68 years ago today: Legendary singer scored the first-ever No. 1 hit on 'Billboard' Hot 100

The song spent two weeks at No. 1 and peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Remembering When Rick Nelson Was Booed off the Stage, but Got the Last Laugh Thanks to a Hit Single in 1972

“Play the hits” is a phrase that every musician who’s ever managed a modicum of mainstream success has likely heard more than a few times. It might come from record promoters, management, or even fans ...
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How Ricky Nelson's 'Poor Little Fool' Became the First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Hit

In 1958, a successful teen idol recorded a song written by a fellow young music star that would go on to make history and become a timeless heartbreak anthem. The youngsters in question? Ricky Nelson ...
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Remembering Ricky Nelson: The Legacy of His 1962 Hit 'It's Up To You' 64 Years Later

Ricky Nelson was an iconic singer and actor who was named one of the “50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time” by TV Guide back in 1996. He got his start in The Adventures of Ozzieand Harriet at age eight, ...