Raful Neal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Raful Neal (June 6, 1936 – September 1, 2004)[1] was an American Louisiana blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter from the United States.[2]

Neal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,[3] and reared by his aunt and uncle on a tenant farm in Chamberlin, West Baton Rouge Parish. He began playing the harmonica at age 14. He played with Buddy Guy in a band called the Clouds. His first record, "Sunny Side of Love" (1958) on Peacock Records, was not successful.[1]

Neal's first album, called Louisiana Legend,[4] was initially issued by King Snake Records and later by Alligator Records in 1990.[5] His 1991 album I Been Mistreated was released on Ichiban Records.[4] Neal toured globally. In 1997, his harmonica playing was featured on the album Live: Swampland Jam by Tab Benoit.[6] Neal's album Old Friends was issued in 1998.[4]

Neal died of cancer in Baton Rouge in September 2004.[1] Nine of his ten children are also blues musicians, and several performed with him on his later releases on the Alligator label.

See also

[edit | edit source]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ a b c Biography, AllMusic
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]

Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).