“Man, I was scared. I didn't know what to think. All of a sudden, I got a record climbing the charts, and I'm out in the streets. You know, workin' on the docks. And the first week, it sold something like 40,000 in New Orleans.”

American singer

Aaron Neville is an American singer, associated with R&B, soul, gospel, jazz, country, and pop. He is known for his smooth tenor voice and for his long recording career. He first drew wide attention with the 1966 single "Tell It Like It Is," which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and his work is often identified with a style that moves easily across genres.