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Jimmy Nelson
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American jump blues and rhythm and blues shouter and songwriter (1919–2007)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Jimmy Nelson is referenced by 19 other articles, and connects out to Houston, United States and Philadelphia.
Vinony files it under 1919 births, 2007 deaths and 20th-century American male singers.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Ventriloquism... and Related Subjects
- Missions 101
- Jimmy Nelson
- Before They Pass Away - Collector's Edition
- Before They Pass Away, Small Format Edition
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933-04-29
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,525
- Total plays
- 14,058
Tags
Jimmy "T99" Nelson (April 7, 1919 – July 29, 2007) was an American jump blues and rhythm & blues shouter and songwriter. With a recording career that spanned over 50 years, Jimmy "T99" Nelson became a distinguished elder statesman of American music. His best known recordings are "T-99 Blues" and "Meet Me With Your Black Dress On". Nelson notably worked with Duke Robillard and Otis Grand. Nelson got his start singing in church. In 1941, he saw a performance by Big Joe Turner while he was visitin
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jimmy
- Family name
- Nelson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Genre
- jump blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- JimmyT99Nelson Sept21996.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jimmy Nelson
- date of birth
- 1919-04-07
- date of death
- 2007-07-29
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
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