Greg Nelson (born September 10, 1948) is a

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Production

Nelson has produced 13

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s and 3 platinum records. He has received 20

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as well as over 30 nominations. In addition his productions have garnered 7

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s and 13 Grammy nominations for

Sandi Patty Sandra Faye "Sandi" Patty (born July 12, 1956) is an American Christian music singer, known for her wide soprano vocal range and expressive flexibility. Biography Early life Patty was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, into a family of musician ...

and

Larnelle Harris Larnelle Steward Harris (born July 6, 1947) is an American gospel singer and songwriter. During his 40-plus years of ministry, Harris has recorded 18 albums, won five Grammy Awards and 11 Dove Awards, and has had several number one songs on the ...

. He has received song, songwriter and publisher awards from

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(BMI), the Nashville Songwriters Association and the

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. He received a BMI "Special Contribution Award" in appreciation of his many outstanding contributions to the world of

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Songwriting

Nelson has written several hymns in ''The Celebration Hymnal'' and the Baptist Hymnals. "People Need The Lord", written by Phill McHugh and Nelson, is considered a modern Christian classic. In 1994 with the Nashville-based Christian songwriter Bob Farrell he composed produced and recorded ''Saviour'', described as a modern oratorio or christian musical. It has been toured widely in the US, Europe and Russia.

Current work

Nelson began serving in a dual role at LifeWay Worship in 2004 as an exclusive songwriter and as Creative Supervisor for song and writer development.

Awards

Nelson was inducted into the

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in 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Greg 1948 births American Christian hymnwriters Record producers from North Dakota Record producers from Tennessee Composers of Christian music Christian music songwriters Contemporary Christian music Grammy Award winners Living people Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee

Production

Songwriting

Current work

Awards

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