Chris Nelson was born & raised in Clinton, NC and now resides in the Loris, SC. His southern upbringing & deep roots in classic country music, combined with his ambitions to learn instrumental classical & jazz music, collided in 2018 when he performed as a vocalist for the first time. He began mixing his love for traditional country music with his ability to play the saxophone & guitar. The result was the creation of original songs with a unique traditional country-soul mixture that immediately caught the attention of local venues and fans. He has averaged 200+ performances per year since 2020.

 

In 2022, at The Carolina Country Music Awards, Chris won Music Video of The Year & was nominated for Emerging New Artist for his debut single, “Working Class Heroes” – produced and recorded by music legends Robbie Vanhoy (Henry Berry Band) & Larry Chavis (BJ Thomas) at Soundland Studios – the video was shot by the talented Tony Murnahan (Stwrongtone Media). This song was a tribute to his father, who also starred in the music video. In 2023, Chris was nominated for Male Artist of The Year & Country Single of The Year for his second single release, “Broken Cowboys” at The Carolina Country Music Awards. In 2024, Chris is in the April Carolina Artist Showdown – Entertainer of The Year competition for his third single release, “If These Walls Could Talk” and is pending potential nominations.

 

Chris has performed on The Nutril Seltzer Stage at The Bowery for The Carolina Country Music Festival for the past two years. Chris has opened for artists like Craig Campbell, Frank Ray, performed for

the Pre-Party for the Brooks and Dunn show on the Steel hands stage last year and more.

He will make his debut as an opener for Terence Young at The University of South Carolina at Aiken on August, 24, 2024 and will do extensive touring in the US and in Europe in 2025.

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Chris has been invited in June 2024 to record with Dave Fowler and Kent Wells at Dolly Parton's studio on music row in downtown Nashville, TN and also recently signed a record deal with Hwy One Records and will also be working with their booking & PR team at Murray Town Entertainment. His team at the label, in collaboration with Dolly's studio and team are eagerly awaiting the release of his first full length album which is set to be released in the fall of 2024.

 

Chris is; a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, ASCAP Published Songwriter, member of the International Singer-Songwriter Association & The Carolina Country Music Association.