My deepest condolences to Pail Nelson’s family and friends on their loss. During the time that we were working on Sidemen, he was one of the most helpful people we had. He was the one who arranged the interview with Johnny and sat for one himself. In addition to taking part in a number of question and answer sessions with us, he extended his support after the movie was made available to the public on the internet. Have a peaceful rest, brother.
A heart attack took the life of blues guitarist Paul Nelson, who had won a Grammy and performed with artists such as Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, and Buddy Guy, according to an announcement made by his management on Tuesday. Nelson passed away on Sunday when he was on the road. “Paul was respected and revered as a Grammy-winning producer, guitarist, songwriter, manager, and member of the Blues Hall of Fame,” his management wrote on Facebook. “Paul was a member of the Blues Hall of Fame.”
“He had an impressive career spanning decades, but most importantly, he will be remembered as a good man and a good friend.” Members of the band and other artists paid tribute to the late guitarist, saying that Nelson was a “captivating” and “powerful” performer. “Paul was a good man, a good friend, and one hell of a guitar player,” stated bandmate Lars Chappell on Facebook. “There was no better guitar player than Paul.” “I would like to express my gratitude to Paul for bringing me along on the journey and enabling me to thrive.
Because of what you accomplished for my professional career, I will be eternally grateful to have had the opportunity to meet you.The owners of The Music Room Cape Cod, a live music venue in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, which Nelson helped build, expressed their deepest condolences to Nelson’s family and friends: “Paul’s incredible passion for all things ‘guitar’ will be sorely missed.” “Few musicians travel the path Paul did with their respective instruments, and his ability to navigate all genres of music was astounding.”
Nelson was a resident of Connecticut for the majority of his life, but he was originally from Manhattan. He graduated from Berklee College of Music and studied under the instruction of guitar great Steve Vai. According to the Music Museum of New England, he was raised in Connecticut, and it was there that he had the opportunity to learn how to play the guitar. Along with that, he had been a student at Stamford Catholic High School. According to records kept by the city of Stamford, Nelson owned a residence in the city, which he purchased in the year 2012.
Furthermore, the city is the location of his management organization, which is known as Bullseye Management. According to the property records of Weston, Nelson also purchased a home in the town of Weston in the year 2014. This home was eventually sold seven years later for the price of $750,000. In addition to creating his own music, Nelson is best recognized for being Johnny Winter’s protégé and manager at one point in his career. Winter is recognised as a blues great.
Through his work as a session guitarist at Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Nelson was introduced to Winter for the first time. According to the Music Museum of New England, Winter, who resided in Easton, collaborated with Nelson on the title track of his album “I’m a Bluesman,” which was released in 2004. The collaboration between Winter and Nelson resulted in the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album being awarded to both Winter and Nelson in the year 2015. Having passed away in 2014, Winter is laid to rest in the Union Cemetery in Easton.
According to what Nelson shared with Hearst Connecticut in 2017, “He was like a father to me.” “He took me under his wing and made me one of his protégés,” I used to say. I was content with the fact that I was his guitar player. It’s all the same as being a disciple of Hendrix.”
