Everything about Aaron Neville totally explained
Aaron Neville (born
January 24,
1941 in
New Orleans, Louisiana) is an
American soul and
R&B singer. He made his debut in 1966 with the hit single "
Tell It Like It Is", a Number One hit on the
Billboard R&B charts. Neville didn't chart again, however, until 1989, when he collaborated with
Linda Ronstadt on three consecutive duets: "
Don't Know Much", "
All My Life", and "
When Something Is Wrong with My Baby", of which the first two reached Number One on the Adult Contemporary charts.
To date, Neville has released more than twenty singles, including three Number Ones on the Adult Contemporary format, and a fourth on the R&B format.
Career
Aaron Neville has had a career as a solo artist and as one of
The Neville Brothers. Of mixed
African American and
Native American heritage, his music also features
Cajun influence.
With his solo career, Neville is best known for his
Grammy-winning 1989 duets with
Linda Ronstadt, "
Don't Know Much" and "All My Life," as well as his first - and to date his biggest - hit,
1966's "
Tell It Like It Is," which was covered by
Heart in
1980.
His other hits have included "Everybody Plays the Fool," his successful 1991 cover of the
1972 Main Ingredient soul classic, that reached #8 on the
Hot 100; "Don't Take Away My Heaven", "Hercules" and "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You (The Rain Song)." Neville's biggest solo successes have been on the
Adult Contemporary chart, where "Don't Know Much," "All My Life," and "Everybody Plays The Fool" all reached Number One.
In
August 2005 his home in
Eastern New Orleans was destroyed by
Hurricane Katrina; he evacuated to
Memphis, Tennessee before the hurricane hit. He moved to
Nashville after the storm, and had yet to return to the city as of early 2008, causing the New Orleans Jazz Fest to temporarily change its tradition of having the Neville Brothers close the festival. However, it has since been confirmed that The Neville Brothers, including Aaron, will return for the 2008 Jazz Fest, which will return to its traditional seven-day format for the first time since Katrina. He sang the classic hits "
Stand By Me" and "
Ain't No Sunshine", from his new album,
Bring It on Home…The Soul Classics.
Neville's son
Ivan Neville 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 the
Rolling Stones and
Bonnie Raitt, and played bass for
Keith Richards on his first solo tour.
Spiritual life
Neville is a
Roman Catholic with a devotion to
St. Jude, to whom he's credited his success and survival. He wears a St. Jude Medal as a left earring. Show
Singles
- AFailed to chart.
- B"It's All Right" peaked at #12 on Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs.
Studio albums
Orchid in the Storm (1986)
Warm Your Heart (1991)
The Grand Tour (1993)
Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas (1993)
The Tattooed Heart (1995)
To Make Me Who I Am (1997)
Devotion (2000)
Humdinger (2002)
Nature Boy: The Standards Album (2003)
Believe (2003)
Christmas Prayer (2005)
Mojo Soul (2006)
Bring It on Home... The Soul Classics (2006)Further Information
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