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The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/
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funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the mi ...
group, formed in 1976 in
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History

The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (1937–2019),
Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...
(1938–2018),
Aaron According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of ...
(b. 1941), and
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(b. 1948) came together to take part in the recording session of the Wild Tchoupitoulas, a Mardi Gras Indian group led by the Nevilles' uncle, George Landry ("Big Chief Jolly"). Their debut album ''The Neville Brothers'' was released in 1978 on
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. In 1987, the group released ''
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'' on the EMI label, featuring guests including
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, Keith Richards, and
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. The following year saw the release of ''
Yellow Moon Yellow Moon may refer to: * ''Yellow Moon'' (Neville Brothers album), 1989, or the title song * ''Yellow Moon'' (Don Williams album), 1983, or the title song * ''Yellow Moon'' (EP), a 2006 EP by Akeboshi, or the title song * "Yellow Moon", a 196 ...
'' from
A&M Records A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...
produced by Daniel Lanois. The track "Healing Chant" from that album won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 1990 Grammy ceremony. In 1990, the Neville Brothers contributed " In the Still of the Night" to the AIDS benefit album '' Red Hot + Blue'' produced by the
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. Also in 1990, they appeared on the bill at that year's
Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemp ...
. Due to Art Neville devoting more time to his other act, The Meters, the band kept a low profile in the late 1990s onto the early 2000s. They made a comeback in 2004, however, with the album, ''Walkin' in the Shadow of Life'', on Back Porch Records, their first newly recorded effort in five years. All brothers except Charles, a Massachusetts resident, had been living in New Orleans, but following
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in
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Cyril and Aaron moved out of the city. Aaron moved to Austin briefly at the invitation on his friend, the late blues club impresario, Clifford Antone. They had not been performing in New Orleans since Katrina hit the city; however, they finally returned to perform there at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2008, being given the closing spot which had been reserved for them for years. Infrequently, Aaron's son
Ivan Neville Ivan Neville (born August 19, 1959) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers. Career He has released four solo albums and had a Top 30 ...
( keyboards) and Art's son Ian Neville (
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), both of the band Dumpstaphunk, have played with the Neville Brothers. The group formally disbanded in 2012 but reunited in 2015 for a farewell concert in New Orleans. The Neville Brothers appear 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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,
rock and roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm ...
,
funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the mi ...
and
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
. In the film, they perform "Fire on the Bayou" with guests Ivan and Ian Neville. The Neville Brothers were among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the
2008 Universal fire On June 1, 2008, a fire broke out on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood, an American film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. The fire began when a worker used a blowtorch to warm asph ...
. Charles Neville died of pancreatic cancer on April 26, 2018, at the age of 79. Art Neville died on July 22, 2019, at the age of 81. A cause of death has not yet been provided.


Discography


Studio albums

* 1978: ''The Neville Brothers'' (Capitol) * 1981: ''
Fiyo on the Bayou ''Fiyo on the Bayou'' is the second studio album by the New Orleans four piece The Neville Brothers. It was released in 1981 on A&M. The album features background vocals performed by a young Whitney Houston and her mother Cissy Houston, with sou ...
'' (A&M) * 1987: ''
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'' (EMI) * 1989: ''
Yellow Moon Yellow Moon may refer to: * ''Yellow Moon'' (Neville Brothers album), 1989, or the title song * ''Yellow Moon'' (Don Williams album), 1983, or the title song * ''Yellow Moon'' (EP), a 2006 EP by Akeboshi, or the title song * "Yellow Moon", a 196 ...
'' (A&M) * 1990: '' Brother's Keeper'' (A&M) * 1992: '' Family Groove'' (A&M) * 1995: ''Mitakuye Oyasin Oyasin/All My Relations'' (A&M) * 1999: ''Valence Street'' (Columbia) * 2004: ''Walkin' in the Shadow of Life '' (Back Porch/EMI)


Live albums

* 1984: ''
Neville-ization 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. 1 ...
'' (Black Top) * 1987: ''Nevillization 2 (Live at Tipitina's Volume 2)'' (Spindletop) * 1994: ''Live on Planet Earth'' (A&M) * 1998: ''Live at Tipitina's (1982)'' (Rhino) * 2010: ''Authorized Bootleg: Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, February 27, 1989'' (A&M)


Compilation albums

* 1986: ''Treacherous: A History of The Neville Brothers (1955–1985)'' (Rhino) * 1991: '' Treacherous Too!: A History of the Neville Brothers, Vol. 2 (1955-1987)'' (Rhino) * 1997: ''The Very Best of the Neville Brothers'' (Rhino) * 1999: ''Uptown Rulin' – The Best of the Neville Brothers'' (A&M) * 2004: ''20th Century Masters – The Millenium Collection: The Best of The Neville Brothers'' (A&M) * 2005: ''Gold'' (Hip-O/UMe)


Singles


Related albums

* 1976: '' The Wild Tchoupitoulas'' (with four of The Neville Brothers) * 1997: '' Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival'' by
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(guest appearance on "Mona Lisa")


References


External links


Official Neville Brothers Biography / Website

Official Aaron Neville Website
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