Elmore "Elmo" Nixon (* 17th November, 1933 in Crowley (Louisiana); † in June, 1975 in Houston, Texas) was an US-American Rhythm and blues singer and pianist.
Elmore Nixon grew up in Houston where he did the first experiences as an accompanying musician with an admission session of Peppermint Harris already at the age of thirteen years. Later he worked than studio pianist and drummer for different other artists. He began his career as a soloist in 1950 with admissions for Peacock Records where he played in among other things the song composed by him „ If You'll Be micron Love “. In 1951 he took up for Mercury among other things „ playboy of blues “ and „ million dollars of blues “; next year he changed to the label Imperial. The last admissions under own name originated in 1955 for Savoy („ load of Nite “). His only commercial success was „ Alabama of blues “ which became later also from other interpreters gecovert. In the 1960s he belonged the volume of Clifton Chenier and worked furthermore as an accompanying musician.
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