Tracy Nelson

Chuck S. Lettes · Post by **Chuck S. Lettes** » 24 Nov 2003 12:10 pm

I recently was listening to an old favorite lp, "Mother Earth Presents Tracy Nelson Country." The recording was done in the early l970s and features Pete Drake, Johnny Gimble, and a bunch of the A Team of that time, including the Jordanaires and Elvis Presley's rhythm section. I forgot how much I enjoyed this music when it first came out. Does anyone know what Tracy Nelson in doing today?
Chuck

erik · Post by **erik** » 24 Nov 2003 2:59 pm

Are you referring to Ricky Nelson's daughter? She's an actress. You probably mean someone else, right?

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 24 Nov 2003 3:07 pm

I recall hearing Tracy on Prairie Home Companion a few years ago. I don't hear her name come up so her career may not be very robust but I gather she's still working.

Charles French · Post by **Charles French** » 24 Nov 2003 3:49 pm

I saw her on the Ralph Emery show when he was still on. She was doing the blues thang. Haven't heard anything about her lately.

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Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 24 Nov 2003 4:04 pm

Check out "Sing It!" ... a wonderful CD with Tracy, Marcia Ball and Irma Thomas. I can't recommend it too highly.

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Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 24 Nov 2003 4:20 pm

. . . same question as Erick. Ricky Nelson's daughter?

Randy Pettit · Post by **Randy Pettit** » 24 Nov 2003 5:08 pm

No relation to Rick or Willie. There's a fairly decent bio and discography on her at www.allmusic.com/

Rick McDuffie · Post by **Rick McDuffie** » 24 Nov 2003 5:30 pm

Gee, Tracy looks different than she used to. Of course, so do I!...

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Chris Bauer · Post by **Chris Bauer** » 24 Nov 2003 6:48 pm

She's one of the truly under-appreciated singers as far as I'm concerned. Last I knew she was still living here in Nashville (or maybe nearby) and only singing locally now and then. Incredibly soulful.[This message was edited by Chris Bauer on 24 November 2003 at 06:49 PM.]

Jason Odd · Post by **Jason Odd** » 27 Nov 2003 1:54 am

She's probably less than ten years younger than Ricky Nelson, but Tracy as mentioned is not his offspring, or any relation.

She's a TExan folkie who dug blues, hooked up with some other like minds from Texas and they formed a band in Saf Francisco in the latter half of the mid 1960s, the band was Mother Earth.
Although a rock band, they delved heavily into blues and country in the late 1960s, and she cut a mostly country album in 1973, which you can get on Cd via Evangeline Records is memory serves me right. The same label that handles a lot of The Sir Douglas Quintet reissues, and the Mother Earth and Sir Doug Quintet shared some minor members over the years.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 27 Nov 2003 3:33 am

But don't forget that Ricky's daughter is also Tracey Nelson..maybe she cut records in between Father Dowling Murder Mystery takes..and she sorta..somewhat ..looks like the singer Tracey Nelson..

Will the real Tracey Nelson stand up..

T

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 28 Nov 2003 7:43 pm

Mother Earth's "Living With The Animals" album was always in heavy rotation among my friends in SF in the 60's. It was one of my core musical influences before I discovered Country.

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