Travelin Man was written by Singer-songwriter Jerry Fuller who wrote it with Sam Cooke in mind, but Cooke's manager was not impressed with the song. "Hello Mary Lou" was on the B side.
Later in his career he released a song called “Garden Party” in which he sang bluntly about his disillusionment with his peers in the music industry, who along with his fans wanted Rick to stick to his old formula and style of music. He wanted to do what creatively felt right to him. It’s a great song, and is completely different from anything else he ever released.
listen to "Garden Party" by Ricky Nelson. Ricky was so tired of people just trying to get him to play only the old stuff. He wrote the song. Kind of a protest song.
As a pre-teen, I was in love, of course, with Ricky Nelson! We watched Ozzie & Harriet every week and I was especially there when Ricky sang and played his guitar on the episode! Loved, loved, loved it! And, yes, he was VERY pretty!
Ricky Nelson started as a preteen on Ozzie & Harriet. My favorite song was Garden Party. His twin sons had a band in the 80's or 90's. His daughter was an actress on Father ? Dowling. Mysteries.
One thing few know about the show, is that it was shot in their actual home. The huge TV cameras of the time were just rolled into closets between productions. They must have put the other recording equipment in a spare room or basement.
Rick's dad Ozzie, a former bandleader, loved all kinds of music enough that he featured Rick and his music on several episodes of their TV show even when many still thought rock and roll to be a bad influence on the young.
Rick Nelson was a big heartthrob of the sixties. His family had a TV show called “Ozzie & Harriet”. Those were his parents. The show featured them along with Ricky and his brother, David. Many girls swooned over the Nelson brothers 😂😂. Another blast from the past. 🌺✌️
James Burton on guitar. A legend. He’s even better in another Rick Nelson song, “Fools Rush In.” The intro is one of James’ signature riffs. Peace out.
My mom loved Ricky Nelson. His death in a plane crash was always so awful a tragedy. His twin sons were the chart toppers when I was a teenager. Their songs AFTER THE RAIN & ONLY TIME WILL TELL are still in some of my playlists. Ricky grew up on his parents tv show... Ozzy & Harriet. And as such, was a teen idol back in the day.
The Nelson Twins!!!yes!!! I remember them!!I liked their music...what a musical family!!😃i grew up listening to this song on my moms little record from when she was a teenager!!great song!!keep up the great reactions!✌out!!😃
Poor Little Fool and Fools Rush In by Ricky Nelson next please Hari love your reactions lovely to see great songs being appreciated take care stay safe
He was famous growing up on the Ozzie and Harriet show. Listen to Garden Party. It is different and explains change in music styles from the lat 50s to the 60s
His parents hada TV Sitcom (The Ozzie and Harriet Show) in the ‘50’s and it was very, very popular. So we got to see him grow up on the Show, from 10-11 yrs. old to his late Teens. You are right, he was a very handsome young man and the Girls were Crazy for him. Look it up, you’ll be impressed….SanJoséBob
One of the 1st teen idols. He helped make "Rock & Roll" accepted by mainstream, white adult/family audiences. His parents let him sing pop on their popular TV family show that was squeaky clean.
Harri, I think you're the very first to react to "beautiful face, beautiful voice", Ricky Nelson! Thank you! He was a real teen idol & very talented! I was so sad when he died in the plane crash at 45!
Earliest reaction I saw was 3 years ago, Poor Little Fool. If you search Ricky Nelson reactions, there's quite a few more that have popped up. Maybe more reactors will get on the train.
His song Teenage Idol sounds biographical. He was a fantastic singer and yes a great looking guy. He died tragically in a plane crash. Ricky's Dad Ozzie Nelson was a band leader and got Ricky the very best musicians to play with Rick. James Burton was a very good guitarist. Who played with Elvis. Thanks Harri.
In addition to his father Ozzie, Rick's mother, under the name Harriet Hilliard was quite talented, with a career in vaudeville and then singing with Ozzie's big band.
I still remember exactly where I was, who I was with, and what we were doing the day Ricky Nelson died. And yes, he was a very pretty man with so much talent. I had the biggest crush on him. RIP.
The late great Gene Pitney wrote the song " Hello Mary Lou" A weird story about Gene Pitney, was his biggest hit record written by Bacharach and David, "Only Love can break a heart" reached #2 on the Billboard 100. Oddly the song that kept Gene from reaching #1 was the song "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals which was written by none other than Gene Pitney. How ironic. 🙃
The Ozzie and Harriett show was a family sitcom with the real life Nelson Family. Ozzie and Harriett were the parents, David and Ricky were the two sons.
A lot of people don't realize that he came by his talent naturally. His TV and real life parents were Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. Ozzie was a band leader and she the featured singer from the big band era. The Mamas Cass hit Dream a Little Dream of Me was first recorded by Ozzie Nelson in 1931!
He began singing because a girl he liked was super into Elvis and Ricky told her he could sing, too. So, he told his father, who hired the best session men and that was that. He has a super laid back vocal style that is his trademark.
For a while on the TV show he was paired with Laurie Collins, one of the "Collins Kids", Who was very good singer as well. Ozzie put an end to that relationship. Harri, you should do the "Collins Kids" they were very much a part of very early Rock n Roll. th-cam.com/video/-sbtVzHZDEY/w-d-xo.html Singing with Ricky. th-cam.com/video/IjsSN4VPQF0/w-d-xo.html Sadly Laurie Collins recently passed away.
He made his debut on a comedy radio show with his family then also grew up on TV hit show with same family The Nelson's on the Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet ..he was hilarious!! He grew up to be a mighty fine looking man!! He has many hits!! I think some of his songs sound like Elvis !
I would play this on a jukebox in a bar in Okinawa; my mom is an Inupiat Eskimo from Alaska so my cutie little Eskimo lyric made this special to me ; even moreso since my mom passed on September 17, 2020. 💖
James Burton was one of the great guitar players of his time. Read once that Keith Richards said he never bought a Ricky Nelson record, he bought James Burton records.
By now you know Sam Cook didn't write this song and that Ricky was also a child star on TV and as a teenager he performs this song on they're Ozzy and Harriet Show in 1961(gee...I was a first grader)...his famous lead guitarist James Burton we all know was so gifted that he was kidnapped by Elvis from his last band Emilou Harris untill Elvis died. Ricky's two rocker son's had a chance to play with James Burton in a good session and they all around had a great day reminiscing...
You should check out a later song he wrote called Garden Party its very good and different than those he sang in his youth and I think he wrote it as well !
If you get a chance check out what became one of the first musical videos his father arranged & produced to accompany this song ~ his Father Ozzie Nelson had been a popular bandleader before becoming a pioneer in early television
This sounds weird, but Ricky Nelson was one singer that I could picture his facial expressions as he sang - the way he formed the words when he sang. Mick Jagger is the other one. Rick was so handsome and talented. What a shame he left us so early.
Yes please, listen to to Rick’s song Garden Party. If you may need background on it there are plenty of us out here can help out. Absolutely love watching your reviews. ❤️❤️❤️
Jerry Fuller wrote the song and offered it to Sam Cooke but it was Turned Down by Cooke's manager and that is how Nelson ended up with it as the demo was pulled out of the trash and handed to nelson who was recording in the next room from Sam in 1961.. A little known fact is that Ricky Nelson used Elvis Presley's Backup singers on almost all of his recordings.
I had commented when you reacted to Bobby Darin that when I was around 5-6 years old I went around singing Bobby and Ricky Nelson songs. Something about the sound of their songs I really took to. I'm a few years older now 😎 and still dig their songs so much 🎶🎵
Ricky’s immediate family starred in what we would now call a reality show, and he first became well known as one of two sons in the family. He then started singing and became very famous through his music. The show was called “Ozzie and Harriet.”
His parents and brother had a TV show, Ozzie and Harriet. His brother's daughter married Chuck Woolery game show host. His sister married John Delorean the carmaker and the other sister married actor NCIS, Mark Harman. His sons Gunner and Matthew had a band The Nelsons th-cam.com/video/x1W6-ErrHls/w-d-xo.html. His daughter Tracy Nelson is an actress. Former Eagle founding member Randy Meisner was in his Stone Canyon Band
My mom was a big fan of Ricky Nelson and my son was a fan of his twin's band Nelson years later. His songs had some success in the early 90s. I saw them a couple of times when I took my son to the shows. They were not exactly my cup of tea but their shows were entertaining and they had some very talented musicians in the band. Their keyboard player is Paul Mirkovich. He has been a keyboard player music director for Cher and Pink. He is currently the music director and keyboard player for The Voice (US). I'm enclosed a link to one of Nelson's videos. They also have a video on TH-cam of them singing Traveling Man/Mary Lou. th-cam.com/video/sfE7eLpoIM8/w-d-xo.html
Back in my young days i would not miss ozzie & harriet. His parents & him & his brother david. 🎸🥁💞💞 yes james burton the guitar player after ricky he played for elvis & after elvis he played for jerry lee lewis. My husband got James autograph at a club in Houston called gilleys. Thanks harri 😘
According to Wikipedia (perhaps accurate): ""Travelin' Man" is an American popular song, best known as a 1961 hit single sung by Ricky Nelson. Singer-songwriter Jerry Fuller wrote it with Sam Cooke in mind, but Cooke's manager was unimpressed and did not keep the demo, which eventually wound up being passed along to Nelson."
This song was originally written for and presented to the great Sam Cooke. But Sam realized that as a black man singing the lyrics "Oh my sweet Fraulein down in Berlin town" had both the potential of making the song unplayable in most American markets and perhaps leading to violence against him. He rightfully, although regretfully, passed.
In a way, you wonder if Ricky faced some unpleasant comments since the song deals with interracial dating in a subtle way, since he mentions Hispanic, Inuit, Asian , and Polynesian ladies. Black - White couples are not the only ones who get flack. Due to his popularity and being a nice guy, I think his fans were mostly tolerant
@@ilahildasissac1943 And I think the 50's continued to perpetuate the racist ideal that white men were kings of the world and could have sex with any race they wanted. It prepared them well for their sex life when they were to marry white women.
Boy! This brings back a lot of memories for me. I believe he recorded this during the time he was in the hit TV show “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”. He played their son. I agree with another comment, please react to “Garden Party”.
Ricky Nelson got famous as the older brother of Beaver Cleaver in the TV show: Leave It To Beaver’. He broke into the movies and costarred with John Wayne in the movie Rio Bravo a 1959. This song came out just a few years after that. He had a pretty good music career but tragically died at 45 in a plane crash. Ricky was what you would call a “Teen Heartthrob’ I think. There were other guys like Frankie Avalon and Dion who were in the same genre.
This song was written by Jerry Fuller FOR Sam Cooke (not by Sam Cooke). So Sam Cooke wouldn't have earned any royalties from this recording. It was probably a missed opportunity.
From 1957 to his death in a plane crash in 1985 Rick Nelson made a lot of great music, he was their at the start of R & R and was also at the forefront of the Country Rock movement of the early 70's.... I grew up idolising Elvis but I don't like 50% of his music, I love a good 80% Rick Nelson's...
Too bad you didnt get the video version . His dad, Ozzie Nelson, overlaid images from all over the world while Ricky sang on their family TV show, on which Ricky would sing a song after each episode every week. While he's singing this song the images float over the screen, making that the first ever Rock video. I saw the original on TV in the show in the early 60s. Look it up and watch it, it's wonderful. James Burton, the guitarist was the same age as Ricky and when he started playing with him he was staying in the house with Ricky's family (the same house in which the episodes were filmd in Glendale, a suburb of L.A.) Here's the TH-cam title of the video : NEW Ricky Nelson - "Travelin' Man / 5K Upscale (Stereo)"
Harri I pity the fact you and others weren't born sooner to have appreciated the really good music in the 1959- 1967 time span. Sure there were super songs here and there outside of that time frame but like classic automobiles you just can't improve upon some things. Like what you are up to but don't just preach to the choir get to today's generation. No wonder society has become the way it has!
Unfortunately, I don’t think some of the lyrics would fly today. Today, it may be tagged today a little to racial. He was a teen idol back then! He died in 1985.
Boy he definitely would face hell for saying "China doll" now, especially with all the global anti Asian hate due to the pandemic. Feminists would complain too. But in the end, it is a nice catchy song. I don't find it offensive. Ricky boy was definitely a global playa in this tune. It would be interesting in a female singer covered it after all these years, singing about her global range of boyfriends. Might be interesting.
This was the final time Rick hit #1, but he had 19 Top 10 hits during his career. At a time he was almost as popular as Elvis. I have to correct you on one point though. Sam Cooke did not write this song. Jerry Fuller did.The song was written for Sam, but he & his manager did not like it. Sorry..
Harri .... I see why Sam Cooke pasted on releasing this song. At a time when White America's big fear was black men having sex with their daughters and wives this wouldn't go over well. Plus Sam was a former Gospel recording artist and the idea of him singing about financing women all over the world would of had him banned from churches...
![What's My Line? - Rick Nelson; Max Shulman [panel] (Aug 30, 1959)](/img/n.gif)
It's so easy to see how so many people loved listening to Ricky Nelson, then and now.
I was 10. Loved his voice, rockabilly influences as well as country.
His later songs like "Easy to be Free" and his slower cover of "Dream Lover" will melt your soul. Just absolutely beautiful!
Travelin Man was written by Singer-songwriter Jerry Fuller who wrote it with Sam Cooke in mind, but Cooke's manager was not impressed with the song. "Hello Mary Lou" was on the B side.
Later in his career he released a song called “Garden Party” in which he sang bluntly about his disillusionment with his peers in the music industry, who along with his fans wanted Rick to stick to his old formula and style of music. He wanted to do what creatively felt right to him. It’s a great song, and is completely different from anything else he ever released.
Yes, his "Garden Party" was about his controversial concert in New York City's Madison Square Garden.
Yeah, it’s called Garden Party cause he was playing in “Madison Square Garden” and the fans just wanted to hear all his old stuff only!.. SanJoséBob
@Bob Montoya exactly! 😊
Garden Party is one of my favorite songs by him. I also loved listening to his twins Matthew and Gunner in the late 80's and early 90's.
"If Memories Are All I Sing, I'd Rather Drive A Truck". ---Ricky Nelson song "Garden Party"...
Rick Nelson was one of Elvis’s favorite singers.
Harri, this song was written for Sam Cooke by Jerry Fuller..Keep up the good , God Bless!!!
Garden Party is a good one too Harri.
Yoko brought her Walrus, there was magic in the air.
@@charlesbunch8383 One my favorite lines in that song.
He's second generation of an entertainment dynasty.
Garden party.
listen to "Garden Party" by Ricky Nelson. Ricky was so tired of people just trying to get him to play only the old stuff. He wrote the song. Kind of a protest song.
Love that song.
Ricky was a big teen idol from the Ozzie and Harriet show. He sold more magazines than anyone else at that time. He even got into acting.
You need to watch The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet in Rick’s teen years to watch him perform
On his parents show.
Indeed! With his band in tow! Including James Burton!
As a pre-teen, I was in love, of course, with Ricky Nelson! We watched Ozzie & Harriet every week and I was especially there when Ricky sang and played his guitar on the episode! Loved, loved, loved it! And, yes, he was VERY pretty!
Ricky Nelson started as a preteen on Ozzie & Harriet. My favorite song was Garden Party. His twin sons had a band in the 80's or 90's. His daughter was an actress on Father ? Dowling. Mysteries.
One thing few know about the show, is that it was shot in their actual home. The huge TV cameras of the time were just rolled into closets between productions. They must have put the other recording equipment in a spare room or basement.
Rick's dad Ozzie, a former bandleader, loved all kinds of music enough that he featured Rick and his music on several episodes of their TV show even when many still thought rock and roll to be a bad influence on the young.
Rick Nelson was a big heartthrob of the sixties. His family had a TV show called “Ozzie & Harriet”. Those were his parents. The show featured them along with Ricky and his brother, David. Many girls swooned over the Nelson brothers 😂😂. Another blast from the past. 🌺✌️
I’ve watched reruns Great family show
Ricky Nelson was a TV star that really had a musical talent and proved it with everything he did. He had a sad ending, like so many.
A few other good ones by Rick Nelson are "Poor Little Fool" (1958), "Hello Mary Lou" (1961), and "Everlovin" (1961).
James Burton on guitar. A legend. He’s even better in another Rick Nelson song, “Fools Rush In.” The intro is one of James’ signature riffs. Peace out.
James came and jammed with Ricks sons
My mom loved Ricky Nelson. His death in a plane crash was always so awful a tragedy. His twin sons were the chart toppers when I was a teenager. Their songs AFTER THE RAIN & ONLY TIME WILL TELL are still in some of my playlists. Ricky grew up on his parents tv show... Ozzy & Harriet. And as such, was a teen idol back in the day.
The Nelson Twins!!!yes!!! I remember them!!I liked their music...what a musical family!!😃i grew up listening to this song on my moms little record from when she was a teenager!!great song!!keep up the great reactions!✌out!!😃
Poor Little Fool and Fools Rush In by Ricky Nelson next please Hari love your reactions lovely to see great songs being appreciated take care stay safe
Still love you Rick. ❤❤❤❤
Love Ricky Nelson! Check out "Young World" and "Teenage Idol"!
"Hello, Mary Lou", "Teenage Idol", "It's Late" & "Garden Party" are all Ricky Nelson songs worth checking out. I enjoy your channel here very much.
I love “It’s Late” !!! Definitely one of my favorite songs!
. Rick Nelson. Another in a long list that left us to soon.
Dreamy is the word that girls called Ricky. He was a cute kid too. Really funny on his parents' TV show.
me and my friend we ll take back the song poor little girl soon. Im a big fan of Ricky Nelson.
He was an adorable little boy too. Take a look for Ozzie and Harriet tv show and then there was the radio show too before that.
Flip the 45 record over and on side B is "Hello Mary Lou" written by Gene Pitney.
He was famous growing up on the Ozzie and Harriet show. Listen to Garden Party. It is different and explains change in music styles from the lat 50s to the 60s
Ricky Nelson was the one of the Nelson boys on the TV show called the Nelsons from the '60s and early '70s I believe
His parents hada TV Sitcom (The Ozzie and Harriet Show) in the ‘50’s and it was very, very popular. So we got to see him grow up on the Show, from 10-11 yrs. old to his late Teens. You are right, he was a very handsome young man and the Girls were Crazy for him. Look it up, you’ll be impressed….SanJoséBob
One of the 1st teen idols. He helped make "Rock & Roll" accepted by mainstream, white adult/family audiences. His parents let him sing pop on their popular TV family show that was squeaky clean.
This one sure takes me back
Harri, I think you're the very first to react to "beautiful face, beautiful voice", Ricky Nelson! Thank you! He was a real teen idol & very talented! I was so sad when he died in the plane crash at 45!
Earliest reaction I saw was 3 years ago, Poor Little Fool. If you search Ricky Nelson reactions, there's quite a few more that have popped up. Maybe more reactors will get on the train.
James Burton, the lead guitarist, later became Elvis' lead guitarist for his concert years (1969 - 1977).
His song Teenage Idol sounds biographical. He was a fantastic singer and yes a great looking guy. He died tragically in a plane crash. Ricky's Dad Ozzie Nelson was a band leader and got Ricky the very best musicians to play with Rick. James Burton was a very good guitarist. Who played with Elvis. Thanks Harri.
In addition to his father Ozzie, Rick's mother, under the name Harriet Hilliard was quite talented, with a career in vaudeville and then singing with Ozzie's big band.
He was a part a family billionaire every thing they do turn into gold tv for a long and a rock star for a long time and died really
I still remember exactly where I was, who I was with, and what we were doing the day Ricky Nelson died. And yes, he was a very pretty man with so much talent. I had the biggest crush on him. RIP.
Had this on a '45.
The late great Gene Pitney wrote the song " Hello Mary Lou" A weird story about Gene Pitney, was his biggest hit record written by Bacharach and David, "Only Love can break a heart" reached #2 on the Billboard 100. Oddly the song that kept Gene from reaching #1 was the song "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals which was written by none other than Gene Pitney. How ironic. 🙃
The Ozzie and Harriett show was a family sitcom with the real life Nelson Family.
Ozzie and Harriett were the parents, David and Ricky were the two sons.
A lot of people don't realize that he came by his talent naturally. His TV and real life parents were Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. Ozzie was a band leader and she the featured singer from the big band era. The Mamas Cass hit Dream a Little Dream of Me was first recorded by Ozzie Nelson in 1931!
Ironically, Momma Cass was one of his kid's babysitters. One of the twins mentioned it.
Harri. Great song by Ricky. He is another performer who had tragic ending. He died in private aircraft crash in 1985. He was 45!
He began singing because a girl he liked was super into Elvis and Ricky told her he could sing, too. So, he told his father, who hired the best session men and that was that. He has a super laid back vocal style that is his trademark.
For a while on the TV show he was paired with Laurie Collins, one of the "Collins Kids", Who was very good singer as well. Ozzie put an end to that relationship.
Harri, you should do the "Collins Kids" they were very much a part of very early Rock n Roll.
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Singing with Ricky. th-cam.com/video/IjsSN4VPQF0/w-d-xo.html
Sadly Laurie Collins recently passed away.
Thank You for sharing . I was in the Navy when I first time I heard it .
He made his debut on a comedy radio show with his family then also grew up on TV hit show with same family The Nelson's on the Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet ..he was hilarious!! He grew up to be a mighty fine looking man!! He has many hits!! I think some of his songs sound like Elvis !
Rick went on to form the Stone Canyon Band and put out some great folk-rock music. The song 'Legacy' is to die for.
I would play this on a jukebox in a bar in Okinawa; my mom is an Inupiat Eskimo from Alaska so my cutie little Eskimo lyric made this special to me ; even moreso since my mom passed on September 17, 2020. 💖
Yes, Ricky Nelson was a teenage heart throb back in the day. Some years later, he was killed in a plane crash.
James Burton was one of the great guitar players of his time. Read once that Keith Richards said he never bought a Ricky Nelson record, he bought James Burton records.
By now you know Sam Cook didn't write this song and that Ricky was also a child star on TV and as a teenager he performs this song on they're Ozzy and Harriet Show in 1961(gee...I was a first grader)...his famous lead guitarist James Burton we all know was so gifted that he was kidnapped by Elvis from his last band Emilou Harris untill Elvis died. Ricky's two rocker son's had a chance to play with James Burton in a good session and they all around had a great day reminiscing...
Harri. Ricky Nelson was also a TV star is 60’s called Ozzie an Harriett. Very popular with the young teens!
Loved to hear him perform on the ozzie and harriot show in the early 60's
You should check out a later song he wrote called Garden Party its very good and different than those he sang in his youth and I think he wrote it as well !
He did a song with Dean Martin called My Rifle, my pony and me! Is awesome! Was for the movie Rio Bravo
Such a fun song to sing along to.
Great underrated singer
If you get a chance check out what became one of the first musical videos his father arranged & produced to accompany this song ~ his Father Ozzie Nelson had been a popular bandleader before becoming a pioneer in early television
This sounds weird, but Ricky Nelson was one singer that I could picture his facial expressions as he sang - the way he formed the words when he sang. Mick Jagger is the other one. Rick was so handsome and talented. What a shame he left us so early.
His twin sons had a Rock band in the 80's called Nelson. I really liked them. You should check them out. Only a few good hits but worth a listen
Harri, Please check out and play some Frankie Lymon/ Fools Rush In.
It's so beautifully song by such a young boy back in the 50's
You've got to listen to his twin sons and grandson do 1 of his songs garden party
Yes please, listen to to Rick’s song Garden Party. If you may need background on it there are plenty of us out here can help out. Absolutely love watching your reviews. ❤️❤️❤️
Jerry Fuller wrote the song and offered it to Sam Cooke but it was Turned Down by Cooke's manager and that is how Nelson ended up with it as the demo was pulled out of the trash and handed to nelson who was recording in the next room from Sam in 1961.. A little known fact is that Ricky Nelson used Elvis Presley's Backup singers on almost all of his recordings.
I had commented when you reacted to Bobby Darin that when I was around 5-6 years old I went around singing Bobby and Ricky Nelson songs. Something about the sound of their songs I really took to. I'm a few years older now 😎 and still dig their songs so much 🎶🎵
Rick Nelson/Garden Party
This was his last top 40 hit before being killed in a plane crash.
He was also an actor.
He has Twin sons The Nelson's who had hits. And a daughter Tracy Nelson who did a few movies and they disappeared.
Ricky’s immediate family starred in what we would now call a reality show, and he first became well known as one of two sons in the family. He then started singing and became very famous through his music. The show was called “Ozzie and Harriet.”
I love the top 100 Lists, I can't wait to see what's next. Love your reactions Harri!
I may have had this 45. My 1st ones I bought were a Ricky Nelson song and Johnny Cashs, Ring of Fire! Bought at the same time.💕
His parents and brother had a TV show, Ozzie and Harriet. His brother's daughter married Chuck Woolery game show host. His sister married John Delorean the carmaker and the other sister married actor NCIS, Mark Harman. His sons Gunner and Matthew had a band The Nelsons th-cam.com/video/x1W6-ErrHls/w-d-xo.html. His daughter Tracy Nelson is an actress. Former Eagle founding member Randy Meisner was in his Stone Canyon Band
His WIFE is Mark Harmans sister. Mark and his wife Pam Dauber took in Rick's kids when he died. The Mother wasn't able to care for them
hey, the tone and beat of this song reminded me of a little gem from 1966 called
"Black is Black" by Los Bravos. You should check it out sometime ✔
My mom was a big fan of Ricky Nelson and my son was a fan of his twin's band Nelson years later. His songs had some success in the early 90s. I saw them a couple of times when I took my son to the shows. They were not exactly my cup of tea but their shows were entertaining and they had some very talented musicians in the band. Their keyboard player is Paul Mirkovich. He has been a keyboard player music director for Cher and Pink. He is currently the music director and keyboard player for The Voice (US). I'm enclosed a link to one of Nelson's videos. They also have a video on TH-cam of them singing Traveling Man/Mary Lou.
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Back in my young days i would not miss ozzie & harriet. His parents & him & his brother david. 🎸🥁💞💞 yes james burton the guitar player after ricky he played for elvis & after elvis he played for jerry lee lewis. My husband got James autograph at a club in Houston called gilleys. Thanks harri 😘
You should do one live from the Ozzie and Harriet show like "Poor little fool" or the Fats Domino song "I'm walking".
According to Wikipedia (perhaps accurate): ""Travelin' Man" is an American popular song, best known as a 1961 hit single sung by Ricky Nelson. Singer-songwriter Jerry Fuller wrote it with Sam Cooke in mind, but Cooke's manager was unimpressed and did not keep the demo, which eventually wound up being passed along to Nelson."
This song was originally written for and presented to the great Sam Cooke. But Sam realized that as a black man singing the lyrics "Oh my sweet Fraulein down in Berlin town" had both the potential of making the song unplayable in most American markets and perhaps leading to violence against him. He rightfully, although regretfully, passed.
Sad but true.
In a way, you wonder if Ricky faced some unpleasant comments since the song deals with interracial dating in a subtle way, since he mentions Hispanic, Inuit, Asian , and Polynesian ladies. Black - White couples are not the only ones who get flack.
Due to his popularity and being a nice guy, I think his fans were mostly tolerant
@@ilahildasissac1943 And I think the 50's continued to perpetuate the racist ideal that white men were kings of the world and could have sex with any race they wanted. It prepared them well for their sex life when they were to marry white women.
Boy! This brings back a lot of memories for me. I believe he recorded this during the time he was in the hit TV show “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”. He played their son. I agree with another comment, please react to “Garden Party”.
Started out on his parents tv show “Ozzie & Harriet” later introducing his music on the show..
Don't know how familiar you are with Bob seger, but he has a song called traveling man. It is awesome. Especially the live version.
Ricky Nelson got famous as the older brother of Beaver Cleaver in the TV show: Leave It To Beaver’. He broke into the movies and costarred with John Wayne in the movie Rio Bravo a 1959. This song came out just a few years after that. He had a pretty good music career but tragically died at 45 in a plane crash. Ricky was what you would call a “Teen Heartthrob’ I think. There were other guys like Frankie Avalon and Dion who were in the same genre.
He was not the older brother in Leave it to Beaver. Tony Dow played the part of Wally
@@denisebranscum8044 you’re right! Ricky Nelson was in ‘The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.’ I had gotten the two mixed up. 😂
This song was written by Jerry Fuller FOR Sam Cooke (not by Sam Cooke). So Sam Cooke wouldn't have earned any royalties from this recording. It was probably a missed opportunity.
That was what I thought too. I think Sam could have done a great job. It is tragic how both died. A cute song either way.
if I recall and may be wrong someone threw this song away and it was pulled out of the trash and pitched to Ricky and he liked it
From 1957 to his death in a plane crash in 1985 Rick Nelson made a lot of great music, he was their at the start of R & R and was also at the forefront of the Country Rock movement of the early 70's.... I grew up idolising Elvis but I don't like 50% of his music, I love a good 80% Rick Nelson's...
Does anyone know if The Jordanaires are the background vocals?
Good ear. It IS The Jordanaires.
@@tanisdevelopment Thank you very much.
Sad he died in a plane crash...It was a few miles from my home.
Too bad you didnt get the video version . His dad, Ozzie Nelson, overlaid images from all over the world while Ricky sang on
their family TV show, on which Ricky would sing a song after each episode every week. While he's singing this song the images float over the screen, making that the first ever Rock video. I saw the original on TV in the show in the early 60s.
Look it up and watch it, it's wonderful. James Burton, the guitarist was the same age as Ricky and when he started playing with him he was staying in the house with Ricky's family (the same house in which the episodes were filmd in Glendale, a suburb of L.A.) Here's the TH-cam title of the video : NEW Ricky Nelson - "Travelin' Man / 5K Upscale (Stereo)"
Harri I pity the fact you and others weren't born sooner to have appreciated the really good music in the 1959- 1967 time span. Sure there were super songs here and there outside of that time frame but like classic automobiles you just can't improve upon some things. Like what you are up to but don't just preach to the choir get to today's generation. No wonder society has become the way it has!
I’ve heard Stevie sing a traveling man maybe it’s the one Sam Cooke wrote..?
that is the Jordaniers on the background
Unfortunately, I don’t think some of the lyrics would fly today. Today, it may be tagged today a little to racial. He was a teen idol back then! He died in 1985.
Ah, songs about women as playthings and dolls just waiting around for a guy...haven't we had enough? I know it was the 60s, but still.
Boy he definitely would face hell for saying "China doll" now, especially with all the global anti Asian hate due to the pandemic.
Feminists would complain too. But in the end, it is a nice catchy song. I don't find it offensive. Ricky boy was definitely a global playa in this tune. It would be interesting in a female singer covered it after all these years, singing about her global range of boyfriends. Might be interesting.
He was the clean cut answer to evlis presley, evlis had the animalism
This was the final time Rick hit #1, but he had 19 Top 10 hits during his career. At a time he was almost as popular as Elvis.
I have to correct you on one point though. Sam Cooke did not write this song. Jerry Fuller did.The song was written for Sam, but he & his manager did not like it. Sorry..
Harri .... I see why Sam Cooke pasted on releasing this song. At a time when White America's big fear was black men having sex with their daughters and wives this wouldn't go over well. Plus Sam was a former Gospel recording artist and the idea of him singing about financing women all over the world would of had him banned from churches...
Another lost in a plane crash.
This was the B side of a great single: Hello Mary Lou, where’s another gutsy 🎸guitar solo by James Burton👍👌
Hello Mary Lou was the B side of the 45,this was the A side