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About Me

Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, New Orleans: I have been a side man in a number of popular regional bands such as, "The Roadhouse Dogs," "The South Texas All Stars," "The Blues Dragons," "The Skinny's," "The Ice House Kings," and "Kry Wolf."The best guitarists in the world are from Texas: Kenny Cordray, Rocky Athas, Mark May, Mike Wheeler, Allen Haynes, Skip Devlin, Eric Johnson, The Vaughn Brothers, Johnny Winter, Chris Duarte, Bugs Henderson, Freddy King, Billy Gibbons and Lightnin Hopkins... just to name a few! I have spent years in the shadows, as a side man, and in some instances in a support role to some of these great players. Now I am focused on developing my own name and branded sound with this project, and perhaps be added to this pretigious list!My playing has in times past been compared to Slash, Billy Gibbons, Leslie West, Michael Schenker, Jeff Beck, Warren Haynes, and even Frank Zappa! That is cool, because those guys are all heroes of mine. Give a listen to the tunes and see if you agree.The Music is all about the stuff that made me want to pick up a guitar in the first place... Jam, Blues, Psychedelia, Metal, and Funk (and a splash of Coouuntryy,) which is why I call what we do: TexifiedPsychoBluesFunakaliciousMetalbillyMojoDeluxe!I have assembled a rhythym section "The Mojo Faction," consisting of Jammin Joe Shahda on Bass Guitar, and Slammin Andy Andrus on the skins. These guys are as Gulf Coast Down and Funky as it gets! Also, we have recently added the powerful vocal talent of Ms. Joanna Santana to the show! Joanna is a real live rockin soul blues singer, in the tradition of the SE Texas / Gulf Coast swamp sound! She is Paul Rodgers, Janice Joplin and Robert Plant, all rolled up together! So look out for that! We are extremely excited to have her as a feature of our live performance! We are in pre-production on a record that will be released in the spring (2008.) You can hear a few of the (unfinished) rough mixes on this page!Nothing gets me off like hearing a Les Paul Standard cranked through a tube head and 4x12 cab (well almost nothing!) This is a great time to be a musician with more access to good (and affordable) studios than ever before, great technology, and great communities.. like MySpace!Perhaps you will want to ride along with us. We would love to have your support!Meanwhile, we are going to try and get thrown out of a few bars! Stay Tuned.

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My Interests

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Member Since: 3/29/2007
Band Members: Bill Nelson- Guitar and Vocals,Jammin Joe Shahda- Bass Guitar,Slammin Andy Andrus- Drums and Percussion!Joanna Santana- Swampy Soulful Rockin Vocals!
Influences: Kenny Cordray, Mike Knust, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Jeff Beck, Townes Van Zandt, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Willy Nelson, Government Mule, Al DiMeola, Canned Heat, Cream, Peter Green, The Beatles, Freddy King, Chris Whitley, Lightnin Hopkins, Johnny Winter, Milton Hopkins, Bob Dylan, Steve Morse, Bobby Rock, Brian Evans, Leslie West, FeverTree, Bill Fleming, 9/11, Ted Nugent, Kenny Stein, Gene Bates, Black Sabbath, any really good pair of boots, Red Novak, Kings X, Blondie, Chris White, Texas Tom, Allman Brothers, Cozy Powell, Magnum PI, Tyrone Davis, Michael Schenker, Billy Gibbons, Edgar Allen Poe, Gibson Guitars, The 4th Grade, Klein Reeves, Bugs Henderson, Hwy 71 between Austin and Llano, Richard Nixon, Gary Moore, Jim and Tim Stacy, Rocky Athas, Slash, My first Leather Jacket, Steve Miller, AC DC, Thelma from Scooby Doo, Reed Walker, Johnny Cash, Metallica, Barney Wolf, George Benson, Westheimer Blvd., John Wayne, Cheech and Chong, Todd Harrison, Jethro Tull, all of my demonic ex-girlfriends, Clyde Wood, The Vietnam War, Allen Haynes, Crazy Mike Bush, The Ramones, Glen Campbell, Enya, KISS, Roy Clark, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stephen King, Dave Foster, Sarah McLaughlin, Chris Duarte, 74 Panheads with Straight Pipes, Frank Zappa, Fredric Handel, Bad Company, The Beach Boys, Rob Zombie, Galveston Island, Simon and Garfunkel, Imported Beer, Robin Trower, Matt Holloway, Bob Dylan, Glen Parrot, Rachmaninov, Karen Carpenter, My Children, Brian May, David Gilmour, Smith & Wesson, Dwight Yoakum, Hartley Peavey, My GrandMother, Phil Nelson (no relation,) Foghat, Mick Box, Mike Wheeler, Cheap Trick, Frank Marino, Snoopy, Lance Nix, Chet Atkins, Spridle and Chim Chim, Bruce Lee, Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Dukes, JAWS, Scott Henderson, Barbara Eden, Santana, Kelly Dean, SRV, Tommy Lee Bradley, Thin Lizzy, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Django Rheinhardt, Anne Rice, my friends who died from drug abuse, Wally Klaus, Nevermore, Coltrane, Heckler and Koch, Hendrix, my smokin hot wife Erika, Grandpa and of course... Elvis! (Not neccesarily in this order?)
Sounds Like: Black Sabbath meets Frank Zappa, meets Robert Johnson...TexifiedPsychoBluesFunakaliciousGreasyChickenMetal billyMojoDeluxe!!!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Lamenting Minimalism

It occurs to me that at some point, minimalism becomes less about being more, and more about being... well... just less. Perhaps there are times when more is more? BN
Posted by Bill Nelson on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:36:00 PST

"Lady on the hill"

I have always struggled with lyrics. It has always been easy for me to write music, but the lyrics are harder to come by... however, until lately that is. I seem to be enjoying some creative streak, ...
Posted by Bill Nelson on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:36:00 PST

My Darker Nature

At my age I have become a pretty responsible person. I don't drink as much or as often as I used to. I have never been abusive with my family. I love my family more than anything, and I have walked aw...
Posted by Bill Nelson on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:53:00 PST

Poor Michaels Gig in Galveston, TX!

So, Saturday Night, I had this gig in Galveston, at a place called Poor Michael's, on the Strand. In some ways it was like returning to the seen of the crime. I lived in Galveston for a while, and whi...
Posted by Bill Nelson on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:40:00 PST