitar, and Raymond Weber on drums.

Awards and honors

''OffBeat'''s Best of The Beat Awards

Solo discography

*'' If My Ancestors Could See Me Now'' (1988) *''Thanks'' (1994) *''Saturday Morning Music'' (2002) *''Scrape'' (2004) *''Touch My Soul'' (2023)

References

External links

Dumpstaphunk official site
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