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American musician and histrion (1940–1985)

Ricky Nelson
Nelson in a publicity photo for Decca Records in 1966
Background data
Nascence proper name	Eric Hilliard Nelson
Likewise known equally	Rick Nelson
Born	(1940-05-08)May 8, 1940 Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	Dec 31, 1985(1985-12-31) (anile 45) De Kalb, Texas, U.Due south.
Genres	Rockabilly rock and curl pop country stone
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter role player
Years active	1949–1985
Labels	Verve, Purple, London, Renown Records, Decca/MCA, Ballsy
Website	rickynelson.com

Musical creative person

Eric Hilliard Nelson (May viii, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and thespian. From age eight he starred aslope his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. In 1957, he began a long and successful career as a popular recording artist. The expression "teen idol" was beginning coined to describe Nelson, and his fame as both a recording artist and tv set star also led to a move picture office co-starring alongside John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan, and Angie Dickinson in Howard Hawks'south western feature flick Rio Bravo (1959). He placed 54 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and its predecessors between 1957 and 1973, including "Poor Little Fool" in 1958, which was the first number one song on Billboard mag'southward and so-newly created Hot 100 chart. He recorded 19 additional top x hits and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987.^{[1] [2]} In 1996 Nelson was ranked No. 49 on TV Guide'due south 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.^[3]

Nelson began his entertainment career in 1949, playing himself in the radio sitcom serial, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. In 1952, he appeared in his first feature film, Hither Come the Nelsons. In 1957, he recorded his first unmarried ("I'm Walkin' b/w "A Teenager'south Romance", Verve 10047X4S), debuted every bit a vocaliser on the television version of the sitcom, and released the No. ane album titled Ricky. In 1958, Nelson released his first #1 single, "Poor Picayune Fool", and in 1959 received a Gold World nomination for "Most Promising Male Newcomer" after starring in Rio Bravo. A few films followed, and when the boob tube series was cancelled in 1966, Nelson made occasional appearances equally a guest star on diverse television programs. In his twenties, he moved away from the pop music of his youth and began to perform in a country rock fashion.^[4] After recording several albums with mostly session musicians, nigh of which flopped, he formed the Stone Canyon Band in 1969 and experienced a career resurgence, buoyed by the alive album In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969 and had a surprise hitting with 1972's "Garden Party", which peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. His comeback was brusque-lived, even so, as his record label was bought out and folded, and his followup albums were not well promoted by his new label. He continued to perform alive and take minor television set roles through the 1970s, though his label dropped him by the end of the decade. He released two more than albums, with unimpressive results, before his death in a plane crash on New Year's Eve, 1985.

Nelson was married in one case, to Sharon Kristin Harmon, from 1963 until their divorce in 1982. They had four children: actress Tracy Nelson, twin sons and musicians Gunnar and Matthew, and role player Sam.

Early life [edit]

Nelson was born on May 8, 1940, in Teaneck, New Jersey.^{[five] [6] [7]} He was the second son of entertainment couple Harriet Hilliard Nelson (born Peggy Lou Snyder; July 18, 1909 – October 2, 1994) and Ozzie Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June three, 1975). His father Ozzie was of half Swedish descent. The Nelsons' older son was player David Nelson (Oct 24, 1936 – January 11, 2011).

Harriet, normally the vocaliser for Ozzie's band, remained in Englewood, New Jersey, with her newborn and toddler. Meanwhile, bandleader Ozzie toured with the Nelson orchestra.^[viii] The Nelsons bought a two-story colonial business firm in Tenafly, New Jersey,^{[viii] [9] [10]} and six months after the purchase, moved with son David to Hollywood, where Ozzie and Harriet were slated to announced in the 1941–42 season of Red Skelton's The Raleigh Cigarette 60 minutes; Ricky remained in Tenafly in the care of his paternal grandmother.^[11] In November 1941, the Nelsons bought what would become their permanent abode: a green and white, two-story, Cape Cod colonial domicile at 1822 Camino Palmero in Los Angeles.^{[12] [9]} Ricky joined his parents and blood brother in Los Angeles in 1942.^[12]

Ricky was a small and insecure child who suffered from severe asthma. At night, his sleep was eased with a vaporizer emitting tincture of evergreen.^[13] He was described by Red Skelton's producer John Guedel as "an odd little kid", likable, shy, introspective, mysterious, and inscrutable.^[14] When Skelton was drafted in 1944, Guedel crafted the radio sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet for Ricky's parents.^{[14] [xv]} The bear witness debuted on Dominicus, October 8, 1944, to favorable reviews.^{[16] [17]} Ozzie eventually became head writer for the show and based episodes on the fraternal exploits and enmity of his sons.^[eighteen] The Nelson boys were showtime played in the radio series by professional child actors until twelve-yr-quondam Dave and eight-year-onetime Ricky joined the show on Feb twenty, 1949, in the episode "Invitation to Dinner".^{[19] [20]}

In 1952, the Nelsons tested the waters for a television series with the theatrically released film Here Come the Nelsons. The film was a striking, and Ozzie was convinced the family could brand the transition from radio's airwaves to television set's small-scale screen. On October three, 1952, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet made its television debut and was broadcast in beginning run until September iii, 1966, to become one of the longest running sitcoms in television history.

Education [edit]

Nelson attended Gardner Street Public School,^[21] Bancroft Inferior Loftier,^[22] and, between 1954 and 1958, Hollywood High Schoolhouse, from which he graduated with a B average.^{[23] [24]} He played football at Hollywood Loftier^{[23] [24]} and represented the school in interscholastic lawn tennis matches.^[25] Xx-5 years afterwards, Nelson told the Los Angeles Weekly he hated school considering it "smelled of pencils" and he was forced to rising early in the morning to attend.^[23]

Ozzie Nelson was a Rutgers alumnus and keen on college education,^[26] but eighteen-year-old Ricky was already in the 93 percent income-tax subclass and saw no reason to attend.^[24] At age thirteen, Ricky was making over $100,000 per annum, and at 16 he had a personal fortune of $500,000^[27] (equivalent to $four,980,000 in 2021).

Nelson's wealth was astutely managed by his parents, who channeled his earnings into trust funds. Although his parents permitted him a $fifty allowance at the age of xviii, Ricky was often strapped for cash and one evening nerveless and redeemed empty popular bottles to gain entrance to a movie theater for himself and a date.^[28]

Music career [edit]

Debut [edit]

Nelson played clarinet and drums in his tweens and early teens, learned the rudimentary guitar chords, and vocally imitated his favorite Sun Records rockabilly artists in the bathroom at dwelling or in the showers at the Los Angeles Tennis Order.^{[29] [30] [31]} He was strongly influenced by the music of Carl Perkins and once said he tried to emulate the sound and the tone of the guitar interruption in Perkins'south March 1956 Top Ten hitting "Blue Suede Shoes".^{[30] [31]}

At age sixteen, he wanted to impress his girlfriend of 2 years, Diana Osborn(e), who was an Elvis fan and, although he had no tape contract at the time, told her that he, besides, was going to brand a record.^{[29] [32] [33] [34]} With his father'south assist, he secured a ane-tape bargain with Verve Records, an important jazz characterization looking for a immature and pop personality who could sing or be taught to sing.^{[33] [34] [35] [36]} On March 26, 1957, he recorded the Fats Domino standard "I'm Walkin'" and "A Teenager'southward Romance" (released in belatedly April 1957 as his first unmarried),^[37] and "You're My One and Only Love".^{[36] [38]}

Before the single was released, he made his television rock-and-scroll debut on April 10, 1957, singing and playing the drums to "I'm Walkin'" in the Ozzie and Harriet episode "Ricky, the Drummer".^{[39] [40]} About the same time, he made an unpaid public advent, singing "Bluish Moon of Kentucky" with the 4 Preps at a Hamilton High School lunch-hour assembly^[37] in Los Angeles and was greeted by hordes of screaming teens who had seen the television episode.^{[41] [42]}

"I'one thousand Walkin'" reached No. 4 on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart, and its flip side, "A Teenager'southward Romance", hit #2.^{[33] [42]} When the television series went on summer break in 1957, Nelson made his first road trip and played iv state and canton fairs in Ohio and Wisconsin with the 4 Preps, who opened and airtight for him.^[43]

First album, band, and #1 single [edit]

In early summertime 1957, Ozzie Nelson pulled his son from Verve after disputes nigh royalties and signed him to a lucrative five-yr bargain with Royal Records that gave him approval over song option, sleeve artwork, and other production details.^{[44] [45]} Ricky's first Imperial unmarried, "Be-Bop Infant", generated 750,000 advance orders, sold over one million copies, and reached No. 3 on the charts. Nelson'southward first anthology, Ricky, was released in October 1957 and hitting #1 before the end of the year.^[46] Following these successes, Nelson was given a more than prominent role on the Ozzie and Harriet evidence and ended every two or iii episodes with a musical number.^[47]

Nelson grew increasingly dissatisfied performing with older jazz and country session musicians, who were openly contemptuous of rock and roll. After his Ohio and Minnesota tours in the summer of 1957, he decided to grade his own ring with members closer to his age.^[48] 18-yr-quondam electric guitarist James Burton was the starting time signed. Bassist James Kirkland, drummer Richie Frost, and pianist Gene Garf completed the band.^[49] Their showtime recording together was "Believe What Yous Say". Prior to this, Joe Maphis had been playing the pb guitar function, and played lead on his kickoff hits "Exist-Bop Babe", "Stood Up", and "Waitin In Schoolhouse".

In 1958, Nelson recorded 17-year-former Sharon Sheeley'southward "Poor Little Fool" for his 2d album, Ricky Nelson, released in June 1958.^{[50] [51]} Radio airplay brought the tune notice, and Imperial suggested releasing a single, but Nelson opposed the idea, believing a single would diminish EP sales. When a single was released nonetheless, he exercised his contractual right to approve any artwork and vetoed a moving picture sleeve.^{[50] [52]} On August 4, 1958, "Poor Lilliputian Fool" became the #one single on Billboard's newly instituted Hot 100 singles chart^{[53] [54]} and sold over ii million copies.^[50]

Nelson stated:

Anyone who knocks rock 'north' scroll either doesn't sympathize information technology, or is prejudiced against it, or is only plain square. – NME – Nov 1958^[55]

Nelson publicity photo, 1960

During 1958 and 1959, Nelson had twelve hits in the charts in comparison with Elvis Presley's eleven. During these two years, Presley had recorded music only for the movie King Creole, in January and February 1958, earlier his induction into the U.Southward. Armed Forces and a brief recording session (consisting of five songs) while on military go out four months later. In the summer of 1958, Nelson conducted his first full-calibration tour, averaging $5,000 nightly. By 1960, the Ricky Nelson International Fan Club had ix,000 capacity around the earth.^[56]

Perhaps the virtually embarrassing moment in my career was when half-dozen girls tried to fling themselves under my car, and shouted to me to run over them. That sort of affair can exist very frightening! – NME – May 1960^[57]

Nelson was the first teen idol to utilize television to promote striking records. Ozzie Nelson even had the thought to edit footage together to create some of the first music videos. This creative editing can be seen in videos Ozzie produced for "Travelin' Man". Nelson appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967, only his career by that time was in limbo. He likewise appeared on other television shows (ordinarily in acting roles). In 1973, he had an acting role in an episode of The Streets of San Francisco.^{[ citation needed ]} He starred in the episode "A Mitt For Sonny Blue" from the 1977 series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the Britain equally Twist in the Tale). In 1979, he guest-hosted on Saturday Night Live, spoofing his goggle box sitcom image by appearing in a Twilight Zone sendup in which, ever trying to become "domicile," he finds himself among the characters from other 1950s/early on 1960s-era sitcoms, Get out It to Beaver, Father Knows All-time, Make Room for Daddy, and I Love Lucy.^{[ commendation needed ]}

Nelson knew and loved music and was a skilled performer fifty-fifty before he became a teen idol, largely because of his parents' musical background. Nelson worked with many musicians of repute, including James Burton, Joe Osborn, and Allen "Puddler" Harris, all natives of Louisiana, and Joe Maphis, The Jordanaires, Scotty Moore, and Johnny and Dorsey Burnette.^{[ citation needed ]}

Nelson's music was very well recorded with a clear, punchy sound—cheers in part to engineer Bunny Robyn and producer Jimmy Haskell.^[58]

From 1957 to 1962, Nelson had xxx Meridian-40 hits, more than any other artist except Presley (who had 53) and Pat Boone (38). Many of Nelson's early records were double hits with both the A and B sides hitting the Billboard charts.^{[ commendation needed ]}

While Nelson preferred rockabilly and uptempo rock songs like "Believe What You Say" (Hot 100 #iv), "I Got a Feeling" (#ten), "My Saucepan's Got a Pigsty in It" (#12), "Hullo Mary Lou" (#nine), "It'south Late" (#ix), "Stood Upwardly" (#2), "Waitin' in School" (#18), "Be-Bop Baby" (#three), and "Just a Piffling Too Much" (#9), his shine, at-home voice made him a natural to sing ballads.^{[ citation needed ]} He had major success with "Travelin' Human being" (#i), "A Teenager's Romance" (#2), "Poor Trivial Fool" (#1), "Young World" (#5), "Lonesome Town" (#vii), "Never Be Anyone Else But You" (#six), "Sweeter Than You" (#9), "It'southward Upwards to You" (#half-dozen), and "Teen Age Idol" (#5), which clearly could have been near Nelson himself.^{[ citation needed ]}

Motion-picture show actor [edit]

Nelson in Rio Bravo, 1959

In improver to his recording career, Nelson appeared in movies. He made his moving-picture show debut in Here Come the Nelsons (1952) and had a small function in The Story of Iii Loves (1953) at MGM directed by Vincente Minnelli playing Farley Granger every bit a male child.

Post-obit his success on Goggle box and with singing, Howard Hawks cast him equally a gunslinger in Rio Bravo (1959) with John Wayne and Dean Martin; Hawks attributed much of the film's box function success to Nelson.

Nelson co-starred with Jack Lemmon in The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960), which was pop plenty to give rising to a TV serial (in which Nelson did non appear). He invitee starred on Full general Electric Theatre ("The Wish Volume") and starred in a romantic comedy feature written and directed by his father, Love and Kisses (1965) with Jack Kelly.

Nelson guest starred on Hondo (playing Jesse James), and had a support role in The Over-the-Loma Gang (1969) with Walter Brennan and Pat O'Brien.

Nelson was in Fol-de-Rol (1972), guest starred on McCloud, The Streets of San Francisco, Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, Petrocelli, A Twist in the Tale, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, and The Love Boat. On The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries he played the part of "Tony Eagle" and performed various well-known Nelson songs throughout the episode.

He had support roles in the Television films Three on a Date and High School USA (1983).

Name modify and 1960s career [edit]

On May 8, 1961 (his 21st birthday), he officially modified his recording name from "Ricky Nelson" to "Rick Nelson". His childhood nickname proved hard to shake, especially among the generation who had watched him grow upwardly on "Ozzie and Harriet". Even in the 1980s, when Nelson realized his dream of coming together Carl Perkins, Perkins noted that he and "Ricky" were the last of the "rockabilly breed".

In 1963, Nelson signed a 20-yr contract with Decca Records. After some early successes with the characterization, most notably 1964'due south "For You" (#6), Nelson's chart career came to a dramatic halt in the wake of Beatlemania, The British Invasion, and later the Counterculture era. Withal, instead of dropping him, Decca kept him on board.

In the mid-1960s, Nelson began to motion towards country music, condign a pioneer in the country-rock genre. He was i of the early influences of the so-called "California Sound" (which would include singers like Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt and bands such as Eagles). Yet Nelson himself did not reach the Top 40 once again until 1970, when he recorded Bob Dylan's "She Belongs to Me" with the Rock Coulee Band, featuring Randy Meisner, who in 1971 became a founding member of the Eagles, and former Buckaroo steel guitarist Tom Brumley.

"Garden Party" and short-lived comeback [edit]

Nelson performing on The Jim Nabors Bear witness in 1970

In 1972, Nelson reached the Acme 40 one last fourth dimension with "Garden Party," a vocal he wrote in disgust after a Richard Nader Oldies Concert at Madison Square Garden where the audition booed, perhaps against some unrelated law activeness. However, Nelson may have felt that the reason was because he was playing new songs instead of just his one-time hits.^[59] When he performed The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women," at that place was booing, said to be against police force and not him.^[59] He was watching the residuum of the performance on a TV monitor backstage until Richard Nader finally convinced Nelson to return to the phase and play his "oldies." He returned to the stage and played his "oldies" and the audience responded with applause, according to Deborah Nader, President of Richard Nader Entertainment. He wanted to tape an album featuring original material, but the single was released before the album because Nelson had not completed the entire Garden Party album yet. "Garden Political party" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #ane on the Billboard Adult Gimmicky chart and was certified equally a gold unmarried. The 2nd single released from the album was "Palace Baby-sit" which peaked at #65.

In 1973, MCA Records, whose parent visitor MCA Inc. had owned American Decca since 1962, ceased the characterization's operations, and transferred Nelson (and many other Decca artists) to its roster. His comeback was short-lived, and Nelson's band presently resigned. MCA wanted Nelson to have a producer on his next anthology. A new band was formed by Lindy Goetz, and so a promotion person at MCA Records.^[60] Nelson's ring moved to Aspen and changed their name to "Canyon." Nelson and the new Stone Canyon Band began to bout for the Garden Party album. Nelson still played nightclubs and bars, but he soon advanced to higher-paying venues because of the success of Garden Party.

In 1974, MCA was unsure as to what to do with the one-time teen idol. Albums like Windfall failed to have an impact. Nelson became an allure at theme parks like Knott'southward Drupe Subcontract and Disneyland. He also started appearing in small-scale roles on goggle box shows.

Nelson tried to score another hit merely did non have any luck with songs like "Rock and Roll Lady." With vii years to go on his contract, MCA dropped him from the characterization.

Personal life [edit]

Ricky and Kristin Nelson in 1964

In 1957, when Nelson was 17, he met and savage in love with Marianne Gaba, who played the role of Ricky'southward girlfriend in 3 episodes of Ozzie and Harriet.^{[61] [62]} Nelson and Gaba were too young to enter a serious human relationship, although co-ordinate to Gaba "we used to neck for hours."^{[63] [64]}

The next yr, Nelson fell in love with xv-twelvemonth-erstwhile Lorrie Collins, a country singer actualization on a weekly telecast called Boondocks Hall Party.^{[65] [66]} The two wrote Nelson'south first composition, the song "My Gal", and she introduced him to Johnny Greenbacks and Tex Ritter. Collins appeared in an Ozzie and Harriet episode every bit Ricky's girlfriend and sang "Simply Because" with him in the musical finale.^[67] They went steady and discussed marriage, just their parents discouraged the idea.^{[68] [69]} Harriet Nelson never canonical of Ricky's teenage girlfriends or of his dating during those younger years. She had sure expectations for Ricky's personal life every bit well equally his career.

Kris Harmon [edit]

At Christmas 1961, Nelson began dating Kristin Harmon (June 25, 1945 – April 26, 2018), a daughter of football thespian Tom Harmon and extra Elyse Knox (née Elsie Kornbrath) and the older sis of Kelly and Marking Harmon.^{[70] [71]} The Nelsons and the Harmons had long been friends, and a spousal relationship betwixt their children held nifty appeal.^[72] Rick and Kris had much in mutual: quiet dispositions, Hollywood upbringings, and high-powered, domineering fathers.^[73]

They married on Apr twenty, 1963. Kris was significant,^[74] and Rick later described the marriage as a "shotgun wedding".^[75] Nelson, a nonpracticing Protestant, received education in Catholicism at the insistence of the bride's parents^{[75] [76]} and signed a pledge to take any children of the union raised in the Catholic faith.^[74] Kris Nelson joined the tv set show as a regular cast member in 1963.^{[77] [78]} They had four children: actress Tracy Kristine Nelson, twin sons Gunnar Eric Nelson and Matthew Gray Nelson who formed the ring Nelson, and Sam Hilliard Nelson.

By 1975, post-obit the nascency of their terminal child, the marriage had deteriorated and a very public, controversial divorce involving both families was covered in the press for several years. In October 1977, Kris filed for divorce and asked for alimony, custody of their four children, and a portion of community property. The couple temporarily resolved their differences, simply Kris retained her attorney to pursue a permanent break.^{[79] [80]} Kris wanted Rick to give up music, spend more time at home, and focus on acting, but the family unit enjoyed a recklessly expensive lifestyle, and Kris's extravagant spending left Rick no option but to bout relentlessly.^[81] The impasse over Rick's career created unpleasantness at home. Kris became an alcoholic and left the children in the care of household help.^[82] Subsequently years of legal proceedings, they were divorced in Dec 1982. The divorce was financially devastating for Nelson, with attorneys and accountants taking over $ane million.^[83] Years of legal wrangling followed.^{[84] [85]}

Helen Blair [edit]

In 1980, Nelson met Helen Blair, a office-time model and exotic-beast trainer, in Las Vegas.^[86] Within months of their meeting, she became his route companion, and in 1982 she began living in with him. She was the only adult female he dated afterward his divorce.^{[86] [87]}

Nelson plays at a concert in Lawton, Oklahoma

Blair acted as personal assistant to Nelson, organizing his solar day and acting as a liaison for his fan club,^[86] but Nelson'due south female parent, brother, business organization managing director, and manager disapproved of her presence in his life.^[88] He contemplated marrying her but eventually declined.^[89] Blair died with Nelson in the airplane fire. Her proper name was never mentioned at Nelson'due south funeral.^[90] Blair'southward parents wanted their daughter cached next to Nelson at Woods Lawn Cemetery, but Harriet Nelson dismissed the idea.^[91] The Blairs refused to bury Helen'due south remains and filed a $two million wrongful expiry adjust against Nelson's estate.^[90] They received a small settlement. Nelson did non provide for Blair in his will.^[92]

Improvement tour

In 1985, Nelson began a "Comeback bout" with Fats Domino. He put the "y" back on his proper name and became "Ricky" again. He sang the songs for which he was famous and released a greatest hits album, Ricky Nelson: All My Best. His comeback was cutting short when, while on the tour excursion, his airplane crashed on New year's Eve.

Death [edit]

On Dec 31, 1985, Nelson died when the Douglas DC-3 on which he was a passenger crashed into trees, poles, and electrical wires, when it attempted to make an emergency landing while in flying between Guntersville, Alabama and Dallas, where he was to perform a New Year's Eve concert.^[93] Nelson'due south DC-three seemed constantly aggress by mechanical problems.^[94] The fatal fire was acquired by a lacking heater in the tail of the airplane. The heater caught fire and filled the cabin with toxic fumes. While both pilots survived, all vii passengers died.^[95]

Legacy [edit]

• In 1994, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.^[96]
• In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Nelson #91 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.^[97]
• In 2005, at the 20th anniversary of Nelson'due south death, PBS televised Ricky Nelson Sings, a documentary featuring interviews with his children, as well as James Burton and Kris Kristofferson.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Hall of Fame baseball game thespian Rickey Henderson was named Rickey Nelson Henley after Ricky Nelson.^[98]

Discography [edit]

• Ricky (1957)
• Ricky Nelson (1958)
• Ricky Sings Again (1959)
• Songs past Ricky (1959)
• More Songs by Ricky (1960)
• Rick Is 21 (1961)
• Anthology Vii by Rick (1962)
• Best Sellers By Rick Nelson (1963)
• The Very Idea of You (1964)
• Spotlight on Rick (1964)
• Rick Sings Nelson (1970)
• Rudy the Fifth (1971)
• Garden Party (1972)
• Windfall (1974)
• All My Best (1985)

Filmography [edit]

Year	Title	Office	Notes
1952	Here Come up the Nelsons	Ricky Nelson
1952–66	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	Ricky Nelson	serial regular (433 episodes) credited in after seasons as Rick Nelson
1953	The Story of Three Loves	Tommy (age 11)	segment "Mademoiselle"
1959	Rio Bravo	Colorado Ryan
1960	The Wackiest Ship in the Regular army	Ensign Tommy J. Hanson
1961	General Electric Theater	Lonnie Follett	— "The Wish Book"
1965	The Ed Sullivan Prove	Ricky Nelson	— "#xviii.nineteen" credited as Rick Nelson
1965	Beloved and Kisses	Buzzy
1966	The Ed Sullivan Bear witness	Himself (Musical Invitee)	— "Ricky Nelson / Duke Ellington, Maria Cole, Eydie Gorme, Jo Anne Worley, George Kirby, Robert Bob Rex" credited every bit Rick Nelson
1966	ABC Stage 67	Carlos O'Connor	— "On the Flip Side"
1967	Hondo	Jesse James	— "Hondo and the Judas" credited as Rick Nelson
1967	Malibu U.	Himself (Host)	recurring role (6 episodes)
1969	The Over-the-Hill Gang	Jeff Rose	Television receiver movie
1969	The Glen Campbell Goodtime 60 minutes	Himself (Musical Guest)	— "Michele Lee, George Lindsey, Rick Nelson"
1970	The Resurrection of Broncho Billy	voice part	Short Film
1970	Swing Out, Sugariness Land	Confederate Soldier	TV moving picture
1970	The Johnny Cash Show	Himself (Musical Invitee)	— "#i.xxx"
1970	The Everly Brothers Testify	Himself	— "#one.9"
1970	The Merv Griffin Show	Himself (Musical Guest)	— "Pat Pausen, Rick Nelson, Alex Dreier, Charo, Sidney Sheldon"
1972	Fol-de-Rol	The Minstrel	Telly movie credited as Rick Nelson
1972	McCloud	Jimmy Roy Taylor	— "The New Mexican Connection" credited every bit Rick Nelson
1972–74	Owen Marshall, Advisor at Law	Vic / Gar Kellerman	ii episodes — "Victim in the Shadow" (1972) — "A Foreigner Among The states" (1974) credited as Rick Nelson
1973	The Streets of San Francisco	William T. "Baton" Jeffers	— "Harem" credited as Rick Nelson
1973	Like shooting fish in a barrel to Exist Complimentary	Himself
1974	Petrocelli	State Male child White	— "Music to Die By" credited as Rick Nelson
1974	Sonic Smash	Jess of the Van	Short Film credited as Rick Nelson
1977	Tales of the Unexpected	Sonny Bluish	— "A Paw for Sonny Blue"
1977	The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries	Tony Eagle	— "The Flickering Torch Mystery" credited as Rick Nelson
1978	The Love Boat	Ted Wilcox / Alex Fowler	— "Memories of You / Computerman / Parlez Vous?" credited as Rick Nelson
1978	Three on a Date	Bob Oakes	TV movie
1979	Saturday Night Live!	Himself (Host / Musical Invitee)	— "Ricky Nelson / Judy Collins" credited every bit Rick Nelson
1981	CBS Library	Skeeter	— "A Tale of Four Wishes"
1984	Loftier School United statesA.	Principal Pete Kinney	TV moving-picture show credited as Rick Nelson

Notes [edit]

1. ^ Whitburn harvnb error: no target: CITEREFWhitburn (help) ^{[ full citation needed ]}
2. ^ Bashe 1992, p. 284.
3. ^ "Special Collectors' Upshot: 50 Greatest Tv set Stars of All Time". Television Guide (December 14–20). 1996.
4. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Rick Nelson Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved Nov 23, 2022.
5. ^ Bashe 1992, pp. 2, 16–17.
6. ^ Selvin 1990, p. 25.
7. ^ Nelson was chosen "Ricky" from nascency. Bashe 1992, p. 16
8. ^ ^{a b} Bashe 1992, p. 17.
9. ^ ^{a b} Selvin 1990, p. 26.
10. ^ Cotten, Lee. The Gilded Age of American Rock 'n Ringlet: Reelin' & Rockin': 1956-1959, p. 283. Pierian Press, 1995. ISBN 9781560750390. Accessed Nov twenty, 2017. "Calendar week after week he did one-nighters on the road while Harriet and the children remained in their rambling country abode in Tenafly, New Jersey. The Nelsons, minus Ricky, moved to Hollywood in 1941 then that Ozzie could take a task equally band leader for Cerise Skelton's radio plan"
11. ^ Bashe 1992, p. xviii.
12. ^ ^{a b} Bashe 1992, p. 19.
13. ^ Bashe 1992, pp. 19–20.
14. ^ ^{a b} Bashe 1992, p. 20.
15. ^ Selvin 1990, p. 29.
16. ^ Bashe 1992, p. 21.
17. ^ Selvin 1990, p. 30.
18. ^ Bashe 1992, p. 22.
19. ^ Bashe 1992, pp. 24–25.
20. ^ Dennis 2006, p. 15. sfn error: no target: CITEREFDennis2006 (help)
21. ^ Bashe 1992, p. 23.
22. ^ Selvin 1990, p. 47.
23. ^ ^{a b c} Selvin 1990, p. 53.
24. ^ ^{a b c} Bashe 1992, p. 52.
25. ^ Selvin 1990, p. 55.
26. ^ Selvin 1990, p. 15.
27. ^ Bashe 1992, p. 53.
28. ^ Bashe 1992, pp. 54–55.
29. ^ ^{a b} Bashe 1992, p. 66.
30. ^ ^{a b} Selvin 1990, p. 62.
31. ^ ^{a b} Holdship 2005, p. 2.
32. ^ Selvin 1990, p. 60.
33. ^ ^{a b c} Bronson 2003, p. 154.
34. ^ ^{a b} Holdship 2005, p. 1.
35. ^ Bashe 1992, p. 69.
36. ^ ^{a b} Selvin 1990, p. 64.
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References [edit]

• Bashe, Philip (1992). Teenage Idol, Travelin' Man: The Complete Biography of Rick Nelson. New York: Hyperion Books. ISBN978-1-5628-2969-viii.
• Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. ISBN978-0-7432-0169-8.
• Bronson, Fred (2003). Billboard'south Hottest Hot 100 Hits. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. ISBN978-0-8230-7738-0.
• Dennis, Jeffrey P. (December 16, 2013). Queering Teen Culture: All-American Boys and Same-Sex Desire in Film and Television receiver. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, Inc. ISBN978-one-3177-6622-3.
• Holdship, Bill (2005). Ricky Nelson Greatest Hits. Hollywood, Calif: Capitol Records.
• Pohlen, Jerome (2006). Oddball Texas: A Guide to Some Actually Strange Places. Chicago Review Printing. ISBN978-ane-5697-6472-v.
• Selvin, Joel (1990). Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation. Contemporary Books. ISBN978-0-8092-4187-three.

External links [edit]

• Rick/Ricky Nelson'southward official website
• Ricky Nelson at IMDb
• Ricky Nelson at AllMusic
• Ricky Nelson at Notice a Grave
• Rockabilly Hall Archived February x, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
• Ricky Nelson interviewed on The Pop Chronicles (recorded November 17, 1967)
• Ozzie and Harriet Nelson Papers (includes papers related to Ricky and David) at the University of Wyoming- American Heritage Centre

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Nelson

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