NELSON, RICK(Y)
(1940–1985)
NELSON, RICK(Y) (b. Eric Hilliard N., Teaneck, N.J., May 8, 1940–December 31, 1985) The son of well-known bandleader Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Nelson, who later created a successful family comedy on radio and television, Nelson was originally a teen-pop star in the late 1950s who became an innovative performer of COUNTRY-ROCK before the music reached its greatest popularity. Nelson got his start when his girlfriend admitted that she had a heavy-duty crush on ELVIS PRESLEY ; stating that…