Gerald Nelson
Music Producer

Introducing Gerald Nelson, record producer for Coda Masters Corporation. Mr. Nelson was a recording artist on RCA, DECCA, ATCO, DOT, PEPPER, and TEMPWOOD V in the early years of his musical career. He has written songs recorded by, worked with and/or produced records for the following artists:

Cliffie Stone	Elvis Presley	Charlie Rich
Chet Atkins	Johnny Cash	The Anita Kerr Singers
Brenda Lee	Johnny Burnett	The Country Gentlemen
Eddy Arnold	Lightning Chance	Red Foley
Floyd Cramer	Wayne Moss	Ral Donner
Mitch Miller	Bill Black	Hawkshaw Hawkins
Herb Alpert	Dorsey Burnett	Snuffie Garrett
Billy Strange	Scotty Moore	Bonnie Guitar
Rickie Nelson	Bill Justis	The Browns
Jerry Reed	Jeanette McDonald	Jimmy Bowen
Dwayne Eddy	Bette Midler	Owen Bradley
Ray Stevens	Nick Adams	Johnny Rivers
Furlin Huskey	The Fleetwoods	Don Law
Marijon Wilkin	Red West	Charlie McCoy
Jimmy Dean	Thomas Wayne	Mac Miller
Boots Randolph	Arthur Godfrey	Dub Allbritton
Ray Smith	Jack Clements	Harold Bradley
Nancy Adams	Rob Townsend	Ray Eddington
Charlie Hodge	The Casuals	Bill Pursell
The Escorts	The Statesmen	Grady Martin
Foggy River Boys	Johnny Desmond	Bryon Highland
Johnny Nash	Bob Luman	Ace Cannon
The Jordanaires	The All Americans	Bobby Solo
Jimmy Wakley	Billy Walker	Lorie Blackwood
The Downings	David Hoy	Cullowhee
Ella Wood	Dan Penn (The Box Tops)	Hugh Farr (Sons of the Pioneers)

In 1962, Mr. Nelson brought the first New York publisher to Nashville (Champion, Northern, Dutchess Music - now MCA) spurring the development of Nashville into a world recognized factor in recorded music. Some of the million selling and national chart songs written by Gerald Nelson are:        Tradegy    A contemporary standard        Big Big World    Johnny Burnett        Save All Your Lovin' for Me    Brenda Lee        If I were You    Elvis Presley        Love Machine    Elvis Presley        Yoga Is    Elvis Presley        Sing You Children    Elvis Presley        Great Shakin' Fever    Dorsey Burnett        Mile Long Train    Jimmy Dean        True True Lovin'    Furlin Huskey        That Same Old Feeling    Rickie Nelson        Be Sincere    The Little Dippers A few of the top recording artists who have recorded "Tragedy" are: Bette Midler, The Fleetwoods, Thomas Wayne, Charlie Rich, Boots Randolph, Bryon Highland, The Anita Kerr Singers, Brenda Lee, and Floyd Cramer. Mr. Nelson was also the writer, arranger and producer of the world wide acclaimed album "In The Beginning - God" as recorded by Rob Townsend and the Gerald Nelson Orchestra and Chorus on the First Foundation label. The album won the Freedom Foundation Award, among other honors. Mr. Nelson devoted several years to the study, analyzation and improvement of computer-generated music and recording techniques, particularly as it relates to children's entertainment. Current Projects/Accomplishments: Established state-of-the-art recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia. Completed three movie scripts with complete sound tracks geared to GP audiences; a portion of the sound track for the 1990 hit movie "Miami Blue", 11 songs in the upcoming movie "Hotel Oklahoma", and a children's book titled "Flutors". This latest work, "Flutors", has been proposed as a public school text book and a parental "sharing tool" for educating children in environmental studies, vocabulary improvement, and good citizenship. And finally....... Yes, Elvis is resting alongside his mother at Graceland.

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