Ricky Nelson

Features2 months ago

‘Ricky Part 1’: Ricky Nelson’s Extended Play Extravaganza

The 'Ricky Part 1' disc gave the teen idol a No.1 on the Billboard EP chart of November 25, 1957, before he had either a No.1 single or album.

Features2 months ago

The ‘Ricky’ LP: Ricky Nelson Arrives On The Album Scene

In November 1957, the ‘Ricky’ set gave the teenage phenomenon his first US LP release.

In-Depth4 months ago

Idol Playthings: How Teen Idols Shaped The Pop World

Mass-marketed music for the X-Factor generation promoting attractive, clean-living male singers is hardly a new thing.

Features4 months ago

‘Just A Little Too Much’: The Ricky Nelson Hit Machine Strikes Again

The Johnny Burnette song was another chart favourite for the teen idol.

Features5 months ago

‘Too Much On My Heart’: Another Winner For ‘Pardners In Rhyme’ The Statler Brothers

The family group from Staunton, Virginia were giants of the traditional country music scene by the mid-1980s.

Features6 months ago

‘Poor Little Fool’: Ricky Nelson Rules The First-Ever Hot 100

The song written by Sharon Sheeley made history on the August 4, 1958 chart.

Features6 months ago

Future Classics And Forgotten Novelties: Billboard Introduces The Hot 100

Listen to some of the well-known and more obscure entries on Billboard's first-ever Hot 100, for the week of August 4, 1958.

Features7 months ago

‘Lonesome Town’ To ‘The Wonder Of You’: Prolific Songwriter Baker Knight

From Ricky Nelson's 'Lonesome Town' to Elvis Presley's 'The Wonder Of You,' the versatile composer left his mark on pop history.

Features7 months ago

‘(They Call Her) La Bamba’: Crickets End Chart Era With Rock’n’Roll Echo

The Crickets' final UK chart appearance was a nod to the late Ritchie Valens, and featured A-list contributors James Burton and Leon Russell.

Features8 months ago

‘Workin’ Man Blues’: Merle Haggard’s Blue Collar Hymn

The Hag's seventh No.1 featured such great players as James Burton and Jim Gordon.

Features9 months ago

‘She Belongs To Me’: Rick Nelson Sings Bob Dylan

In May 1969, Nelson recorded the song that heralded his new incarnation with the Stone Canyon Band.

Features11 months ago

‘Travellin’ Man’: The Ricky Nelson No.1 Rescued From The Trash

Ricky's second and final US No.1 single was literally retrieved from the garbage can, and had connections to Sam Cooke and Glen Campbell.