Charmaine Neville | |
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 Neville on Mardi Gras Day 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charmaine Neville |
| Born | March 31, 1956 |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Jazz, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Charmaine Neville (born March 31, 1956) is a New Orleans-based jazz singer. [1] [2]
Raised Catholic, she is the daughter of Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers. [2] [3]
She is the lead singer of the Charmaine Neville Band, a jazz and funk band based in New Orleans. [4] Other musicians in the Charmaine Neville Band include Amasa Miller, Detroit Brooks, Gerald French and Jesse Boyd.
Neville was in the news due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, [1] when the failure of the Federal levees swamped the city of New Orleans. Media reported her tale of witnessing cannibalism, alligator attacks, rape and eventual escape via a commandeered transit bus. [5] [6]
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