jacksoul
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jacksoul, sometimes stylized as jackSOUL, was a Canadian soul and R&B band. Based in Toronto, the band was fronted by singer Haydain Neale, and was best known for their hits "Can't Stop" and "Still Believe in Love".[1]
The band's other members included Davide Direnzo, John Kanakis, Justin Abedin, Ron Lopata, Dave Murray, Brent Setterington, Adam Leo, and Roger Travassos.[2]
Each of the band's albums was nominated for a Juno Award, and the group won the award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year in 2001 and 2007. The band won a Canadian Urban Music Award in 2004.
Neale was involved in a traffic accident on the evening of August 3, 2007, and was sent to hospital. On August 18, 2007, it was reported that Neale had been in a coma since the accident occurred.[3]
On October 1, 2007, jacksoul's official site announced that Neale had been making a very promising recovery to date, although he continued to be in the hospital. On January 30, 2008, a spokesperson for the family reported that Haydain Neale continued to improve since the last statement had been made.
Following his recovery, Neale completed work on the album he had started to work on prior to his accident. On October 26, 2009, the band announced that the album, entitled SOULmate, will be released on December 1, 2009.[4] It will contain 10 new songs written before singer Neale's accident. All profits from the album will go to the Haydain Neal Family Trust.[5]
The first single, "Lonesome Highway", was made available on November 3, 2009.
On November 22, 2009, Haydain Neale died of lung cancer at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital.[6]
[edit] Discography
- Absolute (August 14, 1996)
- Sleepless (April 4, 2000)
- Resurrected (March 23, 2004)
- mySOUL (June 20, 2006)
- SOULmate (December 1, 2009)
[edit] References
- ^ "Jacksoul lead singer dies". cbc.ca, November 23, 2009.
- ^ Jacksoul > Biography Allmusic, November 25, 2009.
- ^ Ashante Infantry, "Jacksoul singer in coma". Toronto Star, August 18, 2007.
- ^ "Jacksoul to release 1st album since accident". cbc.ca, October 27, 2009.
- ^ Haydain Neale's Lonesome Highway. Exclaim!, November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Lead singer of Jacksoul dies of lung cancer". National Post, November 24, 2009.
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