Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville achieved national recognition with his 1966 single ‘Tell It Like It Is,’ which topped Billboard’s R&B chart for five weeks in 1967 and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The track sold over one million copies, was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and established Neville as a significant voice within R&B. His career gained momentum with the independent release of ‘Over You’ in 1960, followed by work such as ‘Orchid in The Storm’ in 1986. Neville’s career saw a major resurgence in the late 1980s with his collaborations with Linda Ronstadt.

Their 1989 album, ‘Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind,’ achieved triple platinum status and produced the Grammy-winning number one hits ‘Don’t Know Much’ and ‘All My Life.’ Neville earned the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for ‘Don’t Know Much’ in 1990, and for ‘All My Life’ in 1991. Following this success, Ronstadt produced his 1991 album ‘Warm Your Heart,’ certified platinum, which included the hit single ‘Everybody Plays the Fool.’ The 1990s also saw Neville expand his musical scope with platinum-selling albums such as ‘The Grand Tour’ (1993), which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1994, and ‘Aaron Neville’s Soulful Christmas’ (1993). He also performed ‘I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon’ with Ernie on Sesame Street (1994). His venture into country music in 1994 led to a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for ‘I Fall to Pieces’ with Trisha Yearwood in 1995.

The same year, his profound impact on music was recognized by Rolling Stone, which named him one of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.