Yesterday, surrounded by his wife, daughter, brother-in-law, and friends, musician Haydain Neale died at Mount Sinai Hospital following a seven-month fight with lung cancer. Lead singer of jacksoul, Neale was born in Hamilton and left his university studies in 1994 to form one of Canada’s best-known funk-soul groups. In August of 2007, Neale was involved [...]

Haydain Neale has been making slow, but steady progress following his devastating vehicle accident back in August, according to music insider Larry LeBlanc. The musician and lead singer of Toronto-based jacksoul suffered serious brain injuries after a car made an unsafe turn and collided with Neale’s Vespa scooter at Eglinton Avenue and Kennedy Road. The [...]

Haydain Neale, 36-year-old singer of Toronto-based band jacksoul, is in hospital in critical condition following a vehicle accident on Friday evening at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue and Kennedy Road [map]. The performer’s injuries are serious, but he remains stable. His family has requested that details of his injuries and the hospital he has been [...]