John L. Nelson
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John L. Nelson was an American jazz musician and composer best known as the father of the musician Prince and for influencing his son’s musical development.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John L. Nelson canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| child |
Prince
NERFINISHED
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Tyka Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboard
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piano ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn | Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John L. Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of Prince
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composing jazz-influenced pieces later used by Prince ⓘ influencing Prince’s musical development ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Around the World in a Day
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Christopher Tracy’s Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ Computer Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Father’s Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Parade (film score contributions) ⓘ Purple Rain (score contributions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandalous NERFINISHED ⓘ Sometimes It Snows in April NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ladder NERFINISHED ⓘ Under the Cherry Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
United States of America
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Webster Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mattie Della Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
music used in the film Graffiti Bridge
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music used in the film Purple Rain ⓘ music used in the film Under the Cherry Moon ⓘ |
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