Raful Neal
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Raful Neal (6 June, 1936 – September 1, 2004[1]) was an American, Louisiana blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter.
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Neal took up the blues harp at age 14, tutored by a local player named Ike Brown and influenced by Little Walter. Neal's first band, the Clouds, also included the guitarist, Buddy Guy. Neal debuted on vinyl in 1958 with a single for Don Robey's Houston, Texas based Peacock Records. But "Sunny Side of Love" was not successful.[1]
Neal's debut album, Louisiana Legend, first emerged on King Snake Records and was picked up by Alligator Records in 1990. I Been Mistreated, Neal's follow-up, was released on Ichiban Records the following year. Neal toured around the world and in 1997 he contributed harp to a couple of tracks on Tab Benoit's Live: Swampland Jam record. Neal's next long-player, Old Friends, appeared in 1998. After a long bout with cancer, Neal died 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.
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- Raful Neal biography from LouisanaMusic.com
- Raful Neal biography from mp3.com
- Raful Neal biography from Alligator Records
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