Alexander O'Neal

Alexander O'Neal is one of those voices that defined the velvet texture of mid-1980s R&B, and I think he is too often overlooked in retrospectives. Eleven top-40 R&B singles is no accident; it reflects a singer who married grit and tenderness in a way few peers managed. Coming out of Natchez, Mississippi, his sound carried real Southern soul under its polished production. What draws me to him is that emotional honesty, the sense that every ache in the melody was earned. Even in retirement, his catalog feels timeless rather than dated, which is the truest mark of a great vocalist.

Name (English)

Alexander O'Neal

Name (Japanese)

アレクサンダー・オニール

Reading

あれくさんだー・おにーる

Born

November 15, 1953 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

Origin

Natchez, Mississippi, United States

Occupation

singer / composer / songwriter / singer-songwriter / musician

University

Alcorn State University

• Official sitehttps://www.alexanderoneal.org/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20O'Neal
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q472895

Tags

• Mississippi
• singer
• composer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-21

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