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Jack Nance

real name Richard Jackson Nance

Jack Nance is credited on 1,028 releases across 279 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,028

Credits

279

Albums

8

Decades active

70

In collections

Biography

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American musician (drums, trumpet, guitar) and songwriter, born April 22, 1935 in Newport, Arkansas; died April 7, 2000 in Nashville, Texas (lung cancer). Started his career playing with Sonny Burgess, and joined childhood friend Conway Twitty's band in 1958. Together with Twitty he wrote "It's Only Make Believe". He left Twitty's band to go on tour with Roy Orbison in 1960.
Subsequently, Nance worked as an agent, promoter and road manager for variety of artists, including Sonny & Cher, The Moody Blues, Elvis Presley and The Temptations. Father.

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Credited work

1,028 releases · 279 albums · active 1958–2025

  • Performance · 1,207
  • Other credits · 38

Studios: Bullet Sound Studios · Plaza Sound Studios · The Paradise, Boston · Record Plant, N.Y.C.

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