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  • Genre: Blues

    Location Atlanta, Un

    Profile Views: 17581

    Last Login: 1/23/2013

    Member Since 9/5/2008

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmZhY2Vib29rLmNvbS9jaGljYWdvYm9iMTk0NA==

    Record Label RobNel Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ...... Born on July 4, 1944 in Bogalusa Louisiana, Chicago Bob's story begins. Bob was brought up in a musical family with his father Versie Nelson playing upright bass and harmonica. Some of Bob's earliest memories are of his father taking him to backyard barbecues and Saturday night fish fries. The music was Zydeco, Cajun and most definitely the blues. As Bob recalls "It was just people eating, jamming and having a good time!" At age 8, Bob began playing the harmonica; the very instrument that would later take him around the globe and give him international recognition. In his teen years, Bob was tutored on harmonica by family friends including blues legends Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester. Bob cites Harpo, Lester, Jimmy Reed and Sonny Boy Williamson (I & II) as his primary influences. These artists taught Bob to use the harmonica as a "second voice" in reinforcing the lyrics of a song. As a child, Bob spent his summers at an aunt's house in Chicago and eventually moved there in the early 1960's. Chicago is where he met and performed with Howlin' Wolf, Earl Hooker, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Muddy Waters. Muddy, perhaps the greatest of all Chicago bluesmen, gave Bob his nickname "Chicago Bob". Interestingly, Bob would later perform with Muddy Waters at the Newport Folk Festival. Over the years Bob has toured with Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson, contemporary blues guitarist Tingsley Ellis and was in John Lee Hooker's touring band for the last years of Hooker's life. Now residing in Atlanta Georgia , Chicago Bob Nelson is singing and playing in prime form; performing blues the way it was meant to be---from the heart. ...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............MySpace Comments......MySpace Graphics......MySpace Layouts......MySpace Codes.... .......... ..............MySpace Comments......MySpace Graphics......MySpace Layouts......MySpace Codes...... .. .. .. .. .. ......

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  • Influences

    ...... My father playing that upright bass and harmonica .. My friends _ Slim Harpo , Lazy Lester , Jimmy Reed , Sonny boy Williams 1 & 2 , John Lee Hooker , Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson ...... ......

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    The Blues......

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