Arthur Lanon Neville (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans. Neville was a part of The Neville Brothers. He was a founding member of The Meters, whose musical style represents New Orleans funk. He also played with the spinoff group The Funky Meters. Neville played on recordings by many notable artists from New Orleans and elsewhere, including Labelle (on "Lady Marmalade"), Paul McCartney, Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, Dr. John and Professor Longhair.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played Neville's group, The Meters quite often on his shows in the early 70's and also played some solo material from Art Neville, who had begun his solo career in the 1950s.. He also gave airtime to brother Aaron Neville, who had a US Top Ten hit in 1967 with "Tell It Like It Is", becoming more famous than his brother as a result. But Aaron, like Art, only appeared in Peel's playlists in later decades, when the DJ obtained reissue albums of vintage soul and rock and roll from the '50s and '60s. Peel isn't known to have played anything by the Neville Brothers, the group featuring both Art and Aaron, who became very popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
Shows Played[]
- 10 July 1973: Cha-Dooky-Doo (single) Speciality
- 1986
- 25 November 1986: I'm Just A Fool To Care (v/a album - Crescent City Bounce) Ace