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Phyllis Nelson

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American musician (1950-1998)

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  • George D. Herron and the socialist clergy, 1890-1914

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1933-04-29
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39,606
Total plays
167,917

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Phyllis Nelson (from Indiana, USA born on 3 October 1950 - died 12 January 1998, Los Angeles), was an American singer. In 1981 she released " Don't Stop the Train" as the first single from the album "Move Closed". Nelson worked and recorded for several years from the late 1970s into the mid 1980s without achieving much success. Her records were usually dance tracks, and she had also recorded quite a number of records during the disco era. In 1985 she recorded a self written ballad entitled "Mov

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Phyllis
Family name
Nelson
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Indiana
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
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date of birth
1950-10-03
date of death
1998-01-12
cause of death
breast cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1981-00-00
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