Art Neville, member of the Neville Brothers and the funk band The Meters, has died at the age of 81 on Monday.
The news came from Neville’s manager Kent Sorrell. “Art ‘Poppa Funk’ Neville passed away peacefully this morning at home with his adoring wife, Lorraine, by his side,” Sorrell said in an email.
Though no clear cause of death has been identified, Neville battled health problems in the years following a back surgery.
RIP Art, you were a large part of some truly memorable music over the years.
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