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Background information | |
Birth name | Arthur Lanon Neville Jr. |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | December 17, 1937
Died | July 22, 2019 New Orleans, Louisiana | (aged 81)
Genres | Funk, R&B, soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, bandleader |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards |
Years active | Early 1950sā2018 |
Arthur Lanon Neville Jr. (December 17, 1937 ā July 22, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans.
Neville was a staple of the New Orleans music scene for over five decades. He was the founder of the funk band The Meters whose musical style set the tone of New Orleans funk, a co-founder of the rock-soul-jazz band The Neville Brothers, and he later formed the spinoff group The Funky Meters.[1][2] He performed on many recordings by notable artists from New Orleans and elsewhere, including Labelle (on "Lady Marmalade"), Paul McCartney, Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, Dr. John and Professor Longhair.[3][4] He was the recipient of three Grammy awards.
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