Person · Male
Art Neville
- From
- New Orleans, United States
- Active
- 1937–2019
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 6
- funk
- r&b
About
Arthur Lanon Neville Jr. (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans.
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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. 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. He was the recipient of three Grammy awards.
Member of
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The Meters keyboard, lead vocals
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The Neville Brothers eponymous
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Also known as
Arthur Lanon Neville · Arthur Neville
Tags
- 2008 universal fire victim
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f03e25f3-c8e5-42db-b2c3-8cbc0bf878fd
- ISNI
- 0000000055188662
- IPI
- 00022264029
- IPI
- 00040732608
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.