My name is Eric Nelson. I'm a singer/songwriter from Southwest Iowa who has written and performed in the Midwest for the past 10 years. I've played a lot of bars, coffee houses, private parties and music festivals. I've recorded two acoustic albums titled "Bewilderbeast" and "Songbird." I'm in the process of writing my third release. I know I'm suppose to be cramming this bio full of glitter and hype in hopes of selling myself as "The Next Big Thing," but I'm not going to. I'm just a smalltown guy who loves to write and play music.
I invented a new style of music called "RockIcanaFolkountryBlues." It's easier to pronounce than it is for me to encapsulate my work into one specific style. It varies from song to song. Some of my music has a snappy Simon & Garfunkel groove like "Late in the Evening." Some have a rock-n-roll/blues swagger like Jim Croce's, "You Don't Mess Around with Jim." While others have a fun country/folk vibe like John Prine's, "In Spite of Ourselves" or Todd Snider's, "I Can't Complain."
My earliest roots in music took hold at a very young age. Both of my parents graduated from high school in the late 60's. I was born in 1972. Through high school and into college my dad played bass and sometimes toured with an eight-piece rock-n-soul band. I remember playing on the livingroom floor while my dad rattled the windows with his bass or put the needle to his vinyls. The first album I remember hearing and seeing is the Beatles "White Album." It's still my favorite album to this day. In addition to the Beatles, my parents raised me on a steady diet of the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and pretty much everything cool I can think of from that era.
On the other end of the spectrum, I spent a lot of time at my grandparents while I was growing up. They were diehard country music fans. Some nights while my grandpa was at work, my grandma would drink warm Milwaukee's Best Light and make me and my cousins sing along with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and George Jones records. When I was 13 they took me to Nashville and Memphis. I was forever changed by that trip. I absorbed every bit of live music that the Grand Ole Opry and Beale Street had to offer. I knew then that music would forever be a part of my life. Luckily it still is today.
I can't imagine not having music in my life. Anything I ever have to say feels so much more meaningful when I'm saying it in a song. Writing music is definitely more fun and less painstaking than writing your own bio.. With that said, I'll wrap this thing up.
If you've made it this far, thanks for taking the time to get to know me a little better. Feel free to shoot me a message or check out my music on myspace. My music is available at shows, CDbaby, itunes and other digital download sites. I hope you enjoy it.
FRIENDS, FANS, BLUES LOVERS
Tonight, Sat. Feb28, 9pm-midnight
Curry & Red acoustic blues duo play at
The Booneville Bar
next to the Waveland West Cafe
3571 Ute Av.
Booneville, Iowa
987-1038
Go west on235/80 from Des Moines
Take the Booneville exit south/left
Go about 3 miles
You can't miss it
For those who haven't heard us,
we play old school acoustic blues:
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee, Little Walter,
Jimmy Reed, Sonnyboy Williamson, and many others
some originals too
www. myspace. com/CurryHarp
You are invited: Mike Flack and The 8 Seconds Band are making a new goal for Friday and Saturday January 30th and 31st 2009 at Dance-Mor Ballroom 77 2nd Street S.E. Swisher Ia... WE WANT TO HAVE THE LARGEST CROWD DANCE-MOR HAS EVER HAD! Please mark your calendars to come out Friday January 30th 2009 from 9pm-1am to help us make history! Then make plans to come back Saturday January 31st 2009 9pm-1am. Doors open at 8pm! AND REMEMBER THIS IS AN ALL AGES EVENT SO BRING THE FAMILY AND DANCE, LISTEN TO GREAT HIGH ENERGY MUSIC, AND HAVE FUN! If you haven't heard 8 Seconds play then please accept my challenge to come and listen to us once and we KNOW you'll be back! We'll see you soon! Thanks Mike Flack and The 8 Seconds Band! www. 8secondsband. com
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