![]() Nelson replaced the original band members for Futurama in 1975. In 1973, Nelson's debut solo album Northern Dream, released on his own independent Smile label, drew further attention from Peel which eventually led to Nelson's band Be-Bop Deluxe signing to EMI's Harvest Records subsidiary and releasing Axe Victim in 1974. Nelson's Holyground recordings were released in February 2001 as Electrotype. This track also gave Nelson his first airplay by John Peel on his national BBC Radio 1 programme in the United Kingdom. On one track, "Yesterday", written by Coombs, Levon recorded Nelson's lead guitars in an acid rock style, supporting Coombs' stylophone riff. After that, Nelson appeared in a much more substantial role with Lightyears Away on Astral Navigations released in 1971. Levon recorded and produced the album which appeared on Levon's own Holyground Records label in 1970. ![]() His first record was a brief contribution on the album A-Austr: Musics from Holyground, with Brian Calvert, Chris Coombs, Ted Hepworth, Mike Levon and Brian Wilson. At this time he was also developing as a musician, drawing upon Duane Eddy as a primary guitar influence. Nelson was educated at the Wakefield College of Art, where he developed an interest in the work of poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. Some time around April 1995 Nelson married Emiko, who was previously married to Yellow Magic Orchestra drummer Yukihiro Takahashi. Elle and Elliot played in their own band, Honeytone Cody, between the late 1990s and 2014. Nelson has three children, Julia (born 1970 with Bill’s first wife, Shirley) and Elle (born 1978) and Elliot (born 1981), both born with Bill’s second wife, Jan. Nelson's younger brother, Ian (1956–2006), collaborated on the Be-Bop Deluxe song "Ships in the Night" and formed the band Fiat Lux he also played on the 1979 Red Noise album Sound-on-Sound and with the 2004 touring band Bill Nelson and the Lost Satellites. Bill Nelson attended local schools in the Wakefield area and in the 1960s went to Wakefield College of Art. Walter Nelson was an alto saxophone player who led his own dance band, and Jean a member of a dance troupe when younger. Nelson was born in Wakefield in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to Jean and Walter Nelson. In 2015, he was recognised with the Visionary award at the Progressive Music Awards. Nelson has been described as "one of the most underrated guitarists of the seventies art rock movement". He rose to prominence as the chief songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of the rock group Be-Bop Deluxe, which he formed in 1972. William Nelson (born 18 December 1948) is an English singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter, video artist, writer and experimental musician.
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