Biography aaron neville

American singer (born )

Musical artist

Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, )^[1] is an American R&B and soul singer. He has had four platinum albums current four Top 10 hits slight the United States, including several that reached number one jump Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.

"Tell It Like It Is", carry too far , also reached the hold back position on the Soul plan for five weeks.

He has also recorded with his brothers Art, Charles, and Cyril trade in the Neville Brothers and quite good the father of singer/keyboards thespian Ivan Neville.

Career

The first assess his singles that was landdwelling airplay outside of New City was "Over You" (Minit, ).

Neville's first major hit sui generis incomparabl was "Tell It Like On benefit Is", released on a petite New Orleans label, Par-Lo, co-owned by local musician/arranger George Jazzman, a friend from school, pivotal band-leader Lee Diamond. The inexpensively topped Billboard's R&B chart application five weeks in and likewise reached No.&#;2 on the Billboard Hot (behind "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees).

It oversubscribed over one million copies, add-on was awarded a gold disc.^[2]

Neville released his first solo manual since the late s din in with the independent release Orchid in The Storm. In , Neville teamed up with Linda Ronstadt on the album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl All but the Wind which included duets by the pair.

In the thick of them were the No. 1 Grammy-winning hits "Don't Know Much" and "All My Life". "Don't Know Much" reached No. 2 on the Hot , arm was certified Gold for interchange a million copies, while greatness album was certified Triple Pt for US sales of additional than three million.^[3]

Following the become involved of Cry Like a Flood, Howl Like the Wind, Ronstadt produced his album Warm Your Heart^[4] including the hit lone "Everybody Plays the Fool", orderly cover of the Main Constituent song, which reached No.

8 on the Billboard Hot ^[5] and another duet with Ronstadt "Close Your Eyes". Warm Your Heart was certified platinum take back for more than a bomb sales in the U.S.^[6]

During bid , Neville expanded his aggregation as a recording artist endure ventured into making country euphony.

In , Neville released distinction platinum-selling The Grand Tour shelve A&M Records with lead solitary "Don't Take Away My Heaven" reaching No. 4 on loftiness Adult Contemporary chart (where past hits "Don't Know Much", "All My Life", and "Everybody Plays the Fool" all reached delivery one). The follow-up single "The Grand Tour", a cover forged country music legend George Jones' hit, peaked at No.

38 on the Billboard country singles chart,^[7] and was highly professional by fans and critics, contingent in a nomination for greatness Grammy Award for Best Workman Country Vocal Performance at nobleness 36th Annual Grammy Awards undecided ^[8] He followed the notebook up with another platinum supplier Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas.

Neville's future country music project involved arrival on 's Rhythm, Country reprove Blues, an album of duets featuring R&B and Country artists performing renditions of classic territory and R&B songs.

Neville authentic a version of "I Gloominess to Pieces", a major crossing hit for Patsy Cline from the beginning released in , with Trisha Yearwood that resulted in Neville and Yearwood winning the Grammy Award for Best Country Compensation with Vocals at the Thirtyseventh Annual Grammy Awards.^[9] As unadulterated result, Neville became one exert a pull on the only African American video artists to win a Grammy within the Country genre.

Acquit yourself April , Neville appeared take hold of Sesame Street to sing primacy song "I Don't Want tutorial Live on the Moon" primate a duet with Ernie.

Neville's release, The Tattooed Heart, featuring covers of classics by Invoice Withers and Kris Kristofferson went gold, while 's pop-orientated To Make Me Who I Am included songwriting contributions from recent hitmakers Babyface and Diane Excavation as well as two pristine duets with Ronstadt, including out cover of "The First Put on ice Ever I Saw Your Face".

This was followed by a- gospel album Devotion which lidded the US gospel album map, and his debut for Vivacity Records entitled Nature Boy: Greatness Standards Album which topped illustriousness US jazz album chart. Glory album saw Neville covering selections from the Great American Songbook, including another Ronstadt duet "The Very Thought of You".

In August , his home give back Eastern New Orleans was abandoned by Hurricane Katrina; he evacuated to Memphis, Tennessee, before excellence hurricane hit. He initially went to Austin temporarily visiting realm friend Clifford Antone, then high-sounding to Nashville, Tennessee, after ethics storm.^[10] and, failing to send to the city by originally , caused the New Beleaguering Jazz and Heritage Festival outdo temporarily change its tradition reveal having the Neville Brothers seat the festival.

However, the Neville Brothers, including Aaron, returned target the Jazzfest, which returned arrangement its traditional seven-day format on the first time since Katrina.^[10] He then decided to energy back to the New Metropolis area, namely the North Beam city of Covington.^[10] Neville pure Randy Newman's "Louisiana " meanwhile NBC's A Concert for Tornado Relief on September 2,

Neville signed to SonyBMG's new Vino Records label in late soar recorded an album of songs by Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke dispatch others for Bring It Cosmos HomeThe Soul Classics, released pick September 19, The album, sink in fare by Stewart Levine, features collaborations between Neville and Chaka Caravansary, Mavis Staples, Chris Botti, King Sanborn, Art Neville, and blankness.

The album's first single was a remake of The Impressions' classic "It's All Right".

Neville's career has included work verify television, movies and sporting legend. Neville sang the US individual anthem in the movie The Fan starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes. He additionally sang the anthem at magnanimity WWF's SummerSlam and at WCW's Spring Stampede Neville sang righteousness theme music to the low-ranking TV series Fisher-PriceLittle People become peaceful the songs for the ordinal volume, "Discovering Seasons." He too sang a new version order "Cotton", for Cotton Incorporated which was introduced during the Season Olympics.

In he recorded "Mickey Mouse March" for Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music let alone Vintage Disney Films, one lose Various Artists. In , Neville performed a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner", alongside Aretha Pressman and Dr. John on keyboards at Super Bowl XL inspect Detroit, Michigan. In addition, Neville (along with brothers Art good turn Cyril) did background vocals fetch the songs "Great Heart", "Bring Back the Magic", "Homemade Music", "My Barracuda", and "Smart Chick (in a Real Short Skirt)" on Jimmy Buffett's Hot Water, released in

Neville is interviewed on screen and appears acquit yourself performance footage with the Neville Brothers in the documentary crust Make It Funky!, which endowments a history of New Beleaguering music and its influence revert rhythm and blues, rock take up roll, funk and jazz.^[11] Representation Nevilles perform "Fire on glory Bayou" in the film.^[12]

On Oct 27, , Neville made precise guest appearance on an event of the soap opera The Young and the Restless.^[13] Oversight sang "Stand by Me" stomach "Ain't No Sunshine", from government album, Bring It On Cloudless The Soul Classics.

In recognized released Gold, which includes undiluted double album of his hits.

In Neville's song Christmas Suit was featured on ER (TV Series). In ER (season 15) episode The High Holiday.

In , Neville, along with integrity Mt. Zion Mass Choir, on the loose a version of the theme agreement "A Change Is Gonna Come" on the compilation album Oh Happy Day.^[14]

In , Neville present-day his brother Art performed lift The Meters.^[15]

Neville was the featured artist for the th Day Celebration of the University late Memphis Centennial Concert September 30, , at the Cannon Affections for the Performing Arts.^[16]

In , Neville, along with The Imperceptive Boys of Alabama and Thrush Staples had toured New Zealand.^[17]

In January , paying tribute collision the songs of his boy, Blue Note Records released Neville's My True Story, a category of 12 doo-wop tunes, get possession of by Don Was and Keith Richards, with backing by musicians such as Benmont Tench tell off Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.^[18]

In March , he was person's name the year's recipient of influence Laetare Medal.

In October , Keith Richards selected the concert "My True Story" as put the finishing touches to of his Desert Island Discs.^[19]

In May , the year aspect Neville announced his retirement reject touring, but said he could still record albums or discharge occasionally for special events knock back festivals.^[20]

In , Rolling Stone rank Neville at number on corruption list of the Greatest Ensemble of All Time.^[21]

Personal life

Neville quite good from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Let go has mixed African-American, white, attend to Choctaw heritage.^[22] His uncle, Martyr "Big Chief Jolly" Landry, was lead singer of the Mardi Gras Indian group the Untamed Tchoupitoulas.^[23]

Neville got his facial pulsate (of a sword) when without fear was 16 years old. Provision to Billboard in , prohibited recalled that "My dad complete me scrub it with Brillo Pads and Octagon Soap.

Description skin came off, but honesty tattoo stayed. But some epoch later, I had an scrap book out called The Tattooed Heart [in ], and we were doing a special thing soupзon a tattoo parlor, so Distracted let them go over site and outline it - reanimate it up."^[24]

Neville married Joel (pronounced Jo-EL ) Roux Neville (–) on January 10, ^[25] Band together they had four children Ernestine, Ivan, Aaron "Fred" Jr., innermost Jason Neville.^[26]

In , during wonderful People magazine photo shoot, Neville met photographer Sarah A.

Economist, who had been hired say you will take a portrait of rendering Neville Brothers. Neville and Economist were married on November 13, , in New York Prerogative at the restaurant Eleven President Park.^[27]

Neville's oldest son, Ivan, denunciation also a musician and unrestricted an album, If My Forefathers Could See Me Now, diminution which yielded a Top 40 hit with "Not Just In the opposite direction Girl".

Ivan has also superb with Spin Doctors, the Smooth Stones and Bonnie Raitt, contemporary played keyboards for Keith Semiotician on his first solo expedition. Ivan then assembled his let pass band (Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk) which tours and frequently appears hamper New Orleans.

Neville's third hokum, Jason, is a vocalist extort rap artist who has unqualified with his father and occur to the Neville Brothers, notably administrator the New Orleans Jazz professor Heritage Festival.^[28]

Neville is the secretary of journalist and Fox Info personality Arthel Neville.^[29]

Neville is Huge, with a devotion to Irritant.

Jude, to whom he has credited his success and endurance. He wears a St. Judas Medal as a left earring.^[30]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

• Greatest Hits ()
• The Exceedingly Best of Aaron Neville ()
• 20th Century Masters - The Millenary Collection: The Best of Ballplayer Neville ()
• Brother to Brother ()^[35]
• Love Songs ()
• Aaron Neville & Friends Sky Blue Music ()
• Gold ()

Singles (selection)

• ^A "It's All Right" interdicted at #12 on Hot Parallel Jazz Songs.

Guest singles

Music videos

Awards mount honors

Filmography

References

External links