A WWOZ-FM program Art Neville hosted in 1981 will be broadcast again for the first time in 38 years on Wednesday, Aug. 28. “Art Neville’s 13th Ward Bag” is scheduled to air on 90.7 FM from 2 to 4 p.m.

The Neville Brothers are famed for their fiery soul and funk, blues and ballads, Caribbean and Crescent City rhythms. They are Art, Aaron, Charles and Cyril Neville. Art Neville passed away at 82 on ...

Art Neville, the New Orleans music legend who founded both The Neville Brothers and The Meters, has died at age 81. He had been in declining health for some time. “It was peaceful,” Kent Sorrell, ...

In the lexicon of the late Art Neville, that was the most exalted status a band could achieve onstage. When assessing a particularly killer show by the Meters, the Neville Brothers or the Funky Meters ...

In December 2018, Neville, who was nicknamed “Poppa Funk,” announced his retirement from performing as health problems took their toll. Earlier that year, Neville and his fellow Meters earned a Grammy ...

Following the news that George Porter Jr. contracted COVID-19 a lineup of contemporary New Orleans musicians have shared, that they will sub in for the Meters bassist at Poppa Funk & The Night Tripper ...

To commemorate Veteran’s Day, the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet Band has shared a tribute to Navy veteran and music legend Art Neville. The band’s Orient Express group performed a version of The Meters’ “Hey ...

THE MEMORIAL SERVICE IS BEING HELD AT THE RHODES FUNERAL HOME IN UPTOWN. WHICH IS WHERE WE FIND WDSU’S CHRISTINA WATKINS. CHRISTINA? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVED HIM. HE INSPIRED SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE ...

New Orleans legend Art Neville has died at the age of 81. According to New Orleans producer Vince Caruso, Neville died Sunday night. Neville was the founder of The Meters and was a member of the ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - One of New Orleans’ most influential musicians was memorialized in style in Broadmoor Tuesday afternoon (July 30). Dozens turned out to pay tribute to the founding member of ...

Despite a reputation as the finest New Orleans funk band ever, the Meters didn't get their full due in the first go-round back in the 1960s and '70s. It's shocking how much better the Meters sound as ...