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 Kistler and Autumn Nelon Clark. The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association (
GMA) Hall of Fame in 2016.[1]
Group history
The Nelons was started by founding member
Rex Nelon as The Rex Nelon Singers in 1977.[2] 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,[3] and was awarded the Southern Gospel Song of the Decade for the 1980s.[citation needed] Another widely recognizable song by the group is "We Shall Wear a Robe and Crown."
In 2014, the Nelons were a trio made up
Kelly Nelon Clark,[10] Jason Clark, and Amber Nelon Thompson.[11] In 2014, Amber was chosen as Female Vocalist of the Year at the Absolutely Gospel Music Awards.[12] Currently, The Nelons are made up of
Kelly Nelon Clark, Jason Clark, Amber Nelon Kistler, and Autumn Nelon Clark.
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^"Cathedrals, Nelsons honored by Southern Gospel Assn.". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (5 June 1999).
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^"Gospel's Nelons are full of praise on Homeland set". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (26 April 1997).
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