It's the first time he’s ever performed Nelson’s 1972 comeback hit, and he even sang the line that name checked himself ...

and had 17 hits in the top 10, he is virtually unknown to younger music fans. Most reissues of his hits in recent years have been lucky to sell 10,000 copies. “Ricky Nelson is a whole different ...

At the top of that first ranking: “Poor Little Fool,” by then-17-year-old Ricky Nelson ... During his career, Nelson landed 43 more songs on the Hot 100, which quickly became the most-cited ...

The Beatles became the first (and only) act with as many as six No. 1 songs in a single year ... 1958, the top spot belonged to Ricky Nelson‘s “Poor Little Fool.” Related Sophie Turner ...

In 1958, Billboard released its first newly consolidated ranking of all pop music, and the number spot was held by Ricky ...

It's just that neither Ricky nor his ... the bully pulpit of a top-rated weekly sitcom. He did have the good sense, though, to leave the music to his son. The happy Nelson parents were frequently ...

In 1990, Motley Crue were still packing arenas and the radio was full of songs like Poison ... big money into new acts like Nelson, a duo consisting of Ricky Nelson‘s twin sons Matthew and ...

“These were mostly 18- to 20-year-old kids who had no idea who Ricky Nelson was,” he says of the concert they played. “And they had an absolute blast. It was so apparent that the songs were ...

Matthew and Gunnar Nelson will bring “Ricky ... songs on the Billboard Hot 100. His single “Poor Little Fool” is considered to be the first number one song on the chart. After 19 more top ...

as well as his songs being featured on the show. And what a recording career it was. From 1957 to 1962 only Elvis Presley had more top 40 hits and sold more records than Ricky Nelson. I love ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ricky Nelson ... it's not lost on the Nelson sons. "This is a spiritual event for Gunnar and me every night,'' Nelson said. "We're here to play the songs you might know, and ...