Records and Albums
Bragg is the drummer-percussionist and harmony vocalist on several dozen records, but his most well-known recording other than Smile came in 2006, on the In My Room CD tribute to Brian Wilson, included with Mojo magazine's January 2007 issue. Nelson sang lead and drummed on The Mockers Beatlesque version of "God Only Knows." That recording was the largest exposure of Bragg's lead vocal to date with a pressing of over 200,000 copies worldwide. In the Spring of 2007, Bragg embarked on a 30-date tour of Europe and the U.S. with Brian Wilson and Al Jardine from The Beach Boys. The tour included a premiere in London of Wilson's new work That Lucky Old Sun. That Lucky Old Sun, and the CD and DVD will be released on Capital Records September 1, 2008 in the UK and September 2, 2008 in the US. That Lucky Old Sun Tour starts September 4. A follow-up to the Day Into Night tour is scheduled to start in late 2008.
In 2010, Bragg embarked on two album tours with Brian Wilson for the Disney-Pearl label; Brian Wilson Re-imagines Gershwin and an album of Disney classics were released in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Bragg was the percussionist on both records and also contributed some vocals to the set. "The Re-imagines" Gershwin record garnered The Brian Wilson Band an elaborate tour of North America and Wilson's first-ever complete tour of Canada. The band also toured Europe supporting what many consider one of Wilson's finest solo efforts to date. As of 2012, Nelson Bragg has completed his second solo record entitled We Get What We Want. The release date for the new album is slated for April 25, 2012.
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