Aaron Neville Biography: 

 

Aaron Neville is an American RnB singer, soul vocalist, and musician. He was born and brought up in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

He made his fame through his  hit single  “Tell It Like It Is”, released on a small New Orleans label.

He also has to his credit songs like ”Don’t know much,  Everybody plays the fool,  Don’t take away my Heaven and  For the good times. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States. In fact, suffice to say that Aaron Neville is a music legend. 

Aaron Neville Age|Birthday

Aaron Joseph Neville is 79 years as of 2020. He was born on January 24, 1941, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He celebrates his birthday on January 24th every year.

Aaron Neville Dead Or Alive

As per sources, Aaron Neville is alive and not dead. He wrote a poem on his iPhone on his big birthday. “Yeah, 75. I’m still alive,” Neville said. “Seventy-five, saw a lotta jive, the mistakes I made, the sins I paid for.”

At 75, Neville still looks and sounds good, thanks to all his preparation.”You know, people are living a lot longer these days and not preparing for it, “Neville said.” I’m in the gym, and you know, use my accent, “he said.” And he keeps his voice in order by singing.

Aaron Neville Family | Parents

Details of Aaron Neville are readily not available. He however has his brothers, namely, Art, Charles, and Cyril who are also musicians. Together they formed  The Neville Brothers.

Aaron Neville And The Neville Brothers

Aaron came together with his equally talented brothers to form a music group called, The Neville Brothers in 1976.  His brothers include Art Neville (1937–2019), Charles Neville (1938–2018), and Cyril Neville born 1948. They came together to contribute to the recording session of the Wild Tchoupitoulas, an Indian group led by their uncle, George Landry (“Big Chief Jolly”).

Their very first album titled The Neville Brothers was released in 1978 under Capitol Records. In 1987, they released Uptown on the EMI label, featuring guest artists including Branford Marsalis, Keith Richards, and Carlos Santana.  In 1990, the Neville Brothers took part in “In the Still of the Night” to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue produced by the Red Hot Organization.

The last Neville Brothers studio album, titled Walkin’ in the Shadow of Life, was published in 2004. The group formally disbanded in 2012 but reunited in 2015 for a farewell concert in New Orleans.

Charles Neville died from pancreatic cancer on April 26, 2018, at the age of 79. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed the Neville Brothers among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. Art Neville died on July 22, 2019, at the age of 81. A cause of death has not yet been provided.

Aaron Neville Wife

Is Aaron Neville married?

Who is Aaron Neville married to?

Aaron Neville’s first wife was Joel Roux , a famous musician. The marriage lasted for 47  years before Joel Roux died, leaving behind her husband and four children. They had four children, Aaron, Ernestine, Jason, and Ivan. In 2008, Neville met photographer Sarah Ann Friedman who was hired to take a portrait of the Neville Brothers during a photoshoot at People magazine.

Neville and Sarah Ann Friedman got married at Eleven Madison Park in New York City on November 12, 2010.

Aaron Neville Children

The marriage of Neville and Joel Roux is blessed with four children. Neville’s oldest son Ivan is also a musician who has many songs and albums to his credit. He released an album, If My Ancestors Can See Me Now, in 1988, which produced a Top 40 hit with “Not Just Another Child.”

Ivan also performed with Spin Doctors, The Rolling Stones, and Bonnie Raitt, and played keyboards for Keith Richards on his first solo tour. Ivan then put together his own band (Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk) which toured and often appeared in New Orleans. Neville’s third son, Jason, is a vocalist and rap artist who performed with his father and the Neville Brothers, notably at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Aaron Neville Bio

Find below basic inforamtion about Neville Aaron at a glance

• Full Name: Aaron Neville
• Age/ How Old?: 79 years as of 2020.
• Date of Birth: January 24, 1941
• Place of Birth: in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Education‎: Graduate
• Birthday: January 24
• Nationality: American
• Siblings: Three: Art, Charles, and Cyril
• Spouse: Joel Roux (first wife who later died) Sarah Ann Friedman (new wife)
• Children/ Kids: four children
• Profession: RNB Singer
• Net worth: $10-100 million

Aaron Neville Artist | Musician

Neville made his music debut in the 1960s. His first airplay outside of New Orleans was “Missing You.” Neville’s first hit single was “Tell It Like It Is,” released by the small New Orleans label Neville and Linda Ronstadt in 1989 on the album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind. Among the duos recorded for the album were the #1 Grammy-winning hits “Don’t Know Anything” and “All My Life.”

Between 1993 and 1994, Neville expanded his repertoire as a recording artist and moved into country music. Neville released The Grand Tour on A&M Records in 1993. Between 1993 and 1994, Neville expanded his repertoire as a recording artist and moved into country music. Neville released The Grand Tour on A&M Records in 1993.

The Grand Tour was a No.1 hit for the country music legend George Jones in 1974, and while Neville’s version only peaked at No.38 on the Billboard country singles chart, it was highly acclaimed by fans and critics, resulting in a 1994 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Aaron Neville as one of the hundreds of artists whose work was allegedly lost in the 2008 Universal Fire.

Aaron Neville Net Worth

Information relating to the exact net worth of Aaron Neville is currently not available. However working as a musician, there is no doubt Neville earns a good salary and has been able to accumulate good net worth. However, his exact net worth has not yet been revealed but the information will be updated as soon as it is available.

Aaron Neville Awards and Achievements

He is undoubted, a fine singer as outlined in the following awards and accomplishments

• In 1990, Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for ‘Don’t Know Much.’
• In 1991,  Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for ‘All My Life.’
• He twice won the Rolling Stone Critics’ Poll for Best Male Singer (1992 and 1993).
• In 1994, Neville and Trisha Yearwood were presented with the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Vocal Collaboration for ‘I Fall to Pieces.’
• In 2010, Neville was inducted in the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame, while he was performing at Baton Rouge’s Manship Theater in the Shaw Center.
• He was given the University of Notre Dame Laetare Medal in 2015 in recognition of his service to the Catholic Church and society.

Aaron Neville Songs

♦ Tell it like it is
♦ Don’t know much
♦ Everybody plays the fool

♦ Don’t take away my Heaven
♦ For the good times
♦ Ave Maria

♦ The grand tour
♦ It feels like rain
♦ Crazy love

♦ Goodbye my friend
♦ Louisiana 1927
♦ You never can tell

♦ Say what’s in my heart
♦ A change is gonna come
♦ Angola Bound

♦ Yellow moon
♦ Use me
♦ Stand by me

♦ I fall to pieces
♦ I Owe You One
♦ Don’t go please stay
♦ Somewhere, Somebody

Aaron Neville Albums

♦ Midnight at St. Jude’s
♦ Jazz Vocalists – Verve 50
♦ Sehorn’s Soul Farm – 50 New Orleans Soul Classics

♦ Gospel’s Best – Christmas
♦ The Greatest Singers Of All Time
♦ Allen Toussaint – Everything I Do Gona Be Funky

♦ Soul Sensations: Aaron Neville
♦ The Sound Of Aaron Neville
♦ R&B Funk & Soul

♦ Finger Poppin’ And Stompin’ Feet
♦ Highlights of Aaron Neville
♦ ICON

♦ Rhino Hi-Five
♦ Tell It Like It Is – The Par Lo Years
♦ Gotta Serve Somebody

♦ Best Of
♦ Young and Great
♦ Man Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

♦ American Legend (Live at Avo Session Basel 2011)
♦ Warm Your Heart