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14 tracks | 53 minutes
Released Jul 2005
on Buncy Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:36 Back Down South lyrics BUY MP3 05:36 Back Down South lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:36 Back Down South
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:34 Baby Just Be You lyrics BUY MP3 02:34 Baby Just Be You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:34 Baby Just Be You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:58 Don't Let Love Walk Out the Door lyrics BUY MP3 03:58 Don't Let Love Walk Out the Door lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:58 Don't Let Love Walk Out the Door
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:22 How to Sing the Blues lyrics BUY MP3 03:22 How to Sing the Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:22 How to Sing the Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:55 Snake in the Grass lyrics BUY MP3 03:55 Snake in the Grass lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:55 Snake in the Grass
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 Numbers Man lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 Numbers Man lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 Numbers Man
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 I'm So in Love with You lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 I'm So in Love with You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 I'm So in Love with You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:25 Try Love On for Size lyrics BUY MP3 04:25 Try Love On for Size lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:25 Try Love On for Size
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:14 Close to You lyrics BUY MP3 03:14 Close to You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:14 Close to You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:44 Please Never Ever Leave Me Again lyrics BUY MP3 04:44 Please Never Ever Leave Me Again lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:44 Please Never Ever Leave Me Again
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:51 Baby Just Read My Mind lyrics BUY MP3 03:51 Baby Just Read My Mind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:51 Baby Just Read My Mind
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:51 You're the Best Part of the Day lyrics BUY MP3 03:51 You're the Best Part of the Day lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:51 You're the Best Part of the Day
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:01 What Happened to Our Love lyrics BUY MP3 04:01 What Happened to Our Love lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:01 What Happened to Our Love
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Bio / Background
James "Nick" Nixon is one of the foremost vocalists in the blues world today, as well as being an outstanding guitarist and bandleader. As he enters his sixth decade of performing in the music business, Nixon has been recognized worldwide for his talents.
As a velvet-voiced blues/R&B entertainer, Nixon has gone from being a Chess recording artist in the '70s to his latest (2005) acclaimed recording on the Buncy label, Back Down South. This new CD follows his successful 2001 release on the Black Magic label, No End to the Blues.
In the gospel world, Nixon released a CD entitled Me, Myself and The Lord, which was named "best gospel album of 1998" by Mark Weber, editor of Behind the Scenes, a New York radio and recording industry newsletter. Nick has also produced albums by many of the greats in the gospel genre, including the world-famous (and Grammy winning) Fairfield Four.
↓ more ↓Nick has been the recipient of the KBA (Keeping the Blues Alive) Award from The Blues Foundation, the highest award given in the field of blues education. Along with his partner, Shannon "Bayou" Williford, Nixon has performed an average of 60 educational shows yearly; covering 8 states in the Southeastern USA. For information about his educational programs on blues and R&B music please visit American Roots Music Education at www.americanrootsmusic.org.
As a long-time member of The New Imperials, an act with a forty-five year history, he has worked with many of the top performers in the world.
Nixon is something of an institution in The Music City, regularly performing for civic functions and even having sung before thousands at the Riverfront, accompanied by the Nashville Symphony. His blues duo, Nick and Bayou, is the only act to have ever sung in the chambers of the Nashville Metro Council.
Always eager to give back to the music he loves, Nixon serves on the board of directors of The Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee.
Despite such a varied and successful career in the music business, Nixon is still remembered by many as a friend and sometime stage mate of the late, great Jimi Hendrix. Nick befriended Hendrix and his pal (and later to be Band of Gypsies member) Billy Cox when they arrived in Nashville and became part of the legendary Jefferson Street scene in the early '60s. To this day Nick often writes and performs with the still-formidable Cox.
Nixon recently retired from Metro Parks where he was a guitar instructor for 35 years, impacting many music students.
Currently, James "Nick" Nixon continues to share his gifts with the world on a daily basis. He performs solo or with a duo or trio, as well as with a full band, featuring some of the finest musicians in the Music City.
Discography:
Back Down South, Buncy Records (2005)
No End To The Blues, Black Magic Records (2001)
Stand Up, T-Jaye Records (1999)
Me, Myself and The Lord, T-Jaye Records (1998)
Awards:
Male Vocalist of the Year, Music City Blues Society, 2001
Acoustic Blues Act of the Year, Music City Blues Society, 2002,2003,2004
Keeping the Blues Alive Award, Excellence in Blues Education, The Blues Foundation, 2000
Bands:
The New Imperials
Past, Present and Future
NTS Limited
King James and The Sceptres
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