associated_acts label image_size article_title birth_date background instrument genre image origin name occupation
the brothers , the endangered species band , the uptown allstars soul , tribe 13 , galactic , royal southern brotherhood machine , the meters , the neville m.c. records 200 cyril neville
 10 october 1948 solo_singer percussion r & b , funk , blues cyrilneville.jpg new orleans , louisiana , united states cyril neville musician
cyril neville

cyril garrett neville -lrb- born october 10 , 1948 -rrb- 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 .
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 film , `` new orleans music in exile '' .
after katrina he moved to austin , texas but currently 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 thbodeaux , johnny sansone , anders osborne , big chief monk boudreaux , george porter jr , johnny vidacovich , and dr. john .
the band has become a main feature at the annual new orleans jazz and heritage festival in new orleans , la. .
in 2010 , neville joined new orleans hipster funk band galactic .
he put aside his solo career to tour internationally with the band .
in 2012 , cyril neville joined forces with devon allman -lrb- son of gregg allman of the allman brothers -rrb- , 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 .
in 2014 , neville was nominated for a blues music award in the ` contemporary blues album of the year ' category for `` magic honey '' .
