ricky nelson lonesome town (color)

[TheLONEWOLFETA]

I don`t remember this singer as it was before my time, but watching these youtube videos and seeing the face to a voice i grew up hearing around markets and fairs, its close to how i pictured what he looked like, This is cool is he still alive ?

[matuschkas]

i think i was at this show to,where was it ?

[Ricky72246]

Miss you Rick.........

[reverbie65]

Ricky did a good job the Ventures do a very very good job on this song it is a Baker Knight

it topic sad about suiside but so pretty especially on a Jazzmaster

[Syzygy60]

i play both ricky nelson songs and elvis buddy holly and the Beatles what's that make me?

[11xzxzxz]

People have a right to compare Rick Nelson and Elvis Presley. Rick is much better.. had much better songs written for him and Elvis is kitsch.

[EnergyBreeze]

The man....the legend

[rc136561]

He was a very accomplished musician and singer.

[miyagi7946]

with the jordanaires!!!!!!!.........fuc­king awesome...also check out paul mccartney version,nice but not as good as this..although he got dave gilmour to play guitar so that not so bad!!!!!

[watchful38]

A much older Ricky Nelson. This song perhaps reflects the difficuties in his life. God Bless Ricky Nelson!

[asgaard636]

I've always wondered why he changed the word "cry" to "hide" when he performed this during the last few years....

[smeatknight]

God, I miss you Ricky.  You were so sweet, sensitive, humble and kind. Miss you so much. Anita

[johnthehulk1]

Rick Nelson was a talented man. Unsung. Misunderstood. Teen Idol. Sold over 125,000,000 records. Died too soon. Like your folks "Ozzie and Harriet". And your brother David, recently deceased. You will be missed like all of the good rockers of the 50's, and 60's.

[MrHardesty96]

Miss Rick and the Stone Canyon band. Wonderful memories.

[oldiesbutgoodies67]

Shoudn't it be a "Drink or Two" instead of a "Dream or Two..." Dan O'Niallain

[earthpart3]

@oldiesbutgoodies67 I think it was always dream or two

[lancetuffy]

A wonderful time, a wonderful song and a great guy...

[60smode]

Miss ya Rick!

[lazur1]

In spite of his youth when first recording, Rick took real control of his music. Imagine how musically wrong a kid in Hollywood can go, with all the old-school show-biz advice. Ozzie knew music, but not -this- music. For a teenager to consistently pick credible material & produce it into hits is amazing.

[johnthehulk1]

Baker Knight wrote a great song about teen suicide in 1957. It was recorded by Ricky Nelson, and performed by him on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" in 1958. Rick had a great voice. The women loved him like Elvis. He sold over 60,000,000 records in his career, and will never be forgotten as a child star, rock star, and actor. God bless you Rick.

[Syzygy60]

i rymed regret with forget just today,great mind s think alike then one gets killed

[pagalley1]

Rick was brilliant at singing and singing sad songs seemed to have been his forte...Like Karen Carpenter, he had a sadness about him that made you feel every word of every sad song he sang..."Lonesome Town" and "Garden Party" are two of the saddest songs I've ever heard, yet, interestingly, they are two of my favourite songs...I would've loved to have heard Rick sing "Always on my Mind" and "Yesterday".

[sadoldemilio]

Don't think the delivery is as good as when he was a teenager in the 50's. He was my fav singer in the world back then. Used to buy all his 45's when they came out. Poor Little Fool, etc.

[radio4lofi]

Three people live in Lonesometown...

[ParisSud91]

@radio4lofi Even though i love this song, i'm lonesome :'(

[carolinesoswt]

WOW, he's as good looking in color as he is in black and white.

[missohio83]

This is such a great version of him singing this!!! Love how The Jordanaires still hung around him too! Thanks for posting!

[InfectedPlagueBDM]

YA NO ES TAN GUAPO DE VIEJO EH! jajajaja

[JohnnyGNV]

Maybe his voice was not spectacular, but he had a great string of Hits, and was a good person. I admire him and his family and I'm so sorry he is no longer with us.

[ElvisTCB01]

Great song by a great artist! Add the wonderful Jordanaires and you can't ask for anything better!  Awesome! Thanks for posting!

[john9944]

Rick was one of the greats. At this time his lifestyle was starting to a toll on his voice, I loved his work. But it pains me to see him struggle to hit some notes and go flat on others. If you really want to hear a great version of this classic go to the black and white video from the TV show. There are several in Youtube. He is playing at the guitar but the real guitar is being played off screen by the legendary James Burton who was also Elvis' guitarist.

[cooltooth112]

@john9944 James Burton playing behind off screen is trash, that is ridiculous. Ricky Nelson was indeed a decent guitar player and they would'nt bring in James Burton to hide, Rick's regular guitar player is right there. It's not a difficlut song to play. James Burton hiding back stage and playing, that's a laugh and a stupid suggestion. Ricky is playing this song and was a decent guitar player. Listen to Garden Party. Ricky was a good musician. Ozzie was a bandleader, it's in his genes.

[CharlesStorer]

@cooltooth112 I did not mean to infer James Burton was off stage in this video. What I was trying to say was that James Burton (who played on EVERY Ricky Nelson record from 58-67 was off SCREEN in some of the Black and White TV videos. He is also on screen in many. Take a look at Hello Mary Lou, It's Up to You and It's Late on the right margin of this page. James is on screen in all of them. He is playing a pre-paisley tele in two and a Jazz Master in the other.

[cooltooth112]

@CharlesStorer ..yes, but this is an unplugged version. Ricky played his own acoustic and James played all the electric. Rick even played quite a bit of electric in his Stone Canyon County Band; he had some natural musical talent and not just his voice. He could also play the piano and I'm sure his dad taught him a lot. Ozzie was a Big Time Bandleader. And, I am a big James Burton fan as I play guitar. I live in Memphis and have for my 54 years.

[crusher1944]

superb great flash back

[garygareth]

Elvis and Rickey were the best of mates get it. you cant listen to one without the other durin a drink filled youtube nite; long live them both in our hearts and dreams.

[mrdjjames]

Elvis was Elvis. Rick was Rick. Enjoy the video. Thats it. Man you folks will fight over a mustard seed. Thank you for posting

[Thunderbird7090]

Awesome. Thanks so much for posting. Never saw this before.

[NoSomaMusic]

la versión de la respuesta en vídeo es muy buena!!!

[po1706]

Hmmm. The sign says "Ricky"

[robystep1]

I like the Stubbs version. No offense, i respect the classics and original performers but I like that one best.

[RhandirQH]

Another great Rock n'roller ,  taken from us far too early.

[Christiane373]

RICK, not Ricky. I think he got better over the years. I want MORE, MORE, MORE! I wish he had re-done all of his original songs. I read somewhere that he planned that, at least all of his original hits.

[kovachfg]

I think the backup singers are the Jordanairs, the same group that worked with Elvis.

[AnOmbreRose]

Sounds like he paid attention to Dean Martin in Rio Bravo, when the clear sound of Dean's voice was so perfect, when they performed together.

Shame that Ricky got so messed up. Real sad.

[55meds]

Anyone else think he looks like Gary Cole?

[drovmuzac]

@55meds ... want to hear something weird???? A guy named CoOle (not Cole) covered this song under the name cooleguy. Talk about coincidences his first name on his channel page is GARY.Gary COLE Gary COOLE .... too funny!!! I personally think cooleguy sounds better than this re-make version. While cooleguy's version may not be as good as the original version that Rick did (almost), it is better than this re-make. Just my opinion but check it out if you think I may be wrong

[raydar58]

miss Ricky.........

(How yea been Rick

see you soon eh!!)

[ThierryClowez]

Quand même...touchante chanson...

[CIB67]

05/17/10 ... One of the 50s best!

[elvisbycarlos]

Beautiful!!!!! Touching!!!!

[TheFrankieDee]

i thought ricky was great i grew up with him and he will always be missed

[b42baritone]

What a great talent. I would have loved to seen him concert.

[gsmitter]

Most underrated ballad of the Rock and Roll Era.

[hanayo9]

A Fave of Paul McCartney , This song > Great track Cheers for posting

[michl76]

Rick adored Elvis a lot!

Here his background singers are "Elvis'" Jordanaires!

They were and still are both unique and irreplacable!

[Starrman69]

Wow, great video! Thanks for the post.

Sad seeing him perform, knowing that shortly after this he was taken from us

[iowa61]

Wow, this is good. Really, really amazing. Wow...

[Pectoris4]

What good does it serve to try to compare Rick Nelson and Elvis Presley? They were great performers with their own styles. Let us respect the memory of both of them.

[RoccoTex]

I agree. I see a parallel of Ricky and Elvis compared to

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. In both cases, the latter was more prolific and famous, but in both cases there were songs, such as this by Ricky, or My Rifle My Pony and Me by Deano, that impacted me more. I also really liked Poor Little Fool by Ricky.

On the other hand, Love Me by Elvis was great.

So I contradict myself.

[DangerousBastard]

Right on! Rick Nelson is Rick Nelson, Elvis Presley is Elvis Presley, period -->.

[rturnerful]

@Pectoris4-------Thank you for one of the most intelligent comments I've read in a very long time. Excellent... "hat's off to you ole wise one" Take care.

[oranger2525]

@Pectoris4 Elvis had many singers attempt to copy him. Rick Nelson was the only Artist Elvis respected and liked who was compared to the King. They were friends.

[The170460]

@oranger2525 bullshit Presley respected all of the rock 'n' roll artists

[oranger2525]

@The170460 Chill! please re read my comment. attempt to understand the comment and context, instead Elvis' opinion on all rock artists in general.

[oranger2525]

@The170460 Except The Beatles, until he covered about a dozen of their songs.

[traccan]

@Pectoris4 As performers, I agree... but purely as singers, there's no question the King was better.

[meredithkm09]

@Pectoris4 i dont think they have anything in common Ricky was his own preformer as well as Elvis was!! They were both great! its very sad about them both!

[ThePltmgr]

His music will last forever!!

[ThePltmgr]

HE WAS THE BEST WITHOUT A MANAGER!!

[8dakota6]

Rick kicks ass!! This dude was much better looking than Elvis ever was. Rick looked better and better as he got older......does he look 45???.....NO WAY !!!! Check out his awesome song "Do You Know What I Mean".....outstanding live performance.

[skipper8257]

Met the Jordanaires in Vegas. Got to talk to them for a while after their show. These guys were the nicest bunch of guys and loved singing with Ricky.

[papyrock]

merçi beaucoup...un des dernier concert de ricky ..r.i.p.. michel(paris)

[rentatrip1]

I will tell you all one thing-

In order to have the "JORDANAIRES"

sing behind you - You Have to Be

Very Very Good - this is not to do with Money- it has to do with who they "choose" to sing on stage with-

Rick was one of the BEST EVER ---

[phototecglobal]

Class!

[NELSONFAN68]

at least he left us his sons to carry on his tradition. They are just as genuine as he was.  They learned so much from him. He was taken way too soon. Give me Ricky Nelson over Elvis any day that ends in "y"....

[SaddletrampMO]

Most R&R experts agree, if Elvis didn't have his movies, which were really bad, but made a ton of money, that Ricky would be the King!

[kathykisslight]

Oh my Gosh!!!! I am out of words!! He is a lot more handsome here the he ever was in his youth!! Wow!!

[elvischevy]

THIS WAS A FAB SHOW , MORE MORE

[sunvana]

too bad he didn't live to see pulp fiction he was in rio bravo tho

that's pretty good

[grainofsandfan]

George Straight reminds me of Ricky. He had a much bigger impact on music than people realize because he made it seem so easy.

[b42baritone]

Rick Nelson, the one legend I did not get to see Live. I miss you Rick.

[Davehenry55]

Rick was a class act.

[dodgyrommer]

I don't think he aged very well.. Looks different.

[Newport1974]

When did Ricky die?

[dodgyrommer]

1985 at the age of 45 I believe.

[Newport1974]

That is ashame. He was Great

[superzapper]

asshole ,If you have nothing good to say why don't you shut the hell up.

[dodgyrommer]

It's my opinion, I didn't say bad about the man himself, all I said is that he didn't age very well, seeing how he was a 'teenage' idol. I'm actually quite infatuated with him. You are the exact reason why I barely comment on YouTube anymore. Dumbass.

[DavidHenesy]

excuse me but he aged very well, most guys I have gone out with here in Laval Quebec never look 1/8th as good as this, are you out of your mind, or only joking?

btw im just 18 years old this past June, and would date him in a second here.

Sophia

[dodgyrommer]

YouTube commenting in a nutshell : have an opinion, get bagged.

Kudos to you.

[okamjuju]

@superzapper What an ironic comment, stick to your own advice. Shithead.

[Brownee46]

Never forget Ricky

[Jynxxxycat]

Is that the Jordanaires singing backup????

[RickNelsonLady]

Yes!

[GinesCruz]

the street are fell with reegret... i love that verse. He's better with the years

[rocksinger45]

A couple of years ago I got this song on a Greatest Hit package what a surprise this recording was it done so well that you could feel the room that it was recorded in... it made the hair on the back of my neck stand on edge .

[lowfuellevel]

what a cutie, rip

[lelboy]

You're not wrong, lowfuellevel, I've always thought him a cutie - man and boy... Glad he' s not forgotten.

Les.

[johnvuc]

God I miss him.

[SteenNygaard]

Too sad he's not here anymore

[rocky32054]

why did it show a pic of elvis??????

[Afro70s]

Live forever, Rick!

[wildhorsestudios1421]

This is exactly how he looked the second time I saw him in concert. Beyond the Stone Canyon band, going through his hits. It was quite... his back was turned to the audience. I stood up and yelled out "GARDEN PARTY"... He turned around and smile one of his rare smiles, turned back to the band and nodded...they went right into. You guessed it Garden Party... I felt great. I got to communicate with Ricky Nelson after all those years on wednesday night of him doing so with me. Thanks Rick.

[ragingtole]

aah cach

[adfujie]

我很喜欢的一首,thx

[Jangofat1]

i dont know what the hell you wrote, but chinese letters are kooool ;)

[adfujie]

谢谢 <----this means Thans :-)

[humbertolos92]

i love u. rest in peace. say hi to elvis for me;]

[spjunkies]

Go Rick go

[jojiozawa]

Arigato Ricky! Comme la recording. Fan Japon.

[Bertrandd06]

Aujourd'hui 31 decembre pensons à Ricky;

fan France

[Bertrandd06]

superbe