Aaron Neville is 82 years old today.
A soul, R&B and country performer, Neville has had four Top 20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums. He has recorded with his brothers Art, Charles and Cyril as The Neville Brothers and is the father of singer/keyboards player, Ivan Neville.
Of mixed African American and Native American heritage, Neville’s music also features Cajun and Creole influences. His hits include 1991’s "Everybody Plays the Fool," which reached #8 on the Hot 100; "Don't Take Away My Heaven," "Hercules" and "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You (The Rain Song)."
Neville's biggest solo successes have been on the Adult Contemporary chart, where "Don't Know Much," "All My Life" and "Everybody Plays the Fool" were hits. All reached #1 in eight European countries.
In August, 2005, his home in Eastern New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. He evacuated to Memphis before the hurricane hit and moved to Nashville after the storm.
In January 2013, paying tribute to the songs of his youth, Blue Note Records released Neville's My True Story, a collection of 12 doo-wop tunes, produced by Don Was and Keith Richards, with backing by musicians such as Benmont Tench and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
In October 2015, Keith Richards selected the song "My True Story" as one of his Desert Island Discs.