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John L. Nelson and Mattie Della Shaw Baker. Prince’s parents John and Mattie first met in 1956 when they were both jazz musicians. At the time, both had children from a previous marriage ...
Playing the piano, Nelson used "Prince Rogers" as a stage name and started a band called "The Prince Rogers Trio" with local musicians. In 1956, he met Mattie Della Shaw (November 11, 1933 – February 15, 2002) at a show on the north side of Minneapolis. Shaw was a jazz musician who became the musical group's singer.
Tyka Evene Nelson (May 18, 1960 – November 4, 2024) was an American singer. She was the daughter of jazz musician John L. Nelson (1916–2001) and jazz singer Mattie Della Shaw (1933–2002), and the sister of Prince (1958–2016). In addition, she had seven half-siblings. She was Prince's only full sibling. [1] [2] [3]
Like Prince and her parents, jazz singer Mattie Della Shaw Baker and musician John L. Nelson, Tyka was an accomplished musician who recorded and released four studio albums between 1988 and 2011.
Tyka was Prince's only full sibling, and shared parents John L. Nelson and Mattie Shaw Nelson. Kevin Winter/Getty. Tyka Nelson in Los Angeles in November 2016.
Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis on June 7, 1958, the son of jazz singer Mattie Della (née Shaw) and pianist and songwriter John Lewis Nelson. [24] All four of his grandparents were from Louisiana. [25]
Born May 18, 1960, Tyka was the daughter of John L. Nelson, a pianist who collaborated with Prince on several occasions, and Mattie Shaw Nelson.
After a lead role in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), Rowan starred as Mattie Shaw on the series Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995–1996). Rowan went on to garner international fame for her portrayal of California real estate developer Kirsten Cohen on the American television series The O.C. , which ran from 2003 to 2007.