Birth name John Lewis Nelson Years active 1948—1966 | Name John Nelson Grandchildren Boy Gregory Nelson | |
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Born June 29, 1916Louisiana, U.S. ( 1916-06-29 ) Spouse Mattie Shaw (m. 1956–1966) Children Prince, Tyka Nelson, Norrine Nelson, Duane Nelson, Lorna L. Nelson, John R. Nelson, Sharon L. Nelson Awards Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Similar People Prince, Tyka Nelson, Mattie Shaw, Wendy Melvoin, Mayte Garcia | ||
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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.
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- John l nelson tribute video
- John l nelson new music promo
- Personal life
- Death
- Collaboration with Prince
- ASCAP credits
- References
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Personal life
Nelson was born in Webster Parish, Louisiana, the son of Carrie (Jenkins) and Clarence Nelson. The Nelsons had four other children. He traveled to Minneapolis to become a musician in 1948. Playing the piano, he used "Prince Rogers" as a stage name and started a band called "The Prince Rogers Trio" with local musicians.
In 1956, he met Mattie Della Shaw (November 11, 1933 – February 15, 2002) at a show on the north side of Minneapolis. Shaw was an aspiring jazz musician who became the musical group’s singer. She had one son, Alfred Frank Alonzo Jackson (born July 6, 1953). Nelson married Shaw on August 31, 1957, and the couple had two more children, musician Prince (1958–2016) (who was named after his father’s stage name) and daughter singer Tyka Nelson (born 1960). When Nelson’s career failed in late 1960, the couple became estranged and formally separated in 1965 and were divorced on September 24, 1968.
Death
Nelson died on August 25, 2001, aged 85, in his home in Chanhassen, Minnesota. That year Prince dedicated Joni Mitchell’s song "A Case of U", on his One Nite Alone... album, to his father.
Collaboration with Prince
John L. Nelson wrote (or co-wrote) some music which was released by Prince in the 1980s.
ASCAP credits
ASCAP credits, or co-credits, him with the following: