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Ricky Nelson
The second son of bandleader Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Hilliard, Ricky and
his brother were children when they appeared on their father's radio series The
Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet, which developed into a film (Here Come The
Nelsons) and a long-running and very popular TV series. By his early teens,
Ricky was playing clarinet, drums and guitar and adopted the rockabilly style he
heard on Sun Records releases. His first single was a cover of Fats Domino's I'm
Walkin' in 1957, leading to live appearances at various state fairs with the
Four Preps. Signed to Imperial, he...
