Jonathan Nelson is tagged as: gospel, worship, jonathan nelson, praise & worship One of six children born in Baltimore, Maryland, Nelson grew up in church. “Everybody in my family works in ministry,” he says. “My father, James Nelson, was pastor of Greater Bethlehem Temple Church for over thirty years and my mom served as First Lady.” Nelson’s family was also musical. “My grandmother played piano,” he continues. “I had two uncles who were musicians. We just grew up playing and singing in church.” Nelson’s musical abilities were further cultivated while he was a student at the Baltimore School for the Arts and Morgan State University where he studied under the esteemed choir director Dr. Nathan Carter. Nelson was soon traveling the globe and conducting choirs his self and working in the music department at his father’s church. About fifteen of his friends and he would also get together and sing at church. When Karen Clark-Sheard was coming to perform at his church, she needed some backing singers and his friends stepped in. “It wasn’t a formal group,” he recalls. “It was just something we did and after we did that service with Karen, we really enjoyed working together and that’s when we became Purpose.” At the same time, Nelson had found a lucrative and... Read More About Jonathan Nelson Biography...  Send Jonathan Nelson ringtones to your cell
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