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Eric Hilliard "Ricky" 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 .
Nelson launched his musical career as a teenager on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, the television show hosted by his parents. He scored a string of pop, rock and country hit songs in the 1960s, but his career stalled in the 1970s. In 1985, Nelson was on a comeback tour. Nelson dreaded flying but refused to travel by bus.
He married band singer Harriet Hilliard in 1935. They had two sons, David (born in 1936) and Eric (known as Ricky, born in 1940). The couple remained married until Ozzie's death in 1975. His grandchildren include actress Tracy Nelson and musicians Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. He was also the former father-in-law of Kristin Harmon and June Blair.
The blond brothers — grandsons of ‘50s sitcom pioneers Ozzie and Harriet Nelson and sons of teen idol-turned-Americana troubadour Ricky Nelson — have a vast, 30-plus-year catalog that spans ...
In 1935, she married bandleader Ozzie Nelson. [9] They had two sons, David (born in 1936) and Eric (known as Ricky, born in 1940). [10] The couple remained married until Ozzie's death from liver cancer in 1975. [11] Her grandchildren include actress Tracy Nelson and musicians Matthew and Gunnar Nelson.
The B-52’s carried on Ricky’s legacy with the release of Bouncing Off the Satellites 11 months after his death at age 32, but the heartbroken survivors — Cindy, Strickland, and vocalists ...
Actress and painter Kristin Harmon, the older sister of "NCIS" actor Mark Harmon and the ex-wife of former pop star Ricky Nelson, died April 27 of a heart attack. She was 72.
Sharon Kathleen Sheeley (April 4, 1940 – May 17, 2002) was an American songwriter who wrote songs for Glen Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, and Eddie Cochran.