Raful Neal (June 6, 1936 – September 1, 2004)[1] was an American Louisiana blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter from the United States.
[2] Neal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,[3] and reared by his aunt and uncle on a tenant farm in Chamberlin, West Baton Rouge Parish.
In 1997, his harmonica playing was featured on the album Live: Swampland Jam by Tab Benoit.
[4] Neal died of cancer in Baton Rouge in September 2004.
[1] Nine of his ten children are also blues musicians, and several performed with him on his later releases on the Alligator label.