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Art Neville: In Memoriam Playlist

July 23, 2019 • Art Neville's life connected directly to rock and roll's first notes. Travel through his funky catalog with The Meters, The Neville Brothers and his own solo songs.

Art Neville, A New Orleans Icon, Dead At 81

Art Neville of the Meters and the Neville Brothers performing at Tipitina's in New Orleans in 2011. Neville died Monday at age 81. Erika Goldring/Getty Images hide caption

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Art Neville, A New Orleans Icon, Dead At 81

July 22, 2019 • The keyboardist and singer was a co-founder of both the Meters and the Neville Brothers — bands that took the funk and swagger of New Orleans to a much larger world.

Art Neville, A New Orleans Icon, Dead At 81

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