# Steady Nelson

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'''Horace Steadman "Steady" Nelson''' (1913—1988), born in [Jefferson, Texas](/source/Jefferson%2C_Texas), was a 20th-century [American](/source/United_States) [musician](/source/musician) who specialized in [Jazz](/source/Jazz) and [Swing](/source/Swing_(genre)) during the [Big Band](/source/Big_Band) era. He recorded over 60 sessions on trumpet and vocals with [Woody Herman](/source/Woody_Herman), [Hal McIntyre](/source/Hal_McIntyre), the [Casa Loma Orchestra](/source/Casa_Loma_Orchestra), [Horace Hiedt](/source/Horace_Hiedt), the [NBC Radio](/source/NBC_Radio) orchestra and others. Nelson's most important works are his instrumental lead in "[Woodchopper's Ball](/source/Woodchopper's_Ball)" and two solo vocal recordings with Woody Herman's band : "I’m Comin’ Virginia", and "Rosetta". Nelson has been declared a ''Texas Music Pioneer'' by the [Texas Music Office](/source/Texas_Music_Office), a division of the [Office of the Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas).

This link has details of Steady life. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006192834/http://www.art-dir.com/Steady%20Nelson%20Bio.htm

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Category:Jazz musicians from Texas
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