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About Me

Author of over 300 articles and short stories. Works in progress include a novel, a short-story collection, and the biography/anthology Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson , which is being published by Feral House.

UPDATE: Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed on The Publicity Show . A weekly radio program that's broadcast out of Atlanta, Georgia, it's devoted to those "unsung professionals who usually spend their time in the background helping their clients get on the air."

Not only did the hosts, Elizabeth Gordon and Lee Kantor, want to know all about what Mere Words Media Relations has to offer, they were kind enough to let me talk about my book. To listen in, just click here .

My Blog

Paul Nelson's White House Connection

In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, David Browne reports that in 1979 Paul Nelson was recruited as an advisor to a commission headed by legendary producer John Hammond to update the official White H...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:27:00 GMT

Paul Nelson Mentioned

Last week, William Zantzinger, the murderer made famous not by his heinous act but by Bob Dylan having written a song about him, passed away. Michael Yockel's excellent article, "Willian Zantzinger's ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:11:00 GMT

Nick Tosches

Writer Nick Tosches first met Paul Nelson in 1972, when Paul was working in publicity at Mercury Records. 'A couple of times a month, if not once a week at times,' Tosches remembers, 'he would take me...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:57:00 GMT

No More, No Less

In 1972, Paul Nelson was promoted from publicity to East Coast head of A&R at Mercury Records. His first real signing was Blue Ash, a band from Youngstown, Ohio. The group's 1973 debut album, No...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:39:00 GMT

David Forman

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Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Maxs Kansas City

In January of 1973, a few weeks after Elliott Murphy first played his demos for Paul Nelson, then an A&R guy at Mercury Records, Paul presented him the recently released debut album of anothe...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:35:00 GMT

1972

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Posted by on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:39:00 GMT

Bob Dylan

Paul Nelson wrote: "It is hard to claim too much for the man who in every sense revolutionized modern poetry, American folk music, popular music, and the whole of modern-day thought; even the strong...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:02:00 GMT

Billy Joel

What with all the hoopla in the last week over Billy Joel effectively closing down Shea Stadium (not once but twice), it seems like a good time to revive Paul Nelson's review of Joel's 198...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:46:00 GMT

Willy Vlautin Reads from Northline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6NXx3z2cAY Willy Vlautin reads from one of the year's best books.
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:55:00 GMT