Ricky Nelson

Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985), better known as
Ricky Nelson or Rick Nelson, was an American singer-songwriter,
instrumentalist, and actor. He placed 53 songs on the Billboard Hot 100
between 1957 and 1973 including "Poor Little Fool", which holds the
distinction of being the first #1 song on Billboard magazine's then ... read more

Monkees' Davy Jones dies at 66; a pivotal teen idol

Davy Jones was not pop music’s first teen idol. Preceding him were Ricky Nelson, Frankie Avalon and Fabian, among many.
Posted 29 February 10.20pm — Comment on this

Billboard Hot 100 notches 1,000th No. 1 single: From Ricky Nelson to Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga has snagged a piece of pop music history in landing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with her new single “Born This Way.” Even more...
Posted 18 February 2011 6.01am — Comment on this

the final friday batch of updates

No. 6 said...* HENRY KAISER'S PETER AND THE WOLF (1998) - Unreleased40 minute live band improv of the Prokofiev classic. Includes guitarist Henry Kasier, violinist Daro...
Posted 17 December 2010 10.58pm — Comment on this

saturday evening updates continued

Blue Suede Shoes said...Blue Suede Shoes 953July 17, 2010 1) Cliff Richard - Lawdy Miss Clawdy2) Elwood James - Arkansas Jane3) Bobby Boston - Lazy Daisy4) Chuck Be...
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Six Strings / Six Guitars

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonRichard Thompson had been, in the words of a friend working on the Meltdown team, "like a kid in a candy store all day" about this gig.No wond...
Posted 16 June 2010 4.46pm — Comment on this


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