Charmaine Neville (born March 31, 1956) is a New Orleans-based jazz singer.[1][2]
Charmaine Neville | |
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 Neville on Mardi Gras Day 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charmaine Neville |
| Born | March 31, 1956 |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Jazz, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Biography
Raised Catholic, she is the daughter of Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers.[2][3]
She is the lead singer of the Charmaine Neville Band, a jazz and funk band based in New Orleans.[4] Other musicians in the Charmaine Neville Band include Amasa Miller, Detroit Brooks, Gerald French and Jesse Boyd.
Neville was in the news due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,[1] when the failure of the Federal levees swamped the city of New Orleans. Media reported her tale of witnessing cannibalism, alligator attacks, rape and eventual escape via a commandeered transit bus.[5][6]
Solo albums
- (1992) It's About Time
- (1992) All the Way Live at Snug Harbor
- (1996) Up Up Up
- (1996) Live at Bourbon Street Music Club (aka Live in Brazil)
- (1998) Queen of the Mardi Gras
- (2007) Jazz Fest Live 2007
Album contributions
- (1981) The Neville Brothers "Fiyo On The Bayou"
- (1988) "New New Orleans Music: Jump Jazz" with Ramsay McLean and the Survivors
- (1992) The Reggie Houston - Amasa Miller Trio "The Gazebo Sessions"
- (1992) "Christmas In New Orleans - R&B, Jazz and Gospel"
- (1996) Andrei Codrescu "Valley of Christmas"
- (2000) "New Prohibition" compilation
- (2000) Marva Wright "Marva"
- (2001) Freddy Omar "Latin Party in New Orleans"
- (2006) Nils Lofgren and Joe Sample "Creole Love Call"
- (2006) Mitch Woods "Big Easy Boogie"
- (2007) James "12" Andrews and The Crescent City Allstars "People Get Ready Now"
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charmaine Neville.
- Official website
- A Survivor's Story: New Orleans resident and Jazz musician Charmaine Neville recalls the horror of surviving Hurricane Katrina