Cyril Neville

Cyril Garrett Neville (born October 10, 1948) is an American percussionist and vocalist who first came to prominence as a member of his brother Art Neville's funky New Orleans-based band, The Meters. He joined Art in the Neville Brothers band upon the dissolution of the Meters.

Career
He has appeared on recordings by Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Edie Brickell, Willie Nelson, Dr. John and The New Orleans Social Club among others.

Neville wrote an article for the December 16, 2005 edition of CounterPunch, titled "Why I'm Not Going Back To New Orleans" and was featured in the 2006 documentary film New Orleans Music in Exile.  After Hurricane Katrina he moved to Austin, Texas, but as of 2012 lives in Slidell, Louisiana.  Soul Rebels Brass Band featured Neville as a special guest on their Rounder Records debut record, Unlock Your Mind, released on January 31, 2012. The Soul Rebels' name was conceived by Neville at the New Orleans venue Tipitina’s, where the band was opening.

In 2005, Neville joined up with Tab Benoit for the Voice of the Wetlands Allstars to bring awareness to Louisiana's rapid loss of wetlands along the Gulf Coast. The band also features Waylon Thibodeaux, Johnny Sansone, Anders Osborne, Monk Boudreaux, George Porter, Jr., Johnny Vidacovich, and Dr. John. The band has become a main feature at the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

In 2010, Neville joined popular New Orleans funk band Galactic. He put aside his solo career to tour internationally with the band.

In 2012, Cyril Neville joined forces with Devon Allman (son of Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band), award-winning blues-rock guitarist Mike Zito, bassist Charlie Wooton, and Grammy-winning drummer Yonrico Scott to form Royal Southern Brotherhood, a blues-rock supergroup.

Citations
 "Cyril Neville may be the youngest of the Neville Brothers, the first family of New Orleans rock and R&B, but he has just made his best album". - Billboard 
 "a refreshingly original approach to the music" (*** 1/2) - Chicago Sun-Times

Discography
 1994: The Fire This Time (Endangered Species) The Uptown Allstars
 1998: Soulo (Endangered Species) Cyril solo
 2000: New Orleans Cookin''' (Endangered Species) Cyril solo 2003: For The Funk Of It (Kongo Square) The Uptown Allstars 2007: The Healing Dance (Jomar/Silk) Tribe 13 2009: Brand New Blues (M.C.) Cyril solo 2012: Royal Southern Brotherhood (RUF) Royal Southern Brotherhood 2012: Live in Germany (RUF) Royal Southern Brotherhood 2013: Magic Honey (RUF) Cyril solo 2014: Heartsoulblood (RUF) Royal Southern Brotherhood 2015: Don't look back (RUF) Royal Southern BrotherhoodAwards and honors
As a member of the Neville Brothers, Cyril won the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for the song "Healing Chant".

In 1996, he and his brothers were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the song "Fire on the Mountain".

They were also nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for the album Valence Street.

In 2014, Neville (as a solo) was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Contemporary Blues Album of the Year' category for his album Magic Honey''.

References

Category:African-American musicians
Category:Living people
Category:American percussionists
Category:American soul musicians
Category:Rhythm and blues musicians from New Orleans
Category:People from Slidell, Louisiana
Category:Neville family (show business)
Category:The Neville Brothers members
Category:The Meters members
Category:Grammy Award winners
Category:1948 births