Art Neville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Art Neville

American musician

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1937

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jul-2019

Profession: singer, talent manager

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Arthur Lanon Neville (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 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.