Nels Cline
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nels Courtney Cline |
| Born | January 4, 1956 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Free jazz, experimental, noise, punk rock, indie rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Cryptogramophone, Nine Winds, Atavistic, Enja, Little Brother, Strange Attractors, Audio House, Long Song, Mack Avenue, Blue Note |
| Website | www |
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Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been a guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004.
In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex, a percussionist. He has worked with musicians in punk and alternative rock such as Carla Bozulich and the Geraldine Fibbers, Mike Watt and Thurston Moore. He leads the Nels Cline Singers, Nels Cline Trio, and the Nels Cline 4.
Cline was named the 82nd greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in November 2011.