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Ricky Nelson
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American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor
Key facts
- Also known as
- Rick Nelson
- Born
- Eric Hilliard Nelson , ( 1940-05-08 ) May 8, 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- December 31, 1985 (1985-12-31) (aged 45) , De Kalb, Texas , U.S.
- Genres
- Rockabilly rock and roll pop country country rock
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter actor
- Years active
- 1949–1985
- Labels
- Verve Imperial London Renown Records Decca / MCA Epic
- Website
- rickynelson .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Nelson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Teaneck
- Place of death
- Dallas
- Spouse
- Kristin Nelson
- Child
- Tracy Nelson
- Father
- Ozzie Nelson
- Mother
- Harriet Nelson
- Sibling
- David Nelson
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Hollywood High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Verve Records
- Official website
- www.rickynelson.com
- Image
- Decca Records Rick Nelson 1966.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Ricky Nelson
- Commons gallery
- Ricky Nelson
- date of birth
- 1940-05-08
- date of death
- 1985-12-31
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- aviation accident
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- birth name
- Eric Hilliard Nelson
- pseudonym
- Ricky Nelson
- social media followers
- 62700
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 1985-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Eric Hilliard "Ricky" or “Rick” Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician 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.
His fame as both a recording artist and television star also led to a motion picture role co-starring alongside John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan, and Angie Dickinson in Howard Hawks's western feature film 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 magazine's then-newly created Hot 100 chart. He recorded 17 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.
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