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Playing the piano, Nelson used "Prince Rogers" as a stage name and started a band called "The Prince Rogers Trio" with local musicians. In 1956, he met Mattie Della Shaw (November 11, 1933 – February 15, 2002) at a show on the north side of Minneapolis. Shaw was a jazz musician who became the musical group's singer.
Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a city with a rich and surprisingly complex history that would shape the young artist in significant ways. Prince’s parents, John Lewis Nelson and Mattie Della Shaw, found one another through music, and when their child was born they gave him John’s stage name, Prince ...
Aug 25, 2001 · Real Name: John Lewis Nelson. Profile: Pianist and songwriter. Father of Prince, Tyka Nelson and Sharon Nelson . Born: June 29, 1916 in Louisiana. Died: August 25, 2001 in Chanhassen (Minneapolis), Minnesota. Used the stage name Prince Rogers while performing in the jazz group The Prince Rogers Trio. Show more.
Jan 11, 2022 · January 11, 2022. 5 Comments. The Prince Rogers Trio, circa 1940s; John L. Nelson on piano, Lawrence Griffin on saxophone, and Fred Anderson (father of André Cymone) on bass. Photo by John F. Glanton, stolen from the Hennepin County Library.
Aug 30, 2001 · Aug. 30, 2001 12 AM PT. John Nelson, 85, jazz pianist formerly in the Prince Rogers Trio, which inspired the name of his son, the pop icon Prince, died Saturday at his home in suburban...
Apr 21, 2016 · Prince. Prince was named after his father, a jazz pianist and songwriter whose stage name was Prince Rogers, and his mother, singer with the Prince Rogers Trio. The young Prince, (whose childhood name was “Skipper”) wrote his first tune, “Funk Machine” on his father’s piano when he was seven.
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Apr 21, 2016 · been in a jazz ensemble called the Prince Roger Trio. Since Mattie. called her husband Prince, she dubbed her son Skipper "because he. was small in size and he was just real cute - he was a...
