Aaron Neville has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.
33 Facts About Aaron Neville
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At least five other Par-Lo singles, three of them by Aaron Neville himself, are known to exist.
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Aaron Neville released his first solo album since the late 1960s in 1986 with the independent release Orchid in The Storm.
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In 1989, Aaron Neville teamed up with Linda Ronstadt on the album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind which included four duets by the pair.
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Aaron Neville followed the album up with another platinum seller Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas.
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Aaron Neville recorded a version of "I Fall to Pieces", a major crossover hit for Patsy Cline originally released in 1961, with Trisha Yearwood that resulted in Aaron Neville and Yearwood winning the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
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The album saw Aaron Neville covering selections from the Great American Songbook, including another Ronstadt duet "The Very Thought of You".
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Aaron Neville initially went to Austin temporarily visiting his friend Clifford Antone, then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, after the storm.
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However, the Neville Brothers, including Aaron, returned for the 2008 Jazzfest, which returned to its traditional seven-day format for the first time since Katrina.
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Aaron Neville then decided to move back to the New Orleans area, namely the North Shore city of Covington.
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Aaron Neville performed Randy Newman's "Louisiana 1927" during NBC's A Concert for Hurricane Relief on September 2,2005.
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Aaron Neville signed to SonyBMG's new Burgundy Records label in late 2005 and recorded an album of songs by Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and others for Bring It On Home.
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The album, produced by Stewart Levine, features collaborations between Aaron Neville and Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples, Chris Botti, David Sanborn, Art Aaron Neville, and others.
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Aaron Neville's career has included work for television, movies and sporting events.
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Aaron Neville sang the US national anthem in the movie The Fan starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes.
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Aaron Neville sang the anthem at the WWF's SummerSlam 1993 and at WCW's Spring Stampede 1994.
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Aaron Neville sang the theme music to the children's TV series Fisher-Price Little People.
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Aaron Neville sang a new version of "Cotton", for Cotton Incorporated which was introduced during the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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In 2006, Aaron Neville performed a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner", alongside Aretha Franklin and Dr John on keyboards at Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan.
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On October 27,2006, Aaron Neville made a guest appearance on an episode of the soap opera The Young and the Restless.
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Aaron Neville sang "Stand by Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine", from his album, Bring It On Home.
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Aaron Neville was the featured artist for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Memphis Centennial Concert September 30,2011, at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.
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In May 2021, the 80-year old Aaron Neville announced his retirement from touring, but said he may still record albums or perform occasionally for special events or festivals.
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Aaron Neville has mixed African-American, Caucasian, and Native American heritage.
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Aaron Neville got his facial tattoo when he was 16 years old.
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Aaron Neville married Joel Roux Aaron Neville on January 10,1959.
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Together they had four children Ernestine, Ivan, Aaron "Fred", and Jason Neville.
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In 2008, during a People magazine photo shoot, Neville met photographer Sarah A Friedman, who had been hired to take a portrait of the Neville Brothers.
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Aaron Neville's oldest son, Ivan, is a musician and released an album, If My Ancestors Could See Me Now, in 1988 which yielded a Top 40 hit with "Not Just Another Girl".
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Aaron Neville's third son, Jason, is a vocalist and rap artist who has performed with his father and with the Aaron Neville Brothers, notably at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
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Aaron Neville is the uncle of journalist and Fox News personality Arthel Aaron Neville.
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Aaron Neville is Catholic, with a devotion to St Jude, to whom he has credited his success and survival.
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Aaron Neville wears a St Jude Medal as a left earring.