Cyril Neville

CYRIL NEVILLE, the Uptown Ruler, brings alifetime of dreams come true. This two-time grammy winningicon is as brilliant and beautiful on stage and in his recordedwork. In this new chapter of his creative life, Cyril levels up evenmore with new songs, a fresh perspective on his decades ofperformance worldwide and a determined eye on the future. Cyril Neville is one of the founding fathers of the New Orleanssignature funky soul, rock jazz sound that has influencedcountless artists and entertained millions of fans over his 5decade career. Mr. Neville is a vocalist, songwriter,percussionist, painter, cultural icon and activist who richly deserves his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Born in 1948 in New Orleans, the youngest of the Neville Brothers was raised in a musical household,with his brothers Aaron, Art and Charles all making waves on the local musical scene. Their uncle GeorgeLandry was Big Chief Jolly of the Wild Tchoupitoulas Mardi Gras Indian Tribe, and young Cyril cut histeeth singing and playing percussion with the group. At 19, he joined his brother’s band, Art Neville andthe Neville Sounds, and released his first single a year later. Art’s band soon merged into th

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