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Many have no idea how big Ricky Nelson was (Original Post)
moniss
Nov 2024
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Zambero
(9,818 posts)1. And the kid could sing
Having James Burton as his guitarist didn't hurt either!
rsdsharp
(10,547 posts)4. Neither did the ability to have weekly TV exposure;
exposure his producer/actor father made certain was exclusively on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
moniss
(6,706 posts)8. Yes indeed and when
music media talks about guitarists today they usually pass over James Burton and might make a mention or two of Scotty Moore. But if you were a guy coming up then and learning to play you pretty much wanted to sound like James or Scotty.
Zambero
(9,818 posts)15. And Elvis took note of those two
Among others
Sneederbunk
(15,874 posts)2. You have to have a memory of the 50's.
We are becoming fewer.
moniss
(6,706 posts)9. I remember a few years ago I mentioned to
someone that I regretted never having seen Don and Phil live. He said to me "Don and Phil who?" and I knew we had miles of gap despite him not being much younger than me.
chicoescuela
(1,875 posts)3. Didn't he go to garden party to reminisce with old friends?
Sad day when his plane crashed.
Jim__
(14,612 posts)5. He was big, but Ozzie and Harriet gave him a huge leg up.
moniss
(6,706 posts)10. Ozzie himself was a fairly popular guy
in music.
PittBlue
(4,477 posts)6. He was my first crush.
I was heartbroken when he died. I loved his music.
Brainstormy
(2,453 posts)7. His was one beautiful voice! n/t
moniss
(6,706 posts)11. Some of the first songs
I learned to sing.
rickford66
(5,788 posts)12. I loved the girlfriends on the show.
twodogsbarking
(12,961 posts)13. Smooth as a bikini wax.

TommieMommy
(1,648 posts)14. He was very talented. Gone too soon. So sad