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The Nelons are an American southern gospel group based in Atlanta, Georgia. Group members are Kelly Nelon Clark, Her husband Jason Clark, and Kelly's daughters Amber Nelon Thompson and Autumn Nelon Clark.〔("Concert Review: Jason Crabb with Sandi Patty, Gold City, and The Nelons" ). February 12, 2014 Andrew Greenhalgh. ''Soul-Audio''.〕 == Group history == The Nelons was started by founding member Rex Nelon and started out as The Rex Nelon Singers in 1977. The group was a spin-off of the family group the Lefevres. They became known as the Rex Nelon Singers in 1976 because the Lefevre family members had left the group. The group's first number-one song was "Come Morning" on the Singing News Chart,〔"Family Ties: The Hoppers, The Nelons."〕 and was awarded the Southern Gospel Song of the Decade for the 1980s. Over time the group included Karen Peck, Janet Paschal, Jerry Thompson, Charlotte Ritchie, Kelly Nelon, Jeff Stice, Rodney Swain, Stan Whitmire. The Nelons have been nominated for many awards in the southern gospel music industry including Grammys, Dove Awards,〔"Ryman to Ring out with Gospel". 〕 Singing News Awards, Absolutely Gospel Awards, Diamond Awards, and Christian Voice Awards. The Nelons are known for their mixed family harmony sound. In 1985,they changed to a more progressive sound, beginning with their recording ''In One Accord''. At the same time, they changed their name from the Rex Nelon Singers to the Nelons. They became an all-family group once Karen Peck left to start her own group in 1991 called Karen Peck and New River. In 2014, the Nelons were a trio made up Kelly Nelon Clark,〔"Cathedrals, Nelsons honored by Southern Gospel Assn.". 〕 Jason Clark, and Amber Nelon Thompson.〔("Young Artist Spotlight – Amber Nelon Thompson" ). ''SGM Radio''. February 10, 2014 by Rebecca Little Burke〕 In 2014, Amber was chose as Female Vocalist of the Year at the Absolutely Gospel Music Awards.〔("2014 Absolutely Gospel Music Awards Winners" ). ''Music Times''.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Nelons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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