NELSON BRAGG
Percussion & Backing Vocals
Percussionist—Vocalist—Drummer—Songwriter
Nelson Bragg was Brian Wilson‘s percussionist/vocalist for 14 years and can be heard on Wilson's masterpiece SMILE. He also toured the world with The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Celebration, summer 2012.
Nelson Bragg is a veteran on the L.A. pop scene, Bragg has played/recorded with L.A. bands: Stew and The Negro Problem, Seth Swirsky (The Red Button), The Quarter After, The Mockers, Wrecking Crew members Hal Blaine, Don Randi and Jerry Cole, The Wild Honey Orchestra, The Tikiayki Orchestra, and produced and toured with Anny Celsi. He also was in The Narada Michael Walden Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and San Francisco's Davis Hall backing up Sting, Billy Joel, and James Taylor among many others.
Nelson Bragg's solo releases include his 2006 debut Day Into Night followed by We Get What We Want his second solo album in 2012. The music on both albums is melodic, harmony-based folk/pop with 60’s and 70’s influence. He is currently in the studio completing his third solo album due for release in 2021.
Day Into Night and We Get What We Want have been received all over the world with high praise from listeners and the press alike. They are original. They are classic.