From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Eric Hilliard Nelson May 8 1940 December 31 1985 better known as Ricky Nelson or Rick Nelson was an American singersongwriter instrumentalist and actor He placed fiftythree songs on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1957 and 1973 including nineteen topten hits and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21 1987 Nelson began his entertainment career in 1949 playing himself in the radio sitcom series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and in 1952 appeared in his first feature film Here Come the Nelsons In 1957 he recorded his first single debuted as a singer on the television version of the sitcom and recorded a number one album Ricky In 1958 Nelson recorded his first number one single Poor Little Fool and in 1959 received a Golden Globe Most Promising Male Newcomer nomination after starring in the western film Rio Bravo A few films followed and when the television series was cancelled in 1966 Nelson made occasional appearances as a guest star on various television programs Nelson and Sharon Kristin Harmon were married on April 20 1963 and divorced in December 1982 They had four children Tracy Kristine twin sons Gunnar Eric and Matthew Gray and Sam Hilliard On February 14 1981 a son was born to Nelson and Georgeann Crewe A blood test in 1985 confirmed Nelson was the childs father Nelson was engaged to Helen Blair at the time of his death in an airplane crash on December 31 1985 Description above from the Wikipedia article Ricky Nelson licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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