Vaughan Funeral Home

A public memorial service will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. A second-line will begin outside the funeral home at 3:30 p.m., a family member said."Poppa Funk," as he was often called, died Monday at 81. According to Rhodes funeral director Richard Romain, Neville's remains will not be present at the memorial. Instead, he will be symbolically represented by memorabilia of his long career. Romain said that no further events are planned at this time. Neville, who was the voice of the perennial Carnival season anthem “Mardi Gras Mambo,” was the latest in a series of major recent losses to the Crescent City music scene. Pianist and singer Dr. John died June 6, and trumpeter and Fats Domino producer/songwriter Dave Bartholomew died June 23.Art Neville’s brother and longtime musical collaborator Charles Neville died in April 2018.Can't see video below? Click here.For many years, the Neville Brothers toured the world but always closed the main stage of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on its final Sunday.Art Neville won a Grammy with the Neville Brothers and another for his contributions to a tribute to his pal Stevie Ray Vaughan.