| First Name |
Bill
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| Last Name |
Nelson
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| Birthday |
18th December, 1948
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| Birthplace |
Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, songwriter, artist
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| Occupation |
Songwriter
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| Claim to Fame |
Flashlight Dreams and Fleeting Shadows (2003)
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Experimental rock, Art Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Ambient Experimental Music, Glam Rock, Electronic Rock, Ambient
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| Year(s) Active |
1970–present
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Bass, Percussion
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| Record Label |
EMI, Enigma, CBS, Cocteau Records, Twentythree Records, Populuxe Records, Sonoluxe, Harvest/EMI, Virgin, Caroline
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| Associated Acts |
Be-Bop Deluxe, Red Noise, Gary Numan, Skids, Fiat Lux, David Sylvian, Harold Budd, Channel Light Vessel, Fila Brazillia, Bill Nelson & The Lost Satellites, Bill Nelson & The Gentleman Rocketeers, Reeves Gabrels, John Cooper Clarke, Monsoon, Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), Yukihiro Takahashi, Masami Tsuchiya, Culturemix, Joe Hisaishi, The Revox Cadets, Orchestra Arcana, Nautilus Pompilius, Bill Nelson and the Lost Satellites, Bill Nelson and his Lighthouse Signal Mechanism Orchestra, Orchestra Futura, Bill Nelson and the Gentlemen Rocketeers, Matt Howarth, A Flock Of Seagulls, Dr.Jan (guru), Cabaret Voltaire, Rain Tree Crow, Ramon Tikaram, Roger Eno, Kate St. John, Bill Nelson's Red Noise, Kate St John, Bill Nelson's Red Noise
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| Official Websites |
http://www.billnelson.com/, http://billnelson.com
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William Nelson (born 18 December 1948 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter, video artist, writer and experimental musician. He rose to prominence as the chief songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of the rock group Be-Bop Deluxe, which he formed in 1972. Nelson has been described as "one of the most underrated guitarists of the seventies art rock movement". In 2015, he was recognised with the Visionary award at the Progressive Music Awards.
