Don Nix
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| Born | September 27, 1941 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
| Formerly of | The Mar-Keys |
Don Nix (born September 27, 1941) is an American musician, songwriter, and prouducer.Allmusic as "one of the more obscure figures in Southern soul and rock."[2]
Career
Nix was born into a musical family in
Duck Dunn. The group scored a hit single with "Last Night" in 1961.[2] After leaving the Mar-Keys, Nix worked as a session musician for Stax.[2]
After relocating to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s, Nix worked as a producer and songwriter with such acts as
Concert for Bangladesh.[5]
As a solo artist, Nix released nine albums between 1971 and 2008, and has published three books.
Discography
- In God We Trust (Shelter, 1971)
- Living by the Days (Elektra, 1971)
- Hobos, Heroes and Street Corner Clowns (Enterprise, 1973)
- Gone Too Long (Cream, 1976)
- Skyrider (Cream, 1979)
- Back to the Well (Appaloosa, 1993)
- Goin' Down: The Songs of Don Nix (Evidence, 2002)
- I Don't Want No Trouble! (Section Eight, 2006)
- Passing Through (Section Eight, 2008)
Bibliography
- Road Stories and Recipes (1997), ISBN 0-02-864621-5
- Who's That with Don Nix? – A photojournal of Don Nix's personal experiences.
- Memphis Man: Living High, Laying Low (1997, 2015) Sartoris Literary Group, Jackson, Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-941644-39-3
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
- ^ a b c d "Don Nix | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-941644-39-3p. 100
- ^ "Newark 15th December, Prudential Center". Rollingstones.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-4165-9093-4.
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