Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is a retired American R&B and

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singer. He has had four

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s and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on

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. "Tell It Like It Is", from 1966, also reached the top position on the Soul chart for five weeks. He has also recorded with his brothers Art,

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and

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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. 1 ...

and is the father of singer/keyboards player

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. Neville is of mixed African-American, Caucasian, and Native American (

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) heritage.

Career

The first of his singles that was given airplay outside of New Orleans was "Over You" (Minit, 1960). Neville's first major hit single was " Tell It Like It Is", released on a small New Orleans label, Par-Lo, co-owned by local musician/arranger George Davis, a friend from school, and band-leader Lee Diamond. The song topped ''

''s R&B chart for five weeks in 1967 and also reached on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (behind " I'm a Believer" by

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). It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. It was not the label's only release, as some sources claim. At least five other Par-Lo singles, three of them by Neville himself, are known to exist. Neville released his first solo album since the late 1960s in 1986 with the independent release ''Orchid in The Storm''. In 1989, Neville teamed up with

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on the album '' Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind'' which included four duets by the pair. Amongst them were the No. 1

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-winning hits " Don't Know Much" and " All My Life". "Don't Know Much" reached No. 2 on the Hot 100, and was certified

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for selling a million copies, while the album was certified Triple Platinum for US sales of more than three million. Following the success of ''Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind'', Ronstadt produced his 1991 album ''

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'' including the hit single " Everybody Plays the Fool", a cover of the 1972 Main Ingredient song, which reached No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and another duet with Ronstadt "Close Your Eyes". ''Warm Your Heart'' was certified platinum in 1997 for more than a million sales in the U.S. During 1993 and 1994, Neville expanded his repertoire as a recording artist and ventured into making

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. In 1993, Neville released the platinum-selling ''The Grand Tour'' on

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with lead single "Don't Take Away My Heaven" reaching No. 4 on the

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chart (where previous hits "Don't Know Much", "All My Life", and "Everybody Plays the Fool" all reached number one). The follow-up single "

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", a cover of country music legend George Jones' 1974 hit, peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard country singles chart, and was highly acclaimed by fans and critics, resulting in a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the

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in 1994. He followed the album up with another platinum seller ''Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas.'' Neville's next country music project involved appearing on 1994's '' Rhythm, Country and Blues'', an album of duets featuring R&B and Country artists performing renditions of classic country and R&B songs. Neville recorded a version of " I Fall to Pieces", a major crossover hit for

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originally released in 1961, with Trisha Yearwood that resulted in Neville and Yearwood winning the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the

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. As a result, Neville became one of the only African American recording artists to win a Grammy within the Country genre. In April 1994, Neville appeared on

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to sing the song "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" as a duet with Ernie. Aaron's 1995 R&B flavored release, ''The Tattooed Heart'', featuring covers of classics by

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and

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went gold, while 1997's pop-orientated ''...To Make Me Who I Am'' included songwriting contributions from contemporary hitmakers Babyface and

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as well as two new duets with Ronstadt, including a cover of "

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". This was followed by a 2000 gospel album ''Devotion'' which topped the US gospel album chart, and his 2003 debut for Verve Records entitled ''Nature Boy: The Standards Album'' which topped the US jazz album chart. The album saw Neville covering selections from the

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, including another Ronstadt duet " The Very Thought of You". In August 2005, his home in

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was destroyed by

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; he evacuated to

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, before the hurricane hit. He initially went to Austin temporarily visiting his friend Clifford Antone, then moved to

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, after the storm. and, failing to return to the city by early 2008, caused the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival to temporarily change its tradition of having the Neville Brothers close the festival. However, the Neville Brothers, including Aaron, returned for the 2008 Jazzfest, which returned to its traditional seven-day format for the first time since Katrina. He then decided to move back to the New Orleans area, namely the North Shore city of Covington. Neville performed

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's "

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" during NBC's ''

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'' on September 2, 2005. Neville signed to SonyBMG's new Burgundy Records label in late 2005 and recorded an album of songs by

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and others for ''Bring It On Home...The Soul Classics'', released on September 19, 2006. The album, produced by Stewart Levine, features collaborations between Neville and

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, Art Neville, and others. The album's first single was a remake of The Impressions' 1963 classic "It's All Right". Neville, Aaron (2007)

Neville's career has included work for television, movies and sporting events. Neville sang the US national anthem in the movie '' The Fan'' starring

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and

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. He also sang the anthem at the WWF's SummerSlam 1993 and at WCW's Spring Stampede 1994. Neville sang the theme music to the children's TV series

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'' Little People''. He also sang a new version of "Cotton", for Cotton Incorporated which was introduced during the

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. In 1988 he recorded "Mickey Mouse March" for '' Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films'', one of Various Artists. In 2006, Neville performed a rendition of "

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", alongside

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and

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on keyboards at Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan. In addition, Neville (along with brothers Art and

) did background vocals for the songs "Great Heart", "Bring Back the Magic", "Homemade Music", "My Barracuda", and "Smart Woman (in a Real Short Skirt)" on

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's ''Hot Water,'' released in 1988. Neville is interviewed on screen and appears in performance footage with the Neville Brothers 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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. The Nevilles perform "Fire on the Bayou" in the film. On October 27, 2006, Neville made a guest appearance on an episode of the soap opera ''

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''. He sang " Stand by Me" and " Ain't No Sunshine", from his album, ''Bring It On Home ... The Soul Classics''. In 2008 he released ''Gold'', which includes a

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of his hits. In 2008 Neville's song Christmas Prayer was featured on

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. In

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episode The High Holiday. In 2009, Neville, along with the Mt. Zion Mass Choir, released a version of the song " A Change Is Gonna Come" on the compilation album '' Oh Happy Day''. In 2010, Neville and his brother Art performed with The Meters. Neville was the featured artist for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Memphis Centennial Concert September 30, 2011, at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. In 2011, Neville, along with The Blind Boys of Alabama and

had toured New Zealand. In January 2013, paying tribute to the songs of his youth, Blue Note Records released Neville's ''My True Story,'' a collection of 12 doo-wop tunes, produced by

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and

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, with backing by musicians such as Benmont Tench and

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and the Heartbreakers. In March 2015, he was named the year's recipient of the

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. In October 2015, Keith Richards selected the song "My True Story" as one of his

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. In May 2021, the 80-year old Neville announced his retirement from touring, but said he may still record albums or perform occasionally for special events or festivals.

Personal life

Neville is from New Orleans, Louisiana. He has mixed African-American, Caucasian, and Native American (

) heritage. His uncle, George "Big Chief Jolly" Landry, was lead singer of the Mardi Gras Indian group the Wild Tchoupitoulas. Neville got his facial tattoo (of a sword) when he was 16 years old. Speaking to ''Billboard'' in 2019, he recalled that "My dad made me scrub it with Brillo Pads and Octagon Soap. The skin came off, but the tattoo stayed. But some years later, I had an album out called ''The Tattooed Heart'' n 1995 and we were doing a special thing in a tattoo parlor, so I let them go over it and outline it - freshen it up." Neville married Joel (pronounced Jo-EL ) Roux Neville (1941–2007) on January 10, 1959. Together they had four children Ernestine, Ivan, Aaron "Fred", and Jason Neville. In 2008, during a ''People'' magazine photo shoot, Neville met photographer Sarah A. Friedman, who had been hired to take a portrait of the Neville Brothers. Neville and Friedman were married on November 13, 2010, in New York City at the restaurant Eleven Madison Park. Neville's oldest son, Ivan, is also a musician and released an album, ''If My Ancestors Could See Me Now'', in 1988 which yielded a Top 40 hit with "Not Just Another Girl". Ivan has also performed with

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and

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, and played keyboards for

on his first solo tour. Ivan then assembled his own band (Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk) which tours and frequently appears in New Orleans. Neville's third son, Jason, is a vocalist and rap artist who has performed with his father and with the Neville Brothers, notably at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Neville is the uncle of journalist and

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personality

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. Neville is

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, with a devotion to

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, to whom he has credited his success and survival. He wears a St. Jude Medal as a left earring.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

*''Greatest Hits'' (1990) *''The Very Best of Aaron Neville'' (2000) *''20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Aaron Neville'' (2002) *''Brother to Brother'' (2003) *''Love Songs'' (2003) *''Aaron Neville & Friends'' Sky Blue Music (2007) *''Gold'' (2008)

Singles

*^A "It's All Right" peaked at #12 on Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs.

Guest singles

Music videos

Awards and honors

* 32nd Grammy Awards :

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: " Don't Know Much" with

(winner) * 33rd Grammy Awards : Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal : " All My Life" with

(winner) *

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(nominee) *

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: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance : "Don't Take Away My Heaven" (nominee) * 36th Grammy Awards :

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: "

" (nominee) *

37th Grammy Awards The 37th Annual Grammy Awards were presented on March 1, 1995, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Bruce Springsteen was the night's biggest winner with 4 awards, including Song ...

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation ...

: " I Fall To Pieces" with Trisha Yearwood (winner) * 41st Grammy Awards : Best Traditional R&B Performance : To Make Me Who I Am (nominee)

Filmography

*'' Zandalee'' (1991) *'' The Fan'' (1996) *Boycott (2001) *'' Sandy Wexler'' (2017) Netflix *'' Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice'' (2019)

References

External links

* * *
Aaron Neville.comOfficial Neville Brothers websiteAaron Neville
at RollingStone.com
Aaron Neville at NPR Music
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