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Long before Gary and Phil Neville made their mark as footballing brothers for Manchester United and England, the Neville Brothers of New Orleans (Aaaron, Art, Charles and Cyril) earned widespread acclaim, together and...

Cyril Neville sings This is My Country (07:58)

Cyril Neville sings the Curtis Mayfield protest anthem from 1968 "This is My Country" with the New Orleans Social Club. From the PBS concert series Austin City Limits, original airdate October 14, 2006

Cyril Neville performs "Cheatin' and Lyin'" Live at WTMD (03:50)

Cyril Neville, the youngest of the famed Neville Brothers--and the percussionist for The Meters--visits WTMD to perform selections from "Brand New Blues."

Cyril Neville • Brand New Blues (06:55)

Cryl Neville & Tribe 13 @ Louisiana Music Factory, New Orleans 2009-5-4 • Norman Caesar, Ricky Caesar, Jimmie Dreams, Brian J, Kensuke Yamamoto • video © Beate Sandor www.beatesandor.com

Trombone Shorty feat Cyril Neville "Summertime" (09:47)

Live from Tipitina's French Quarter, the old and new generations get together on a funky, Latin-flavored version of the Gershwin classic.

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Cyril Neville Biography

Cyril Neville (born in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 10 1948), is a 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 prestigious 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, [http://www.counterpunch.org/neville12162005.html], titled "Why I'm Not Going Back To New Orleans" and was featured in the 2006 film, New Orleans Music in Exile. He currently lives in Austin, TX.

Cyril Neville's Blues Revue with Tab Benoit will be performing at The Voodoo Experience held at City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana over Halloween weekend 2009.

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