Sunday’s heat at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival plus Rolling Stone writer David Fricke’s interview with Charles Neville on the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage equaled two good reasons ...
My True Story started out as Aaron Neville’s “doo-wop project” but became something else. On a promotional video made for the album, Blue Note label president and album co-producer Don Was tells part ...
There are two very familiar sounds on Aaron Neville's new gospel album I Know I've Been Changed: Neville's unmistakable lilting tenor and the piano work of Allen Toussaint. "(Producer) Joe Henry had ...
Written by George Davis and Lee Diamond, the song is equal parts a reflection of wistfulness, a kiss-off to a lover, and a statement of independence, Neville’s distinctive quavery, sometimes falsetto ...
Baldly earnest and without a tinge of irony, Neville's song responds to the veteran singer's signature tune, "Tell It Like It Is." Songs We Love: Aaron Neville, 'I Wanna Love You' "Be Your Man," the ...
In December 2018, Neville, who was nicknamed “Poppa Funk,” announced his retirement from performing as health problems took their toll. Earlier that year, Neville and his fellow Meters earned a Grammy ...
Cyril Neville is at once among the best-known and most-overlooked musicians in town. As a Neville Brother and former Meter, he’s automatic royalty, but his long catalogue of solo albums—some released ...