Monday 26 August 2019

The "ART" of Funk, Art Neville is gone!

'Papa Funk' Art Neville, New Orleans soul & funk legend, keyboarder with The Meters and The Neville Brothers, died on July 22, 2019 aged 81. Listen to some of his best songs sand solos below!
Goodbye 'Poppa Funk'!

Worth checking out his early recordings!


The Meters - Mardi Gras Mambo

The Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon

The Neville Brothers - Fire On The Bayou

THE METERS - Cissy Strut - live @ Cervantes

The Neville Brothers & The Meters - 
(Live Letterman Sept 2005)

Art Neville - Hey Pocky Way - "Cha Dooky Deux!" 
 one of his last shows - Lundi Gras 2015

Obituaries:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/arts/music/art-neville-dead.html

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/article_4059d432-ac9f-11e9-9615-9f5f01d9ebd6.html

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