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When your dad is a founding father of outlaw country and a major musical legend, at some point, you realize resistance is futile: Even if you don’t seek a career in music, eventually, it’s gonna seek you.

Like the Cash and Jennings kids, Paula Nelson picked up “Papa Bear” Willie’s way with a song early on — along with her aunt Bobbie’s skill on piano, which Paula started playing at age 7. Although her dad once advised her, “Remember to watch everything I do and do the exact opposite,” she drew influences from his Highwaymen pals and contemporaries such as Kris Kristofferson’s then-wife, Rita Coolidge, whose bluesy, supple vocal style provided one of Paula’s earliest templates as she found her own voice. Texas Monthly has called that voice “torchy,” and the Los Angeles. Times praised, “There’s no missing the unforced power of Paula’s singing.”

But it was another dear friend, the late Clifford Antone, who truly helped her blossom into a confident musical talent. She credits her October 27 birthday twin with teaching her how to play the guitar, turning her on to all sorts of great blues tunes, and encouraging her to get out there and perform. “He made me get up and sing at Antone’s all of the time,” she says.

When Nelson returned from a short sojourn in Colorado to Austin, she corralled her band-mate buddies and jumped back in the game, appearing at her dad’s Fourth of July picnic at the Fort Worth Stockyards. She also appeared at Farm Aid 2007 in New York; Willie returned the favor by contributing to the album, along with her brother, Luke.

Paula Nelson’s and her band’s latest release “Little City,” was released in July of 2010.  Paula wrote all the songs on the album, except for one, and you will be moved by the poetry of her lyrics.  Paula and her band toured hard last year, and this album reflects their collective talent and hard work.   Playing in the band are  Landis Armstrong on electric and acoustic guitars, Kevin Remme on drums and percussion, and Mark Epstein, bass, keyboard and electric guitar.

Paula invited family and friends on her album, including Willie Nelson and brother Lukas Nelson, who appear on the only song on the album not written by Paula, the Creedence Clearwater Revival song, ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain.”  Everyone who hears their rendition says it’s better than the original, with all due respect to John Fogerty and CCR.    Also featured on this song is Michael Crow, playing accordion.  Don’t miss this chance too see this awesome group live!

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