Art Neville
Art Neville | |
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R&B, soul | |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, bandleader |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards |
Years active | Early 1950s–2018 |
Arthur Lanon Neville Jr. (December 17, 1937 – 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
He was the recipient of three Grammy awards.Life and career
Neville grew up in
In the early 1960s Neville formed the Neville Sounds. The band included his brothers Aaron and Cyril, as well as George Porter, Leo Nocentelli, and Ziggy Modeliste.[3][7] Shortly after, Aaron and Cyril left the group to form their own band.[9] The remaining four members continued playing at the Nitecap and the Ivanhoe nightclubs.[4][9] The band backed many notable artists such as Lee Dorsey, Betty Harris and The Pointer Sisters.[3][4] The band had a strong sense of groove and unlike traditional groups each instrument was free to lead and go anywhere musically. Over time the band's style came to represent New Orleans funk.[3][5]
In the late 1960s the band changed its name to
In 1978 Neville and his brothers
In a 1995 interview, Neville spoke about the joy of live improvisation. He said "The best part, to me, is when the [rhythm] just evolves into some other stuff."
Neville serves as narrator, is interviewed on screen and appears in performance footage in the 2005 documentary film Make It Funky!, which presents a history of New Orleans music and its influence on rhythm and blues, rock and roll, funk and jazz.[19][20]
Neville retired from music in December 2018.
Personal life
Neville was married to wife Lorraine and they had two children, Ian and Amelia.[6] Arthel Neville, born from first wife Doris Neville, is a journalist, television personality and news anchor for Fox News.[25][26] Ian Neville is a guitar player and a founding member of Dumpstaphunk, a New Orleans-based funk and jam band.[27] He occasionally performed with The Funky Meters,[28] Slightly Stoopid, and Dr. Klaw.
Discography
Singles
- 1955 "Mardi Gras Mambo" / "Your Time's Up" (Chess 1591) (with the Hawketts)
- 1957 "Oooh-Whee Baby" / "The Whiffenpoof Song" (Specialty 592)
- 1958 "Cha Dooky Do" / "Zing Zing" (Specialty 637)
- 1959 "What's Going On" / "Arabian Love Call" (Specialty 656)
- 1961 "Too Much" / "That Rock 'n' Roll Beat" (Instant 3236)
- 1962 "All These Things" / "Come Back Love" (Instant 3246)
- 1963 "You Won't Do Right" / "Skeet Skat" (Instant 3256)
- 1963 "Lover of Love (Part 1)" / "Lover of Love (Part 2)" (Cinderella 1201)
- 1965 "My Babe" / "My Dear Dearest Darling" (Cinderella 1400)
- 1965 "My Dear Dearest Darling" / "Little Liza Jane" (Cinderella 1401)
- 1966 "Buy Me A Rainbow" / "Hook Line and Sinker" (Instant 3276)
- 1966 "House on The Hill (Rock 'n' Roll Hootenanny" / "Darling, Don't Leave Me This Way" (Instant 3281) (rumored to exist)
- 1968 "Bo Diddley (part 1)" / "Bo Diddley (part 2)" (Sansu 481) (with The Meters)
- 1968 "Heartaches" / "I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You" (Sansu 482) (with The Meters)
Other contributions
Further reading
- OCLC 688639913.
- Jason Berry; Jonathan Foose; Tad Jones (1992). Up from the Cradle of Jazz. Da Capo Press. pp. 190–200. ISBN 9780306804939.
- Dave Thompson (2001). Funk, Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion. Hal Leonard. pp. 164–169. ISBN 9780879306298.
- Bunny Matthews (February 1, 2003). "2002 Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement in Music Award: Art Neville". OffBeat magazine. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015.
References
- ^ Bill Dahl. "Allmusic – Art Neville – biography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ Alex Heigl (July 2, 2015). "Your Guide to the Nevilles, New Orleans's First Family of Music". People magazine. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Allmusic – The Meters – biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9780393034684. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9780306804939. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ a b Bunny Matthews (February 1, 2003). "2002 Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement in Music Award: Art Neville". OffBeat magazine. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Meter Men: An OffBeat Interview with Art Neville and George Porter, Jr". OffBeat magazine. May 1, 1995. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Gambit Weekly – The Mambo Kings". bestofneworleans.com. February 10, 2004. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9780879306298. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ The Meters, late 1970s:
- Grace Lichtenstein; Laura Dankner (1993). Musical Gumbo: The Music of New Orleans. W.W. Norton. pp. 153–160. ISBN 9780393034684. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- "Meter Men: An OffBeat Interview with Art Neville and George Porter, Jr". OffBeat magazine. May 1, 1995. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- "Allmusic – The Meters – biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- Grace Lichtenstein; Laura Dankner (1993). Musical Gumbo: The Music of New Orleans. W.W. Norton. pp. 153–160.
- ISBN 9781466884526. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Phishy Meters – Phish's Page McConnell Joins the Meter Men". OffBeat magazine. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ISBN 9780879307455. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "Art Neville – biography". rockabilly.nl music blog. October 2013. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ Stephen Holden (August 12, 1981). "Pop: The Neville Brothers". New York Times. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Neil Genzlinger (July 23, 2019). "Art Neville, a New Orleans Funk Fixture, Is Dead at 81". New York Times. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Grammy Awards – Art Neville". grammy.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ Renée Fabian (January 9, 2018). "Tina Turner To Queen: 2018 Recording Academy Special Merit Awards". grammy.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ProQuest 1370090.
- OCLC 61207781. 11952.
- ^ Keith Spera (December 19, 2018). "Art Neville, founding member of the Neville Brothers and the Meters, has retired". The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- The Times-Picayune. Archivedfrom the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ Rebecca Santana; Kevin McGill (July 22, 2019). "Art Neville, New Orleans Funk Legend, Dead at 81". Associated Press, via Huffington Post. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Nick Givas (July 28, 2019). "Fox News salutes Art Neville following his death at age 81". Fox News. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Arthel Neville nominated for '2009 Woman of the Year'". Fox 5 San Diego. May 28, 2009. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ "Something Extra". people.com. May 8, 1995. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "Ian Neville on Getting Funky". Guitar Player. August 15, 2012. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Player's Corner: Art Neville's Funky Knuckles". American Songwriter. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Discogs: Art Neville – discography". Discogs. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
External links
- Art Neville biography at Nevilles.com
- Funky Meters biography at the Wayback Machine (archived March 10, 2009)
- Interview with Art Neville at Grammy.org
- Art Neville at IMDb