Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville is an American R&B and soul singer known for his distinctive vibrato and falsetto voice.
He rose to fame as part of the Neville Brothers, a New Orleans musical family, and had solo hits including "Tell It Like It Is" (1966) and the duet "Don't Know Much" with Linda Ronstadt (1989).
Recording achievement trophy
- duetPiece for two
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
New Orleans nickname
- French QuarterHistoric New Orleans neighborhood
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- second lineSupporting vocal line
- Bourbon StreetFamous New Orleans thoroughfare
jazz · gumbo · bayou · po' boy · Dixieland · jambalaya · Cajun · beignets
Grammy
Recording achievement trophy
Linda Ronstadt · collaboration · hit single · comeback · chart-topper
Crescent City
New Orleans nickname
- French QuarterHistoric New Orleans neighborhood
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- second lineSupporting vocal line
Bourbon Street · jazz · gumbo · bayou · po' boy · Dixieland · jambalaya · Cajun · beignets · streetcar
gospel
Sacred choral tradition
spiritual · warmth · sincerity · vulnerability · authenticity · feeling · depth · intensity · R&B · Motown
falsetto
Artificially elevated singing register
silky · smooth · distinctive · ethereal · angelic · gentle · tremolo · purity · range · timbre
Aaron NevilleBarry White
Deep-voiced soul crooner
Isaac Hayes · Leonard Cohen · Johnny Cash · Tom Waits · Louis Armstrong
Aaron NevilleIce Cube
Frozen water block
Sid Vicious · DMX · Trent Reznor · Iggy Pop · Ted Nugent