RICKY NELSON POOR LITTLE FOOL BaldyHolly

Ricky Nelson was born the second son of big band leader Ozzie Nelson who was of Swedish descent and his wife, big band vocalist Harriet Hilliard Nelson, on May 8, 1940. He shot to fame appearing in his parents show, " The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet." Nelson, who was the first teen idol to utilize television to promote hit records, began a rock and roll music career in 1957. He recorded his debut single, the Fats Domino song "I'm Walking", seeking to impress a date who was an Elvis Presley fan. In the Ozzie and Harriet episode, "Ricky the Drummer", Nelson got the chance to perform the song. The song went on to reach number 4 on the charts while the flip-side, "A Teenager's Romance," went to number 2. Soon, most episodes of the Ozzie & Harriet television show ended with a musical performance by "Ricky". Ozzie Nelson even had the idea to edit footage together to create some of the first music videos. This creative editing can be seen in videos Ozzie produced for "Travelin' Man." Ozzie was able to get Elvis Presley's backup singers to sing on Rick's albums, and Rick had an impressive guitar player named James Burton. Nelson knew and loved music, and was a skilled performer even before he became a teen idol, largely because of his parents' musical background. In addition to guitar, he played drums and the clarinet. (He showcased his drum skills in the same episode in which he made his singing debut.) From 1957 to 1962, Nelson had thirty Top-40 hits, more than any other artist at the time except Presley (who had 53) and Pat Boone (38). Many of Nelson's early records were double hits with both the A and B sides hitting the Billboard charts. When Billboard introduced the Hot 100 chart on August 4, 1958, Nelson's single "Poor Little Fool" became the first song ever in the number 1 position on that chart.

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[Lonleysurfer]

The real first line is "I used to play around with hearts, they'd hasten at my call..."

[baldyholly79]

@Lonleysurfer I know mate. I listened to this song since i was a kid, but never looked up the lyrics as i thought i knew it off by heart lol. Cheers

[levr666]

great song, great cover. thanks Big fella!

[monstergirlh20]

You need to hang out at my country place and sing at the fire!

[gmc07joe]

Nice job Guy.

[suphojnak]

I like you.

[jsteelman1000]

WOW great singing and playing

[oman524524]

叻!

[srjimmy1]

check out cromulantman ( while my guitar gently weeps ) it should be enjoyable for you

[socomairsoftguns]

GRATE JOB