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Publish date: 2024-06-18

What Is Aaron Neville’s Net Worth?

Aaron Neville: R&B and Soul Singer with a $4 Million Net Worth

American singer Aaron Neville has a net worth of $4 million. He gained fame in the late ’60s with his hit “Tell It Like It Is” and later became a member of The Neville Brothers. He has released several successful solo albums, including “Warm Your Heart,” “The Grand Tour,” and “Aaron Neville’s Soulful Christmas.” Neville has also collaborated with artists like Linda Ronstadt and Trisha Yearwood and has appeared in several films and television shows.

In May 2021, Neville announced his retirement from touring due to the grueling nature of travel and scheduling.

Aaron Neville’s Background and Early Life

Aaron Neville was born on January 24, 1941, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in the Calliope housing project with his brothers and was the nephew of George “Big Chief Jolly” Landry, the lead vocalist of a Mardi Gras Indian group. Neville has a tattoo of a sword on his face that he got at the age of 16. In a 2019 interview, he shared that his father made him scrub it with Brillo Pads and Octagon Soap, but the tattoo stayed. Neville later had the tattoo outlined to freshen it up for an album he released called “The Tattooed Heart.”

Aaron Neville’s Music Career

Aaron Neville’s music career took off in 1960 when his single “Over You” received airplay outside of New Orleans and reached #21 on the “Billboard” Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. His next single, “Tell It Like It Is,” became a hit in 1966, reaching #2 on the Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Neville went on to form The Neville Brothers with his siblings and released nine studio albums between 1978 and 2004, including “Fiyo on the Bayou” (1981) and “Valence Street” (1999). He also had a successful solo career, releasing several Platinum and Gold-certified albums such as “Warm Your Heart” (1991) and “The Grand Tour” (1993), which featured hit singles like “Everybody Plays the Fool” and “Don’t Take Away My Heaven.” Neville collaborated with Linda Ronstadt on her album “Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind” in 1989, winning Grammys for the songs “Don’t Know Much” and “All My Life.” He also won a Grammy for his duet with Trisha Yearwood on “I Fall to Pieces” for the album “Rhythm, Country and Blues” in 1994. Neville’s later albums include “My True Story” (2013) and “Apache” (2016), and he won his fifth Grammy in 2023 for his collaboration with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band on “Stompin’ Ground.”

Personal Life

Aaron Neville married Joel Roux on January 10, 1959, and they had four children together. Ivan and Jason went into the music business, and Ivan had a Top 40 hit in 1988. Neville and Roux remained married until Joel’s death in 2007. He later married photographer Sarah A. Friedman in 2010.

Neville is a devout Catholic and wears a St. Jude medal as an earring. He credits God with his survival and dedicates his albums to St. Jude, who is the patron saint of lost causes. In 2015, he was honored with the Laetare Medal, which is awarded to an American Catholic “whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the church and enriched the heritage of humanity.”

Aaron Neville’s Grammy and Award Wins

Aaron Neville has received over a dozen Grammy nominations throughout his career. He won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Don’t Know Much” (shared with Linda Ronstadt) and Best Pop Instrumental Performance for “Healing Chant” (shared with The Neville Brothers) in 1990, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “All My Life” (shared with Ronstadt) in 1991, Best Country Vocal Collaboration for “I Fall to Pieces” (shared with Trisha Yearwood) in 1995, and Best American Roots Performance for “Stompin’ Ground” (shared with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band) in 2023.

In addition to his Grammy wins, Neville also won an Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production for Children for “Little People: Big Discoveries,” a show he performed the theme music for. He also received CMA Award nominations for Album of the Year for “Rhythm, Country & Blues” and Vocal Event of the Year for “I Fall to Pieces” in 1994.

Aaron Neville’s Real Estate Ventures

In 2005, Neville bought a six-bedroom home in Brentwood, TN for $755,000. Three years later, he sold it for $775,000 and purchased a 5,000 square foot home in New Orleans for $460,000. In 2013, he sold the New Orleans home for $400,000. The next year, he bought a two-bedroom duplex in Greenwich Village for $1.44 million and put it on the market in 2016 for $2.5 million.

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