Aaron Neville
Birth Name:
Aaron J. Neville
Birth Place:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor
Fast Facts
- Was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2010
- Won a Grammy Award for his collaboration on "Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind" in 1989, which went triple platinum
- Had his first hit single with "Tell It Like It Is" in 1967, which topped the R&B charts for five weeks
- Quote: "(On his album "My True Story"): "These songs helped to mold me into who I am․ They're all dear to my heart, and they rode with me, in my bones, through all these years․""
- Best known as an R&B and soul musician and singer whose hit songs include "Don't Know Much" and "All My Life․"
- Sang the theme music for the children's TV series "Little People" by Fisher-Price
- Sang the National Anthem at the WWF's SummerSlam in 1993 and the WCW Spring Stampede in 1994