Charmaine Neville

Charmaine Neville
Neville on Mardi Gras Day 2007
Background information
Birth name	Charmaine Neville
Born	(1956-03-31) March 31, 1956 (age 61)
Origin	United States
Genres	Jazz, funk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Associated acts	The Neville Brothers

Charmaine Neville (born March 31, 1956) is a New Orleans jazz singer.

She is the daughter of Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers and the lead singer of the Charmaine Neville Band, a jazz, funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Neville was in the news due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when the failure of the Federal levees swamped the city of New Orleans. Media reported her tale of witnessing cannibalism, alligator attacks, rape and eventual escape via a commandeered transit bus.