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Aaron Neville

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Aaron Neville (1989)

Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages audio, 5 October 1989

The giant of New Orleans singers looks back at his roots in the Crescent City: the hard times and the good times, being a Neville Brother, key vocal influences and more.

File format: mp3 File size: 29.2mb Interview length: 31 minutes 55 seconds Sound quality: ***

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Top Tunes: Aaron Neville

Interview by Ronnie Oberman, Evening Star, The (Washington DC), 21 January 1967

BECAUSE HE "tells it like it is," both on record and off, Aaron Neville finally is making a name for himself in the popular music ...

The Mighty Meters

Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 31 August 1973

WITH VIRTUALLY no publicity, the mighty Meters recently came into London as part of the Dr. John entourage. We were fortunate enough to catch up ...

The Voice Squad

Overview by Barney Hoskyns, New Musical Express, 12 January 1985

From the raw to the pure, from the sublime to the meticulous — BARNEY HOSKYNS sings the praises of 24 of music's most glorious voices. ...

Stateside Booty: ZZ Hill, Aaron Neville, Jimmy Holiday and Early Motown

Review by Barney Hoskyns, New Musical Express, 1987

THE FLOOD of soul reissues and compilations continues with four more from the vaults of EMI's Stateside subsidiary. First off, an album of mid-period (early ...

Neville Brothers Bring Their Angelic But Underrated Sound To Hopkins

Profile and Interview by Geoffrey Himes, Evening Sun (Baltimore), The , 3 June 1988

MAY DAY WAS the last day of this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and the honorary slot of the last set was once ...

Aaron Neville

Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Sunday Correspondent, September 1989

AARON NEVILLE has to be one of black music's more extraordinary characters. There can be few experiences as disarming as hearing the voice of an ...

Aaron Neville: Warm Your Heart (A&M)

Review by Richard C. Walls, Musician, August 1991

WITH HIS brothers and on his own, Aaron Neville has been involved with some truly fine records. But it's also true that he recently reached ...

Aaron Neville

Interview by Michael Simmons, MOJO, February 2013

Shooting up with Ray Charles, blown away by Katrina, the voice of New Orleans has seen tough times. Now Keith Richards is reaching out. "I ...

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