Researching Gabe Nelson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14506 people with the Nelson surname? In that year Nelson was ranked number 271 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gabe means "God is my strength" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Gabe Nelson on Ancestry
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| Did you know that there are currently 24232 people with the Nelson surname in the UK? Nelson is now ranked number 212 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Gabe Nelson
Gabe Nelson
Christopher Gabriel Nelson is an American rock musician from Sacramento, California, best known as the former bassist of the alternative rock band CAKE. Nelson replaced the original CAKE bassist, Shon Meckfessel, soon after the band was formed but left the band himself before the release of their first album, Motorcade of Generosity, which lists Victor Damiani as bassist. After the release of CAKE's second album, Fashion Nugget, Damiani left and Nelson re-joined. After playing bass and helping co-write songs on CAKE's subsequent studio albums, Nelson left the band again in late 2015.
Nelson is lead vocalist and songwriter for the group Bellygunner along with his wife Peggy Lanza and musicians Thomas Monson, Steve Randall and Shawn Hale. In addition to performing with artists such as Greg Loiacono and the band The Mother Hips, Nelson offers private music lessons to students in the Sacramento area.
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