Steve Nelson

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Birth Name: Steve EdwardNelson
Birth Date: December 24, 1907
Place of Birth: New York, NY

Biography

Steve Edward Nelson was born in New York, N.Y., on Nov. 24, 1907. He is chiefly known as a composer of country, children's and holiday songs. His chief collaborators were Johnny Burke, Bob Hilliard, Jack Rollins, Benny Davis and Charlie Tobias. He got his education at Evander Childs High School, then New York University.

Discography / Career Highlights

Catalog Highlights:

"Frosty The Snowman" - Gene Autry, 1950 (#3 Country / #5 Pop), Gold Record, Christmas standard

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" - Gene Autry, 1950 (#4 Country / #7 Pop), Gold Record, Easter standard, also known as "Peter Cottontail", also recorded by Merv Shiner, Fran Allison, Jimmy Wakely

"Bouquet Of Roses" - Eddy Arnold, 1948 (#1 Country for 19 weeks / #13 Pop), Gold Record

"Hang Your Head In Shame" - Bob Wills, 1945 (#3 Country), Red Foley, 1945 (#4 Country), also recorded by Patti Page, Tex Ritter, The Andrews Sisters (w/ Red Foley)

"A Heart Full Of Love"- Eddy Arnold, 1948 (#1 Country)

"I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love)" - Eddy Arnold, 1949 (#1 Country for four weeks / #18 Pop)

"One Kiss Too Many" - Eddy Arnold, 1949 (#1 Country for three weeks / #23 Pop)

"Say It With Your Heart"- Bob Carroll, 1953 (#14 Pop), recorded with Jimmy Leyden's Orchestra

"Send Ten Pretty Flowers (To My Girl In Tennessee)" - Spade Cooley, 1949

"Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart" - Eddy Arnold, 1949 (#7 Country)

"Will Santy Come To Shanty Town?" - Eddy Arnold, 1949 (#5 Country), Eddy's all-time Christmas standard

"Smokey The Bear" (1952) - official theme song of the U.S. Forestry Department