DER US-AMERIKANISCHE SÄNGER UND KEYBOARDER ART NEVILLE IST GESTORBEN

Der am 17. Dezember 1937 in New Orleans geborene US-amerikanische Sänger, Songwriter und Keyboardspieler Arthur Lanon «Art» Neville ist am 22. Juli 2019 gestorben. Er war u.a. Mitglied der Bands Neville Brothers (zusammen mit seinen Brüdern Aaron, Cyrill und Charles), The Hawketts, The Meters und The Funky Meters. Zweimal hat er einen Grammy gewonnen. Oft wurde er als «Vater des Funk» bezeichnet.

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«Poppa Funk»

Art «Poppa Funk» Neville shaped the sound of New Orleans music for a half-century. The keyboardist and singer co-founded the Meters and the Neville Brothers, two of the most important bands to come from the city, and was the voice of the enduring Carnival season anthem «Mardi Gras Mambo.»

Keith Spera

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/article_4059d432-ac9f-11e9-9615-9f5f01d9ebd6.html

New Orleans Stalwart Art Neville of Neville Brothers, the Meters Dead at 81

Pianist, singer left indelible impression on funk, soul and jazz music during 60-plus year career

Jon Blistein

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/art-neville-neville-brothers-the-meters-dead-obituary-862071/

Neville, known as «Poppa Funk,» announced his retirement from music in December 2018, thanking fans for «all the wonderful years of support and for letting us share our music with the world.»

Gil Kaufman

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8523237/art-neville-dead-meters-neville-brothers

For decades Art shared the stage with his younger brothers, singer Aaron, saxophonist Charles and percussionist Cyril. As the Neville Brothers, they worked together at home in the Crescent City, on tour and on a string of more than a dozen studio and live albums released from 1978 to 2010.

Randy Lewis

https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-07-22/art-neville-meters-neville-brothers-obituary

Art Neville ist tot

Die «Recording Academy», die die Grammys verleiht, würdigte Neville als «legendären Musiker»: «Viele werden Art sehr vermissen, ihn als Person erinnern, die den Funk in New Orleans fantasievoll zum Leben erweckt hat.»

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/neville-brothers-art-neville-ist-tot-1.4535940

Audios / Videos:

The Meters – Mardi Gras Mambo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7hxqp2reVc

Neville Brothers – Yellow Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87iUDZGDKs

Neville Brothers «Midnight Key» New Years Eve 1985/1986

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmM4G76Cfgw

The Neville Brothers – Full Concert – 10/31/91 – Municipal Auditorium New Orleans (OFFICIAL)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSAWlAx-hX4

The Neville Brothers – Hey Pocky Way – 10/31/1991 – Municipal Auditorium New Orleans (Official)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w-ibD-wBRo