(New York, NY – July 23rd, 2012) – Iconic soul/R&B vocalist Aaron Neville announces his Christmas Celebration tour traveling across the south and southwest of the U.S. this December. Neville is currently on the road until August 11thand will continue to tour the states this December kicking off the holiday tour in Robinsonville, MS with stops in Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. See full list of tour dates below.
(New York, NY – July 23rd, 2012) – Iconic soul/R&B vocalist Aaron Neville announces his Christmas Celebration tour traveling across the south and southwest of the U.S. this December. Neville is currently on the road until August 11thand will continue to tour the states this December kicking off the holiday tour in Robinsonville, MS with stops in Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. See full list of tour dates below.
The Christmas Celebration tour will include performances of new songs from Aaron Neville’s upcoming full-length album set to be released this Winter on EMI’s Blue Note Records. The record, produced by Keith Richards and Blue Note Records President Don Was, finds Neville revitalizing some of his favorite songs from the doo-wop era and beyond. “Aaron Neville is one of the most expressive and soulful artists of all time, it's such a thrill to hear him sing,” Was says. “His vocals have a way of reaching into your heart and stirring something really deep inside. It's a huge honor to welcome him to Blue Note Records and to be involved, along with the legendary Keith Richards, in the production of this album.”
All of the tracks were hand-picked by Neville himself as they are songs that have remained close to his heart since he was a child. “When I was a kid, doo-wop was like medicine to me,” Neville explains. “I didn’t care what else was goin’ on in the world as long as I could sing along with Pookie Hudson and The Spaniels, The Flamingos, The Clovers, Sonny Til and The Orioles, Clyde McPhatter—I was like a kid in a candy store.”
During Neville’s five decade recording career, he has displayed a chameleon-like ability to perform, collaborate and contribute to a wide range of genres. From the funky soul and R&B cuts with the Neville Brothers to a triple platinum, Grammy winning duet with Linda Ronstadt in 1989, “Don’t Know Much” (off an album the duo received two Grammys for), to the title track of 1993’s The Grand Tour which put Neville on the Country charts for the first time, to his several Gospel records including his most recent project, I Know I’ve Been Changed in 2010.
AARON NEVILLE QUINTET TOUR DATES:
August 4 Charleston, WV - Multi-Fest WV
August 5 Washington, DC - The Howard Theatre
August 7 Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
August 8 Orlando, FL - The Plaza Theatre Live
August 10 Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre
August 11 Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Botanical Gardens
AARON NEVILLE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION TOUR DATES:
December 1 Robinsonville, MS - Fitzgerald's
December 4 Baton Rouge, LA - Manship Theatre
December 6 San Antonio, TX - Carver Comm. Cultural Center
December 7 Corsicana, TX - Palace Theatre
December 8 Salina, KS - Stiefel Theatre
December 10 Sante Fe, NM - Lensic Performing Arts Center
December 11 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
December 14 Turlock, CA - Community Theatre
December 15 Stateline, CA - Harrah's Lake Tahoe South Shore Room
December 16 San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts
December 18 Los Angeles, CA - Disney Hall
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