Art Neville - All These Things (1955-1968)

Compilation
Art Neville is an American singer and keyboard player from New Orleans, best known as a founding member of The Meters.

Art Neville was born in New Orleans in 1937, and grew up with his three younger brothers Charles, Aaron and Cyril surrounded by music. He took up the piano, and in the 50s led an R&B group called The Hawketts. They had a regional hit in 1954 with "Mardi Gras Mambo", which remains a much-loved New Orleans carnival anthem to this day. He also recorded as a solo artist for the Specialty label in the late 50s, but his music career was interrupted by a stint in the US Navy.  On returning in the early 60s, he recorded for Joe Banashak's Instant label, with Allen Toussaint producing and writing much of the material. The one song to become a regional hit was the wonderful Toussaint-penned ballad "All These Things". In 1966 his brother Aaron had a huge hit with the single "Tell It Like It Is", and Art went on tour with him as his keyboard player and manager. On returning to New Orleans, they formed a group with their youngest brother Cyril, and Art Neville & The Neville Sounds became one of the hottest live acts in New Orleans. Unfortunately they never recorded. The group split when Art found he had a unique musical connection with members Leo Nocentelli, George Porter and Zigaboo Modeliste, and they went out on their own under the name The Meters. A couple of singles came out with Art singing, but by 1969 they were forging ahead as an instrumental group playing their own unique brand of stripped-down funk.
This short compilation brings together a number of loose ends from Art Neville's career prior to The Meters' first album, though it does not include his Specialty recordings as they can be found on an extensive compilation of their own. So here we have "Mardi Gras Mambo", followed by some of his 60s Instant recordings including "All These Things", and three songs with The Meters, including a great Bo Diddley cover.

Download

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

that was good listen. Thanks for posting.

Helen Derringer said...

Do you need a business loan? Our company name is zion financial services limited, we give out loans to interested customer that are seeking for loans to improve their businesses, we can assist you with a loan from €10,000 up to €15 Million euros. we offer loans at 3% interest rate. We can help you by lending you money, to start up a business or expand your existing business, we also offer personal loans, auto loans, business loans, mortgage loans, agricultural loans, or a loan for any reason etc. If you need a loan today contact us. We can lend up to 15 million euros. Email us to apply: zionloanfirm.ltd@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Laugier knows his classics and does not hide his sources of inspiration (Tobe Hooper, Robert Aldrich, Rob Zombie in particular). watch movies 2k Ghostland is however much less original and radical than Martyrs. megashare9 And the film recycles elementary visual artifices and unproductive jumpscares: annoying and almost insulting. los movies Let's move on to the pitch that serves as the basis for the film, which does not bother logic or credibility. 123movies Laugier first looks to shock the viewer and, obviously, seen the comments on the web, seems to achieve it without I can't understand why. zmovies I mean, since Hostel, horror cinema has largely gone around the topic of sequestration. Also, once the rather good surprise of the middle of the film passed, Ghostland doesn't innovate really, in spite of its graphic universe too clean to be really disturbing.

Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing this great post.
Visit us: PRP therapy

Reema said...

Agra is most visited place of india and it have so many good things to enjoy. Historical buildings are the best attraction in Agra.
One Day Agra Tour

mike johnson said...

Sir/Madam

We are authorized Financial consulting firm that work directly with
some banks in UK.[Lloyds Bank,Barclays Bank and hsbc bank.]

We are providing BG, SBLC, LC, LOAN and lots more for client all over the world.

Equally,we are ready to work with Brokers and financial
consultants/consulting firms in their respective countries.

We are equally ready to pay commission to those Brokers and financial
consultants/consulting firms.

Awaiting for your response.

Email: providentfinancialplc231@gmail.com

Skype ID: providentfinancialplc101@hotmail.com


Best regards,

MIKE JOHNSON.
Issuing Bank/Provider Mandate.
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL PLC.NO. 1 GODWIN STREET, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, BD1 2SU LONDON,
United Kingdom

bitcoinprivatekey said...

Bitcoin Private Key Finder Bitcoin Key Finder is the # 1 app for finding BTC Bitcoin private keys with a balance. It gives you the exact BTC Bitcoin private key in a minute all transaction and shows you the current balance. BTC Bitcoin Key Finder saves all the results and gives you an easy export option to save to your hard drive. Did you know that there are literally thousands of bitcoin addresses with a balance and no transactions in years. Get your Bitcoin Key Finder now to be the first to find one of these gems. http://allcryptosoftware.net/programs/ whatsapp: +971529644548

Yzhelle Morgan said...

Their songs are beautiful!!

Aqualine Metal Water Tanks