Eric Hilliard Nelson, known professionally as Ricky Nelson until his 21st birthday when he officially dropped the "y" and simply became Rick Nelson, was an American rock 'n' roll star, pop pioneer, musician, singer-songwriter 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. As one of the top "teen idols" of the 1950s, his fame led to a motion picture role co-starring alongside John Wayne and Dean Martin in Howard Hawks's western feature film Rio Bravo. He placed 53 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and its predecessors, between 1957 and 1973, including "Poor Little Fool" in 1958, which was the first number 1 song on Billboard magazine's then-newly created Hot 100 chart. He recorded 19 additional Top 10 hits and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987.
| Birth name | Eric Hilliard Nelson |
| Also known as | Rick Nelson |
| Born | May 8, 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1985, De Kalb, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Rockabilly, rock and roll, pop, country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1949–1985 |
| Labels | Verve, Imperial, London, Renown Records, Decca/MCA, Epic |
| Associated acts | Fats Domino, Carl Perkins, James Burton |
Pop Singer Ricky Nelson was born on May 8, 1940 in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States (He dies at the age of 45, on December 31, 1985).
Nelson, the son of TV Actor Ozzie and Harriet, was a singer, composer, and musician. With his family, he appeared in the series The Adventures of TV Actor Ozzie and Harriet. For his role in Rio Bravo, he was also nominated for a Golden Globe.
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Ricky Nelson was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1940 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).
Ricky was his nickname when he was born Eric Hilliard Nelson. As a child, he had so bad asthma that he had to sleep with a vaporizer.
"Poor Little Fool" was his first #1 hit. In 1987, he was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
On April 20, 1963, he married Kristin Harmon, and the couple divorced in November 1982. He was the father of five children.
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Movie Actress Tracy Nelson is his eldest child.
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