The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum

Ricky Nelson

Inducted at: The 1987 Induction Ceremony

Induction category: Performer
Presented by: John Fogerty

Biography

Ricky Nelson was an early teen idol who had a considerable amount of talent to complement his blue-eyed good looks. On television, he and his older brother David acted out their real-life roles as the sons of Ozzie and Harriet ...

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Selected Discography

- All My Best
- Another Side of Rick/Perspective
- Another Side of Rick/Perspective 2
- Best Always/Love and Kisses
- Bright Lights/Country Fever
- Bright Lights & Country Fever
- Garden Party/Windfall
- Garden Party/Windfall
- Live 1983-1985
- Rockin' with Ricky
- Rudy the Fifth
- Stay Young the Epic Recordings
- The American Dream CD 1
- The American Dream CD 2
- The American Dream CD 3
- The American Dream CD 4
- The American Dream CD 4
- The American Dream CD 5
- The American Dream CD 6
- Windfall

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Books & Articles

Teenage Idol: The Complete Biography of Rick Nelson
Legacy, by Rick Nelson
Ricky: TV’s Teen Dream Knew How to Rock
Plane Crash Takes Life of Former Teen Idol
Ricky Nelson
Ricky Nelson: Idol for a Generation

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