Researching John Neel
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Neel on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Neel and the Neel Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Neel Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Neel family tree.
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Neel Family Tree Databases
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Neel Forums
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Some Famous People called John Neel
John Neel
John E. Neel (September 21, 1930 – September 22, 1973) was an American composer, conductor and musician, who recorded in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Born in Mobile, Alabama, by the early 1960s he worked in Los Angeles as a composer and conductor of film soundtracks. In the late 1950s, he wrote cues for several TV westerns, like Sugarfoot and Maverick. Along with lyricist Roger Nichols, he also wrote the theme songs for the films High School Caesar and Date Bait.
In 1963, he composed and conducted the album Blue Martini, which featured saxophonist Plas Johnson and was released by Äva Records. According to Neel, writing in the album's liner notes, the recording aimed for a new "arrangement form" incorporating solo improvisations and an outer orchestral "shell". In 1969, Neel recorded a second album, John Neel's Amazing Marching Machine, released by Epic Records. He also recorded for the Paramount label in the early 1970s.
Neel died in California in 1973, aged 43.
Source: John Neel, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Neel
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