- Father of Prince.
- He left Prince's mother, Mattie Shaw, and left Prince, then 10, and his sister, Tyka (then 8) fatherless. Prince and his father later reconciled when Prince began rising to the top.
- He co-wrote several songs for his son which included Computer Blue on the Purple Rain album; The Ladder on Around the World in a Day album; Christopher Tracy's Parade and Under the Cherry Moon on Parade album and Scandalous on the Batman soundtrack.
- "Prince Rogers" was Nelson's stage name as a bandleader; he gave the name to his son when he was born.
- Passed away on the same day as R&B singer Aaliyah.
- He was the son of Carrie (Jenkins) and Clarence Allen Nelson, both of whom were from Louisiana.
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