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John Lewis Nelson (June 29, 1916 – August 25, 2001), also known as his stage name Prince Rogers, was an American jazz musician and songwriter. He was the father of musicians Prince and Tyka Nelson and a credited co-writer on some of his son's songs.
As Prince Rogers, John L. Nelson carved out a career as a jazz musician in the Minneapolis area in the 1950s but he will forever be known as the father of Prince, the genre-bending superstar of...
Dec 21, 2016 · First, there is the immediate derivation, one most Prince freaks know about: In the ’50s, his father, John, formed an experimental jazz band called the Prince Rogers Trio. At one point, they ...
John L. Nelson was a lyricist and pianist who co-wrote some of Prince's songs. He also influenced Prince's musical style and stage name changes.
Jun 29, 2017 · John L. Nelson, the late jazz musician and father of Prince, had his compositions recorded by an all-star jazz collective The John L. Nelson Project. The album Don't Play With Love features his classic tune "Heart of Mine" and will be released in October 2017.
In the 1950s John Nelson had made a name for himself in the music scene playing piano and leading the Prince Rogers Trio, a jazz group who would play in clubs and community centers on the North Side like the Phyllis Wheatley House, a historic building that opened in 1924 to provide social services for African-American families moving to North Mi...
Mar 5, 2018 · A couple of years ago, the musician and record producer Sharon Nelson—who is also Prince’s half-sister, and the daughter of jazz pianist and composer John L. Nelson—was cleaning out her Manhattan apartment when she uncovered a blast from her past.
