Woodbine Productions

Four-time GRAMMY Award winner Aaron Neville will perform in Brookings on April 16, 2010. For Tickets call 605-688-5187.

One of America’s iconic soul-filled singers of rhythm and blues, Aaron Neville, is coming to South Dakota State University. Four-time GRAMMY Award winner Aaron Neville and his Quintet featuring Charles Neville will perform in Brookings on April 16, 2010, as the latest in the series of world-class concerts offered by Woodbine Productions.

“We are incredibly honored to have the opportunity to present Aaron Neville and his quintet in a concert that will feature his brother, Charles Neville, on saxophone.” said David Reynolds, head of the Department of Music at South Dakota State University, “Aaron Neville continues to be one of America’s finest pop/soul vocalists and his style is truly a unique blend of soul, gospel, and actually crosses several other genres of music.”

Aaron was the first Neville to burn his way up the national charts when “Tell It Like It Is” hit number one in 1966. The Neville Brothers, with Aaron as one of the lead vocalists, went on to record a series of memorable albums, including “Yellow Moon,” for which Aaron wrote the title track. Aaron’s solo career hit another high in the 1990s when Linda Ronstadt and George Massenberg produced “Warm Your Heart.” He won two Grammy awards for his duets with Linda Ronstadt on “Don’t Know Much” and “All My Life,” both Top Ten hits.

In 1994, he won Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Trisha Yearwood for “I Fall to Pieces.” During that same period, he also won Best Male Singer two years running in the Rolling Stone critics’ poll. After five decades of consistent hit-making, Aaron Neville has, in the words of one Rolleing Stone writer, “reached a highpoint in a career marked by artistic superlatives. ‘Bring It On Home…the Soul Classics’ is an album for the ages and Neville’s most remarkable work to date.”

Aaron continues to record new music and tour internationally with both The Neville Brothers and with his Quintet featuring Charles Neville.

Woodbine Productions is a project of the SDSU Foundation and is underwritten by an anonymous benefactor who is committed to bringing great performances and entertainment to Brookings and South Dakota, as well as helping the next generation of musicians. All ticket sales directly benefit competitive scholarships for talented students of the SDSU Music Department.  Donations can also be made directly to Music Department scholarships through our secure online giving form.