“'Yellow Moon' was a poem. My wife at the time, Joel - she's dead now - it was our 25th anniversary. She had the chance to go on a cruise with her sister. And I'm home with the kids and looking up, and I saw the big moon, and I just started writing.”

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.