( CNN ) -- When it comes to versatility , New Orleans musician Aaron Neville knows the ropes . He 's tackled pop , soul , gospel and R & B over his five-decade long career . Now , he 's venturing into the genre of one of his biggest inspirations : doo-wop . His new album , titled `` My True Story , '' features 12 songs , which are all doo-wop covers . He handpicked all of the covers -- from `` Under the Boardwalk '' by the Drifters to `` Ting a Ling '' by the Clovers . Because he loves doo-wop so much , he said there may even more songs to come : `` We had 12 songs and we ended up doing 23 . So there will probably be a part two and a part three , '' Neville told CNN . Neville said the inspiration for the album comes from childhood memories of his hometown and his family . His older brother Art introduced him to doo-wop . `` He was a singer , '' Neville said . `` He had this doo-wop group ... and I got to play with them and go up and down Louisiana and Mississippi . '' Neville and his brothers Art , Charles and Cyril would later form The Neville Brothers and churn out more than a dozen albums on various labels . Over the years , they 've all been involved in their own musical projects , but still perform together at various festivals . Many fans have dubbed them New Orleans ' `` first family of funk '' . Neville said the Crescent City will always be home . `` I just did a gig at the House of Blues ( in New Orleans ) and it was so noisy , '' Neville said . `` It 's the best feeling in the world to hear that . '' He provided a lot of comfort to fans from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina . He met displaced New Orleanians all over the country as he toured , and many of them were grateful to be reminded of home . `` It felt good that we would give , that we could make somebody feel good , because I know I was feeling -- and I 'm sure they were feeling the same way -- your whole everything just was gone . '' Even though Neville often returns to his hometown to perform , he has not returned to his home in East New Orleans since Katrina . Much of that area was decimated by the storm and flood waters . He and his family evacuated to Memphis , and the singer eventually made his way to New York , which has become his new home . New York is also where he recorded `` My True Story , '' which was a project that included several musical heavyweights . The album was produced by EMI Music 's President Don Was and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones . Richards and Neville first met back in 1981 while on tour . `` We 've been running across each other for years . We have much respect for each other , '' Neville said . `` I think Keith is one of the most down-to-Earth guys in the world . '' And Neville still has some other artists he 'd like to work with , he said . `` I 'd like to work with Steve Wonder , Smokey ( Robinson ) , Natalie Cole . And I heard Beyonce -- she was imitating me on 'Do n't Know Much ' and I think she can sing . '' Besides collaborations , Neville may be diving into yet another genre soon . `` I 've never really done a blues album , and I can sing blues , '' he said . That 's the good thing about my band . We can do every genre of music . '' `` My True Story '' is set to be released on January 22 .
Smokey Robinson will release a doo-wop cover album . Aaron Neville and Stevie Wonder music president Don Was produced the album . Stevie Wonder would like to work with Stevie Wonder , Keith Richards in the future .