This fantastic background vocalist ought to have a page, Look at all the search results! TODO: regularize all of these to B.J. Nelson, redlink to her.
Nice bio on https://duranduran.fandom.com/wiki/B.J._Nelson#A_selection_of_credits
Also this on https://gramho.com/media/2082431965692376751 :
Happy birthday to the singer and songwriter Brenda Joy Nelson, best known as B.J. Nelson. She began her singing career in the late '60's in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA fronting a band called "Insane Soul." She moved to New York in 1979 and after becoming a member of TM Stevens band, T-Bird, in the early '80's, T-Bird backed a very talented young singer named Stacy Lattisaw on her first national tour. During her time with T-Bird, B.J. met an amazing guitarist by the name of Ronny Drayton and it was her friendship with Ronny that led to her becoming a member of Nona Hendryx' band, Propaganda. Her first professional recording was singing backing vocals on Evelyn King's "I'm In Love" LP and singing all female backing vocals on the title cut. Followed by backing vocal credits on Norman Nardini and the Tigers 1980's song "Burnin' Up", followed by credits on Howard Johnson's "Keepin' Love New" LP. She has worked with numerous R&B/pop/rock artists including Melba Moore, Scritti Politti, Sarah Dash, the late Robert Palmer, Duran Duran among others. In 1989 B.J. released her 1st solo album eponymously titled, "B.J. Nelson." In 1985 B.J. sang backing vocals on The Power Station's debut album The Power Station and later on the band's Living In Fear album released in 1997. During the 1990s B.J. continued her career with credits on Will Downing's album A Dream Fulfilled, Marc Almond's Fantastic Starr and Vanessa Paradis' self entitled album. #bjnelson #rnbsinger #rnb #blackhistory #rnbsoul #soulsinger #blackmusic #soul #blackmusic #soulmusic
Good discography from https://duranduran.fandom.com/wiki/B.J._Nelson#A_selection_of_credits
Her 1989 album: B.J. Nelson, https://e.snmc.io/i/300/s/d96b7375c8e575e12ad580eebbd95e7a/1626060
Discogs page https://www.discogs.com/artist/174743-BJ-Nelson?type=Credits&subtype=Vocals&filter_anv=0
Many, many alternative spellings that vary in punctuation and spelling.
Discogs also has Brenda Joy Nelson credits on
Glad To Be Here Joy Of Life and 4 more… Bernard Edwards - Glad To Be Here Atlantic 1983 Rescue / Hero Clarence Clemons - Rescue / Hero Columbia, Columbia 1999
Is this person on Ancestry https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/brenda-joy-nelson-24-fdhjxx the singer?
Born in Portland, Oregon on 16 Aug 1950 to Russell Nelson and Sybil SHEARLS. Brenda Joy Nelson married Brenden M Dethloff. She passed away on 27 Jan 2005 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington.
Brenda Joy Nelson family tree Parents Russell Nelson 1915 - 1980 Sybil Shearls 1914 - 1979
Wikipedia also has links to a "B. J. Nelson", writer and director.