Mother Earth and related artists

Mother Earth's Tracy Nelson was long considered one of the strongest female singers in rock. Nelson formed Mother Earth (named after a Memphis Slim blues song) in San Francisco in 1966. In 1969, the band moved to a farm outside Nashville, and its mus...more

Mother Earth's Tracy Nelson was long considered one of the strongest female singers in rock. Nelson formed Mother Earth (named after a Memphis Slim blues song) in San Francisco in 1966. In 1969, the band moved to a farm outside Nashville, and its music became increasingly country oriented. After 1971, the band went through many personnel changes, and eventually Nelson went solo....less