Author: Joel Selvin Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary ISBN: 9780809241873 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 331
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Chronicles the private life of television's first child actor--from his celebrated youth through his slow descent into depression and addiction as a struggling adult, and to his untimely death
Author: Ricky Nelson Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 1458490661 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 106
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). A huge star at a young age thanks to his role on his parents' TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , Ricky Nelson's charmed life continued when he became one of the first teen idols in rock'n'roll. This collection assembles 20 top hits from Nelson, who was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Includes: Be-Bop Baby * Believe What You Say * Garden Party * Hello Mary Lou * I'm Walkin' * It's Late * Lonesome Town * Poor Little Fool * Stood Up * Travelin' Man * and more.
Author: Ricky Nelson Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ISBN: 9780634031724 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 0
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This great collection features 14 hits by rock and roll heart throb Ricky Nelson, showcasing the playing of legendary guitarists Joe Maphis and James Burton. Includes note-for-note transcriptions with tab for: Be-Bop Baby * Believe What You Say * Garden Party * Hello Mary Lou * I'm Walkin' * It's Late * It's Up to You * Just a Little Too Much * Lonesome Town * Never Be Anyone Else but You * Poor Little Fool * Travelin' Man * Waitin' in School * Young World.
Author: Sheree Homer Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476600198 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 207
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Ricky Nelson (he later preferred "Rick") was 8 years old when he began his career in show business. After a successful run on radio, his family's situation comedy The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet enjoyed a 14 year television tenure. On the April 10, 1957, episode, "Ricky the Drummer," Nelson started his singing career by lip syncing to Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'." He scored 36 Top 40 singles between 1957 and 1972 and ranked number 5 in Billboard's Top 25 Artists of the Decade 1950-1959. As a country rock pioneer, Rick Nelson influenced Buffalo Springfield, Linda Ronstadt, and the Eagles. This book is a candid account of his life in rock and roll through stories told by musicians and producers on the road and in the studio with him. Actors and family members also provided invaluable memories and insights.
Author: Ozzie Nelson Publisher: ISBN: Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Languages : en Pages : 344
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Oswald Nelson began his spectacular career as a musician at age 14 when he and a friend were paid $5 to play for the local Woman's Club dance in his native Ridgefield Park, N.J. Before Ozzie knew it, his "band" was in such demand that people were willing to pay them an incredible $10 per night. Ozzie divided his free time at Rutgers University between football and music. Music won out and within five years of graduation, he was the leader of one of the big bands of the 1930s and an established radio personality. During this period, he met Harriet Hilliard, who became his partner and, of course, his wife. Together, they won millions of radio fans when they joined Red Skelton on the highly popular Raleigh Cigarette Hour. In 1944, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" was first broadcast. It went on to run for 22 years, first on radio and then television. Ozzie's career did not end there--he returned to the stage, and this fall [1973] will be back on television with a new series, Ozzie's Girls. More than Ozzie's success story or family album this is a nostalgic evocation of one of the most glamorous eras of show business. Enriched by a wealth of amusing anecdotes, it presents a genuinely nice man who writes with warmth and unaffected charm. Readers will like the man and enjoy his entertaining story.
Author: Robert Matzen Publisher: Paladin Communications ISBN: 0988502585 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 421
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Documenting the most notorious house in Hollywood, this history spans the life and death of Mulholland Farm, the elegant and infamous mountaintop showplace built by film star Errol Flynn at the height of his fame. While appearing to be stylish and refined, Flynn installed secret passageways, two-way mirrors, and other voyeuristic tools into the house to spy on the famous women he entertained, as well as couples making love. He lived in Mulholland Farm during Hollywood’s Golden Era, when he was the most famous playboy movie star alive, remaining in the home through the rape trial that almost ruined him and the snatching of John Barrymore's body. The intricate story of the farm also spans five continents to include Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Fidel Castro, Humphrey Bogart, Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Billy Graham, Johnny Cash, Roy Rogers, the Rolling Stones, and the other two owners of the property, Christian singer/songwriter Stuart Hamblen and rock ‘n’ roll legend Rick Nelson.
Author: John Beland Publisher: ISBN: 9781945674167 Category : Languages : en Pages : 346
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Originally from Hometown, Illinois, John Beland is an award-winning songwriter, session guitarist, arranger, recording artist & performer. His songs have been recorded a wide variety of top artists in the U.S as well as internationally. His studio work includes some of the greatest music legends in both pop and country music. From his early work with Linda Ronstadt and Ricky Nelson to his long career with the legendary Flying Burrito Brothers, John is considered by many to be one of the true pioneers of what we now have come to term as Country Rock. John is still very active in the music business and continues to tour the world as a producer, session guitarist and performer. He currently lives in Chappell Hill, Texas.
Author: Sheree Homer Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786458119 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 267
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Rockabilly, a musical designation coined by Billboard magazine in the mid-1950s, is a rambunctious rhythmic style combining the liveliest elements of country, gospel, and rhythm and blues. Popularized by such performers as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Ricky Nelson, rockabilly has been a major influence on the music of Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen (among many others). This book captures the essence of life on the road and in the recording studio through interviews with many of rockabilly's foremost artists. Among those sharing their experiences are Jerry Allison and Sonny Curtis of the Crickets, Sonny Burgess, Wanda Jackson, Glen Glenn, the Collins Kids, Charlie Gracie and Deke Dickerson. Also included are several rare publicity photos.
Author: Marshall Chapman Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press ISBN: 0826517358 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 298
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Marshall Chapman knows Nashville. A musician, songwriter, and author with nearly a dozen albums and a bestselling memoir under her belt, Chapman has lived and breathed Music City for over forty years. Her friendships with those who helped make Nashville one of the major forces in American music culture is unsurpassed. And in her new book, They Came to Nashville, the reader is invited to see Marshall Chapman as never before--as music journalist extraordinaire. In They Came to Nashville, Chapman records the personal stories of musicians shaping the modern history of music in Nashville, from the mouths of the musicians themselves. The trials, tribulations, and evolution of Music City are on display, as she sits down with influential figures like Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, and Miranda Lambert, and a dozen other top names, to record what brought each of them to Nashville and what inspired them to persevere. The book culminates in a hilarious and heroic attempt to find enough free time with Willie Nelson to get a proper interview. Instead, she's brought along on his raucous 2008 tour and winds up onstage in Beaumont, Texas singing "Good-Hearted Woman" with Willie. They Came to Nashville reveals the daily struggle facing newcomers to the music business, and the promise awaiting those willing to fight for the dream. Co-published with the Country Music Foundation Press
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