Elvira

Doyle Nelson Trio

Elvira
(Dallas Frazier)

Jay Records
4908 East Shore (Road) Memphis
70's

Produced by J.W. Brown, who was Jerry Lee Lewis’ bass player and father of his child bride.

A Stonewall, Arkansas native, Doyle Nelson learned his craft playing alongside of many of the stars of Memphis, Ace Cannon, Bill Black, Gene Simmons, Bobby Woods and Sam the Sham.  As a session musician, Nelson played keyboards at Hi, American and Sonic studios in Memphis, and worked with musicians like Reggie Young, Bobby Woods and Wayne Jackson. In the late 70s, he moved to Los Angeles for a year, headlining at venues throughout the Southern California area, including the world famous Palomino Club.
 

Doyle Nelson (1920-2015)

Doyle Clitus Nelson, 94, of Morehouse, died March 9, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Born November 30, 1920, in Hartman, Ark., to the late Elzie and Georgia Thomas Nelson, he served in the US Navy and was employed by Music City Manufacturing. He was a musician, and played guitar for Roy Acuff at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. He was a member of the Nashville Musician Association AFM Local 257. He also was a member of the Canalou Assembly of God Church. On December 17, 1947, in Piggott, Ark., he married Janet Tharp, who survives of the home.