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Paul Nelson - is recognized as one of today's top modern contemporary guitarists, songwriters and sought after record producers. He not only has the distinction of being the hand picked fellow guitarist to the legendary rock/blues icon Johnny Winter in the 2000's but he has toured the world over performing and or recorded along side an endless who's who of top artists from Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy to Slash, Billy Gibbons, Paul McCartney, Bootsy Collins, Ben Harper, Robben Ford, Jimmy Vivino, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, James Cotton, Joe Perry, Susan Tedeschi, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Popper, Dr. John, Larry Carlton, Leslie West, Joe Bonamassa, Sonny Landreth, Dickey Betts to Joe Walsh and many more...

Nelson received a Grammy award for his work performing on and producing Winter's "Step Back" release on Megaforce/Sony winning "Best Blues Album of the Year" highlighting his already long list of Grammy Nominations. As well as the BMA "Blues Music Award" for "Best Blues/Rock Album" reaching #16 on the Billboard Top 200 and staying at #1 on the Billboard Blues Charts for weeks. He is also a recipient of the Blues Foundation's KBA "Keeping The Blues Alive Award".

His music has reached millions with appearances on Late Night with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live, and on award winning documentaries: "Down and Dirty" The Johnny Winter Story and "Sideman: Long Road to Glory" (feat: Bonnie Rait, Gregg Allman, Hubert Sumlin), as well as music written/performed and broadcast nationally on NBC and on multiple major album releases, books, instructional guitar columns, live Concert DVD's, and guest performances on countless recordings.

Staying at #1 on the "Hot New Releases" charts for months Nelson's latest project "Badass Generation" on Sony Records still maintains his unmistakable connection to the Blues, but it also finds the guitarist showing his many other musical dimensions fans have come expect considering him one of music's most respected and influential contemporary artists...

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Paul Nelson: Look

Read "Look" reviewed by Martin Forssman


Remember this name Paul Nelson - if you are not already familiar with Paul's music you soon will be!! This guy can play, really play. You may remember him from his recording days with Liege Lord as their lead guitarist extraordinaire or from dates as a hired gun with dozens of national acts or featured in endorsement ads for Randall Amps, and recent Ernie Ball products. Nelson who studied with guitar great - Steve Vai, in their Berkley day's as ...

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Prestidigitation

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2022

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Look

Lost Planet Records
2001

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Contemporary Insanity

From: Best of Tobin Mueller, Vol. 3:...
By Paul Nelson

Eleanor Rigby (remastered)

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By Paul Nelson

God Bless the Child

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By Paul Nelson

Fusion of Minds

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By Paul Nelson

I Wanna Fly

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By Paul Nelson

Frankenfanny

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Birdland Runaround

From: Prestidigitation
By Paul Nelson

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

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By Paul Nelson

Giant Steps

From: Prestidigitation
By Paul Nelson

Watermelon Man

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By Paul Nelson

Moanin' / Blue Monk

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