Bill Nelson (musician)
| Bill Nelson | |
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[Toronto], 22 October 1977
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William Nelson |
| Born |
18 December 1948 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, artist, writer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, bass, percussion |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | EMI, Enigma, CBS, Cocteau Records, Twentythree Records, Populuxe Records, Sonoluxe |
| Associated acts | Be-Bop Deluxe, Red Noise, John Cooper Clarke, A Flock Of Seagulls, Monsoon, Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), Yukihiro Takahashi, Masami Tsuchiya, Culturemix, Joe Hisaishi, Dr.Jan (guru), Gary Numan, Skids, Fiat Lux, The Revox Cadets, Orchestra Arcana, David Sylvian, Cabaret Voltaire, Rain Tree Crow, Ramon Tikaram, Roger Eno, Kate St. John, Channel Light Vessel, Nautilus Pompilius, Harold Budd, Fila Brazillia, Bill Nelson and the Lost Satellites, Bill Nelson and his Lighthouse Signal Mechanism Orchestra, Orchestra Futura, Bill Nelson and the Gentlemen Rocketeers, Matt Howarth, Reeves Gabrels |
| Website | http://www.billnelson.com/ |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson ES-345 Yamaha SG 2000 |
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Bill Nelson (born William Nelson, 18 December 1948, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter, video artist, writer and experimental musician. He rose to prominence as the chief songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of the rock group Be-Bop Deluxe, which he formed in the 1970s. Nelson has been described as "one of the most underrated guitarists of the seventies art rock movement". In 2015, he was recognised with the Visionary award at the Progressive Music Awards. He currently lives in York.
Born to Jean & Walter Nelson, the latter being a musician, he also had a younger brother Ian and two children Elle and Elliot who were likewise involved in music. Ian (1956–2006) collaborated on the Be-Bop Deluxe song "Ships in the Night" and formed the band Fiat Lux; he also played on the 1979 Red Noise album Sound-on-Sound and with the 2004 touring band Bill Nelson and the Lost Satellites. Elle (b. 1978) and Elliot (b. 1981) played in their own band Honeytone Cody between the late 1990s and 2014.
Nelson was educated at the Wakefield College of Art, where he developed an interest in the work of poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. At this time, he was also developing as a musician, drawing upon Duane Eddy as a primary guitar influence.
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