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- Raful Neal (* 6. Juni 1936 in Baton Rouge; † 1. September 2004 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluessänger, Mundharmonikaspieler und Songwriter. Raful Neal ist der Vater des Baton Rouge Blues, ein Titel, den er sich durch seine Diskographie, seinen Einfluss auf andere Musiker und als Vater von zehn Kindern, von denen neun Bluesmusik spielen, verdient hat. Einer seiner Söhne, Kenny Neal, hat eine große Karriere als Bluesmusiker gemacht, in der Band spielen auch einige seiner Brüder. (de)
- Raful Neal (June 6, 1936 – September 1, 2004) was an American Louisiana blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter from the United States. Neal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, and reared by his aunt and uncle on a tenant farm in Chamberlin, West Baton Rouge Parish. He began playing the harmonica at age 14. He played with Buddy Guy in a band called the Clouds. His first record, "Sunny Side of Love" (1958) on Peacock Records, was not successful. Neal's first album, called Louisiana Legend, was initially issued by King Snake Records and later by Alligator Records in 1990. His 1991 album I Been Mistreated was released on Ichiban Records. Neal toured globally. In 1997, his harmonica playing was featured on the album Live: Swampland Jam by Tab Benoit. Neal's album Old Friends was issued in 1998. Neal died of cancer in Baton Rouge in September 2004. Nine of his ten children are also blues musicians, and several performed with him on his later releases on the Alligator label. (en)
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- Raful Neal (* 6. Juni 1936 in Baton Rouge; † 1. September 2004 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluessänger, Mundharmonikaspieler und Songwriter. Raful Neal ist der Vater des Baton Rouge Blues, ein Titel, den er sich durch seine Diskographie, seinen Einfluss auf andere Musiker und als Vater von zehn Kindern, von denen neun Bluesmusik spielen, verdient hat. Einer seiner Söhne, Kenny Neal, hat eine große Karriere als Bluesmusiker gemacht, in der Band spielen auch einige seiner Brüder. (de)
- Raful Neal (June 6, 1936 – September 1, 2004) was an American Louisiana blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter from the United States. Neal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, and reared by his aunt and uncle on a tenant farm in Chamberlin, West Baton Rouge Parish. He began playing the harmonica at age 14. He played with Buddy Guy in a band called the Clouds. His first record, "Sunny Side of Love" (1958) on Peacock Records, was not successful. (en)
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