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Pulp Fiction (Album) by Ricky Nelson

Artist Biography For Ricky Nelson

Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson May 8 1940 – December 31 1985 Was An American Musician Songwriter And Actor. From Age Eight He Starred Alongside 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 First Coined To Describe Nelson And His Fame As Both A Recording Artist And Television Star Also Led To A Motion Picture Role Co-Starring Alongside John Wayne Dean Martin And Angie Dickinson In Howard Hawks's Western Feature Film Rio Bravo 1959 . He Placed 53 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 Magazine's Then-Newly Created Hot 100 Chart. He Recorded 19 Additional Top Ten Hits And Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame On January 21 1987. In 1996 Nelson Was Ranked No. 49 On TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars Of All Time. Nelson Began His Entertainment Career In 1949 Playing Himself In The Radio Sitcom Series The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet. In 1952 He Appeared In His First Feature Film Here Come The Nelsons. In 1957 He Recorded His First Single "I'm Walkin' B/w "A Teenager's Romance" Verve 10047X4S Debuted As A Singer On The Television Version Of The Sitcom And Released The No. 1 Album Titled Ricky. In 1958 Nelson Released His First #1 Single "Poor Little Fool" And In 1959 Received A Golden Globe Nomination For "Most Promising Male Newcomer" After Starring In Rio Bravo. A Few Films Followed And When The Television Series Was Cancelled In 1966 Nelson Made Occasional Appearances As A Guest Star On Various Television Programs. In His Twenties He Moved Away From The Pop Music Of His Youth And Began To Perform In A More Country Rock Style. After Recording Several Albums With Mostly Session Musicians Most Of Which Flopped He Formed The Stone Canyon Band In 1969 And Experienced A Career Resurgence Buoyed By The Live Album In Concert At The Troubadour 1969 And Had A Surprise Hit With 1972's "Garden Party" Which Peaked At Number Six On The Billboard Hot 100. His Comeback Was Short-Lived However 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 Live And Take Small Television Roles Through The 1970s Though His Label Dropped Him By The End Of The Decade. He Released Two More Albums With Unimpressive Results Before His Death In A Plane Crash On New Year's Eve 1985. Nelson Was Married Once 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 Actor Sam. Nelson Was Born On May 8 1940 In Teaneck New Jersey. 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 3 1975 . His Father Ozzie Was Of Half Swedish Descent. The Nelsons' Older Son Was Actor David Nelson October 24 1936 – January 11 2011 . 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 Up On "Ozzie And Harriet". Even In The 1980s When Nelson Realized His Dream Of Meeting Carl Perkins Perkins Noted That He And "Ricky" Were The Last Of The "rockabilly Breed". In 1963 Nelson Signed A 20-Year Contract With Decca Records. After Some Early Successes With The Label Most Notably 1964's "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. However Instead Of Dropping Him Decca Kept Him On Board. In The Mid-1960s Nelson Began To Move Towards Country Music Becoming A Pioneer In The Country-Rock Genre. He Was One 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 Again Until 1970 When He Recorded Bob Dylan's "She Belongs To Me" With The Stone Canyon Band Featuring Randy Meisner Who In 1971 Became A Founding Member Of The Eagles And Former Buckaroo Steel Guitarist Tom Brumley. Nelson Died In A Plane Crash On New Year's Eve 1985 Flying From Guntersville Alabama To Dallas Texas For A Concert. The Plane He Was On A Douglas DC-3 Had A History Of Mechanical Problems. All Seven Passengers Including Blair Died. Only The Two Pilots Survived. Nelson's Funeral Took Place At The Church Of The Hills Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery On January 6 1986 And He Was Privately Buried In The Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery In Los Angeles. His Estate Was Bequeathed To His Children.

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