Paul Nelson

Paul Nelson (October 18, 1960 – March 10, 2024) was an American, Grammy Award winning blues and rock guitarist, record producer and songwriter.

On March 12, 2024, Nelson's management, Bullseye Management, announced on Instagram that he had died from a heart attack, on March 10, aged 63, while on the road touring.

Selected discography The Worldwide Mega-Book of Heavy Metal Bands (Rock & Roll Reference Series) (book) (feat. artist) Wacken Open Air documentory (feat. guitarist/interview) Look – Paul Nelson BWB Records (solo album) Warmth in the Wilderness: A Tribute to Jason Becker – Lion Records "Blue" (feat. guitarist) Gigs From Hell: True Stories From Rock and Roll's Frontline (book) (feat. story) A Return To Fantasy: A Tribute To Uriah Heep Century Media Records – various artists (feat. artist) A-Z of Power Metal (Rockdetector) (book/CD) (feat. artist) Beyond Inspiration: A Tribute to Uli Jon Roth – Lion Music "Pagannini Paraphrase (feat. guitarist) I'm a Bluesman Virgin Records – Johnny Winter (guitarist/writer) The Collector's Guide To Heavy Metal (book) (feat. artist) Prey – Xbox 360 game The Mob (producer) The Inevitability of a Strange World – Halifax Drive Thru Records (guest guitarist) Pigswear EMI/Virgin (producer) Johnny Winter Live Bootleg Series Volume 1 (producer) Warmth in the Wilderness, Vol. II: A Tribute to Jason Becker – various artists (feat. guitarist) Johnny Winter Live Bootleg Series Volume 2 (producer) Johnny Winter Live Bootleg Series Volume 3 (producer) Johnny Winter Live Bootleg Series Volume 4 (producer) Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter (book) (feat. artist) Live On The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise – Joe Louis Walker (guest guitarist) Johnny Winter Plays The Blues Cherry Lane (instructional book/CD) (guest guitarist) Roots – Johnny Winter Megaforce Records (guitarist/producer) Live From Japan – Johnny Winter – DVD EMI (guitarist/producer) True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story – Johnny Winter Sony Legacy (ex. producer) Step Back Sony/Megaforce – Johnny Winter (guitarist/producer) Everybody Wants a Piece – Joe Louis Walker Mascot Records (guest guitarist/producer) Blues Christmas Cleopatra Records – various artists Southern Rock Christmas Cleopatra Records – various artists XFL Televised Football League NBC TNN UPN (guitarist/music composer) Live From NYC Cleopatra Records – Lance Lopez (producer) Badass GenerationSony Records/EMI – Paul Nelson Band (solo album) Johnny Winter: Down and Dirty Megaforce/EMI documentary (feat. artist) Sidemen: Long Road To Glory documentary (feat. artist) The James Montgomery Blues Band Cleopatra Records – James Montgomery (guest guitarist/producer) Life of a Dreamer Blue Canoe Records – Yonrico Scott (Derek Trucks) (guest guitarist) 10,000 Feet Below E H Records – Eliza Neals "Cold Cold Night" (feat. Paul Nelson) InstrumentHead – Michael Weintrob photography book (feat. artist) Eyes of the Sun Cleopatra Records – Otis (guest guitarist/ex. producer) Next in Line Vizztone Records – Tyler Morris (producer) Live at the Underground Pilot Light Records – Martin Barre (producer) All I Got for Christmas was the Blues and a Broken Heart (Paul Nelson and Anthony Krizan – Spin Doctors) Rise Up (Harper and the Midwest Kind) (guest guitarist) Borrowed Time (Memphis Lightning) (guest guitarist) Consider This Thread City Records (Patty Tuite) (guest guitarist/producer) Red Sun Rebellion Sony (Shaw Davis & the Black Ties (producer) Hard Case of the Blues Thread City Records – Patty Tuite (guitarist/producer) Prestidigitation – Tobin Mueller (guitarist) My Time to Shine – Jureesa McBride (guitarist/producer) Grab Brothers (Pilot Light Records) – Grab Brothers (guest guitarist/producer) It Ain't Easy (Pilot Light Records) – Joshua Morris (guest guitarist/producer) InstrumentHead Revealed – Michael Weintrob photography book (feat. artist) Too Much Blues (Pilot Light Records) – Willie J Laws (guest guitarist/producer) Guitar Head (Deko Records/Warner) – Marcus Rezak (producer) Ready to Rock (For the Love of King/Bootsy Collins Foundation Album #11 with Paul McCartny) (various artists) Traces of Yesterday (Deko/Warner) – Zero One Zero (producer)