Listen Up (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Ricky Nelson's boast a half-century ago that it's a "young world" looks pretty prophetic this week, when two of the top releases are by teenagers Taylor Swift and David Archuleta. Capsule reviewlets for these and more: > Taylor Swift's unfakeable...
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Giveaway Details Below! Rick and David Nelson grew up before America’s eyes in the 1950s hit television sitcom The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet. . And as time went on, both boys grew into popular heartthrobs-with Ricky becoming a genuine teen idol and recording star. Ricky Nelson began singing in the show’s fifth season and continued [...]
Word Around the Net (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well. You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself -Ricky Nelson, Garden Party OK I know you're probably sick of politics and I already posted on the election. I don't do it too often because I am kind of sick of the whole thing myself, I was going to post on serial child-frightener artist Greenberg's picture of Senator McCain and
Pop Candy (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Billboard is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Hot 100 chart. In 1958, Ricky Nelson's Poor Little Fool was the first song to hit No. 1, and many tracks have followed. This week Billboard.com unveiled the 100 Top 100 songs...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifty years ago, Billboard unveiled the “Hot 100,” with Ricky Nelson’s
WFMU's Beware of the Blog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Lonesome Town Take 1A (2:22) This is a studio demo pressing of Ricky Nelson's "Lonesome Town." The sound quality isn't the best, but since this is probably the only copy that exists, it's about as good as it's going to...
MilkandCookies.com (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
A Fats Domino hit sung by two greats.
Althouse (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
Queen sang it: So did Led Zeppelin. Not to mention The New Riders of the Purple Sage . But Ricky Nelson was first (and handsomest)(and not grunge, despite all those plaid flannel shirts): blog advertising blog advertising
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
VH1 (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
E! Online (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
The Hot 100 just turned the big 5-0. The seminal singles chart turned a half-century-old today, having made its Billboard magazine debut on Aug. 4, 1958. Ricky Nelson's "Poor...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 1958: 'Poor Little Fool,' by Ricky Nelson, becomes the first No. 1 song on Billboard's new Hot 100 Singles chart.The Almanac Advises for August 4: "Without proper parental and school guidance, the youth of today can and will make... Read more
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
“Remind me never to steal Art Garfunkel’s iPod” requests reader Tommy Hoops. Indeed, Art’s inclusion of the underrated Ricky Nelson on his all-time Top 60 is more than undermined by the appreciation of Bruce Hornsby. Said list is most certainly not the ultimate-argument-settler.
The Aristocrats (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
From Rio Bravo Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, and Walter Brennan entertain themselves (and us) after a rough day on the trail.
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
The title Greatest Love Songs is of course a misnomer, a marketing gimmick to justify the release of yet another repackaging of music from the past.
