Person · Male
Aaron Neville
- From
- New Orleans, United States
- Since
- 1941–present
- Rating
- ★ 2.25
- Releases
- 72
- country
- deep soul
- doo-wop
- gospel
- jazz
- new orleans r&b
- pop
- r&b
About
Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer renowned for his distinctively smooth, vibrato-heavy tenor and a genre-crossing career that spans R&B, soul, gospel, jazz, country, and pop. He gained national prominence with his 1966 single "Tell It Like It Is", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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As a solo artist, Neville achieved three consecutive RIAA platinum-selling albums in the 1990s and topped the Billboard Jazz chart with Nature Boy: The Standards Album. He has earned four Grammy Awards, four Top 10 Gospel albums, and a Grammy nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his 1993 cover of "The Grand Tour". His duets with Linda Ronstadt, including "Don't Know Much" and "All My Life", both topped the Adult Contemporary chart and won Grammy Awards. He has also performed the United States national anthem at the Super Bowl on two occasions, including a 2006 rendition alongside Aretha Franklin and Dr. John.
In addition to his solo work, he is a founding member of the Neville Brothers, alongside his brothers Art, Charles, and Cyril. Neville contributed to notable compilations such as Rhythm, Country and Blues (with Trisha Yearwood) and The Bodyguard soundtrack. In 2023, he won his fourth Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance for "Stompin' Ground", a collaboration with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. That same year, he was named one of Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Member of
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The Neville Brothers eponymous
Discography
Albums
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Tell It Like It Is Apple Music
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Like It ’Tis
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Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind
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Warm Your Heart Apple Music
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Aaron Neville’s Soulful Christmas
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The Grand Tour Apple Music
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Even If My Heart Would Break
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The Tattooed Heart Apple Music
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Doing it Their Own Way
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To Make Me Who I Am Apple Music
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Cry Me a River
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Devotion
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Orchid in the Storm
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Nature Boy: The Standards Album Apple Music
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Believe
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Christmas Prayer
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Bring It On Home…The Soul Classics Apple Music
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I Know I’ve Been Changed
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The Treasury of Recorded Classics
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My True Story Apple Music
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American Legend
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Apache
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The Early Hits
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Soul Love
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Love Letters: The Allen Toussaint Sessions Apple Music
Singles
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Stompin’ Ground
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By Heart, By Soul (Performance Tracks)
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Nature Boy
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Use Me
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That's What My Love Is For
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I Fall To Pieces
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Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight
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Louisiana
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Everybody Plays the Fool
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Send Me an Angel / Everybody Plays the Fool
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All My Life
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Don’t Know Much
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Hercules / Going Home
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Tell It Like It Is / Why Worry
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How Could I Help but Love You / Wrong Number
Live
Compilations
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Love Letters: The Allen Toussaint Sessions Apple Music
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Milestones of Legends: “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?”, Vol. 9
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Best of Aaron Neville Gospel
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Hercules: The Minit and Sansu Sessions 1960–1977
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Mojo Soul
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The Best of Aaron Neville
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Aaron Neville
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Greatest Gospel Hits
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Gold
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Singles Collection Plus 1969-77
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Gospel Roots
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For The Good Times: The Allen Toussaint Sessions Apple Music
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Love Songs
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Some of My Greatest Songs
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20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Aaron Neville
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Ultimate Collection
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The Very Best of Aaron Neville
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Aaron Neville Classics
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Tell It Like It Is: The Best of Aaron Neville
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Hercules
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Tell It Like It Is Apple Music
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Tell It Like It Is Apple Music
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Greatest Hits
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My Greatest Gift
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Show Me the Way Apple Music
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Make Me Strong Apple Music
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The Best of Art and Aaron Neville
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Also known as
Aaron Joseph Neville · Aaron Neveille · Aaron Nevile
Tags
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2008 universal fire victim
- adult contemporary
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 2f53411b-ec29-4979-aa46-62786a2bb377
- ISNI
- 0000000073652000
- IPI
- 00022263914
- IPI
- 00040732412
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.