WOW THIS IS TRUE LOVE!!! RICKY NELSON - I WILL FOLLOW YOU (REACTION)

[@doloreskrisky1670]

The great guitarist James Burton started appearing with Rick on the tv show at 17 years of age. Rick recognized great talent.

[@Shakeela70]

Holy hell! Ricky Nelson is stunning!

[@sadfaery]

Yep. He was absolutely gorgeous.

[@angelagoodwin5758]

"TRAVELIN' MAN" is my favorite by him. He starred with his parents and his brother on the Ozzie and Harriet show. His children had success in the entertainment industry, as well. His daughter, Tracy is an actress, and his twin sons are notable musicians. His ex-wife was the late Chris Harmon, whose brother is the actor Mark Harmon.

[@lorilxn1597]

My favorite song of Ricky's is Garden Party, please react to that one. I was born in 1963 but I still remember watch Ozzie and Harriet in the late 60's. It was a good, holesome show, as was Father Knows Best and Leave It To Beaver. The good old days, I miss them days

[@Lampoffaithig]

That's all she wrote by Nelson is 🔥🔥🔥love from India 🥰

[@ednoponen2943]

Ricky Nelson was one of my absolute favorites back in the day. So many great songs. Try "Travelling Man", "Lonesome Town", "Poor Little Fool" and "Garden Party" a song he wrote later, when he was unhappy that all the people wanted to hear was his older stuff, like the afore mentioned tunes.

[@davidcohen7146]

@Shawn and Mel- Ricky Nelson was the Man!!! Another great artists that sadly died to early from a plane crash. Please react to Ricky nelsons Garden party and Travelin man.

[@joeyrobison6629]

Ricky Nelson, along with his brother, David, was featured on his parent's television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" in the 50s. His father, Ozzie, was a famous bandleader in the 30s and 40s, so Ricky grew up in a musical environment. He recorded such hits as "Hello, Mary Lou", "Poor Little Fool", "Travelin' Man", "It's Up To You" and "Garden Party". He was killed in a plane crash in De Kalb, Tx (10 miles from where I now live) on December 31, 1985. Little Peggy March had a bigger hit with "I Will Follow Him" (this song repurposed into a female point of view) in 1963.

[@thomastimlin1724]

At the time Peggy March was the youngest person to ever have a #1 hit record.

[@rebeccalipps8007]

Wasn't Ricky a "packaged" performer of the old contract system? TV, music, teen heartthrob. I'm thinking that he became an addict & died young

[@pogwo1968]

@@rebeccalipps8007 He died at the age of 45 and yes his twin sons Gunner & Mathew formed the group Nelson. I believe his first hit was a cover version of "I'm Walkin" by Fats Domino in 1957.

[@davidzimmerli489]

Ricky had such a smooth, relaxed style of singing and performing; and his "movie-star-handsome" looks had the girls swooning over him

[@raenellefisher8514]

His movie-star handsome looks, and he was truly gorgeous, hurt him. He had talent, and no one believed it. They thought he was another Fabian Forte--cute manufactured pop star.

[@harryabdill-jj3lv]

Ricky Nelson --( Garden Party ) in the 70s great song

[@maryanngarrimone1153]

Love watching Ricky on their TV show in the 60's. Loved his voice!!! Little Peggy March did this song too. Her version is awesome. She was only 14 yrs old. Look for it!

[@Mark-iv7np]

Agreed it's awesome. To me the best version.

[@philsigman9088]

Peggy's version is titled "I Will Follow Him". Ricky changed it for his cover version.

[@randytorres8211]

My favorite Rick Nelson song is Garden Party, a 1972 classic.

[@h.w.r8635]

Mine too!!

[@starleemartin1961]

Omg, finally, somebody doing Ricky! Check out his son Sam's redition of his songs as a tribute. He looks and sounds just like Ricky. I guess you can say I'm a huge Ricky Nelson fan. I absolutely love him! Lol. Gotta check out: Travelin' Man Teenage Idol Hello Mary Lou Garden Party Easy to Be Free Dream Lover Ever Lovin' Fools Rush In Bebop Baby Believe What You Say And many, many more.

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Ricky was a really nice guy. Small ego. The song has had many versions. The biggest hit of it was Little Peggy March (I Will Follow Him)

[@CajunGemini]

Garden Party was my favorite of his. Check out his twin sons in the early 90s, Nelson - More Than Ever....or.....(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection

[@ProfessorSnape22]

Have you ever heard his song* mighty good* i love that song

[@dagmar.6954]

Ricky Nelson was an American singer, musician & actor. From age eight he starred alongside his family in the radio & television series "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet". In 1957, he began a long and successful career as a popular recording artist. He was considered a teen idol & heart throb. He had so many hits such as "Poor Little Fool", "I'm Walkin'", "A Teenager's Romance", "You're My One & Only Love", "Be-Bop Baby", "Believe What You Say", "I Got A Feeling", "Hello Mary Lou", "It's Late", "Stood Up", "Waitin' In School", "Just A Little Too Much", "Travelin' Man", "Young World", "Lonesome Town" "Never Be Anyone Else But You", "Sweeter Than You", "It's Up To You", "Teen Age Idol" & "Garden Party". Sadly Ricky Nelson died in a plane crash on New Year's Eve 1985 at the age of 45.

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

Ricky Nelson Traveling man

[@lorilxn1597]

He was such a great guy and very handsome ☺️

[@clydeb7713]

Rick was a HUGE teen idol. He had all the goods. A great baritone voice, Matinee Idol good-looks, back then, only Elvis was bigger. Tragically, he was killed in a plane crash on New Years Eve 1985 at 45yrs old.

[@moose354]

The guitar player on the right (stage left) is the legendary James Burton who was the lead guitar player for Elvis Presley.

[@jayconant3816]

Ricky one of my top faves singers ,the only one in hits and sales that was competition for elvis in the 50s

[@mildredpierce4506]

His twin sons are also singers. They go by the name of Nelson.

[@autumnamber6849]

One of my fav by him is Poor Little Fool. I never heard him sing this So this is my first time hearing it from him. Peggy March sang this, but with one change I will Follow HIM instead of (you). Other songs traveling man hello Mary Sue, Lonesome town is another Fav.

[@aletheaglenn6656]

This is one of the hit song in "Sister Act."

[@thomastimlin1724]

It was a hit song long before Sister Act was even an idea...corporations like Sony buy up song catalogues and recordings, own them and use them in movies they fund or make. there fore the young hear these songs for the first time in another later decade and say oh that's the song from ]fill in the blank]. The good thing is it revives some of these songs for a new generation to enjoy, but the bad thing is the new generation is often misled to think the song was made FOR the movie. Like Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers [Bobby Hatfield] did a solo performance] 1965, used on the movie Ghost. I get so sick of hearing people say oh that's form the Ghost movie when the song stands on it's on merit 2 decades before, Ironically that song was from another 1955 movie called "Unchained." The movie was a flop but the song was successful when covered by singers of the day.

[@richardjakubiszak1139]

Wow. I knew this song from Sister Act was an oldie. Never knew Ricky did it. Thanks

[@janesmith3123]

Love Ricky Nelson!!!

[@ajruther67]

Ricky Nelson Songs: Traveling Man, Garden Party and Hello Mary Lou. He was in a 50's - 60's TV show with his brother David and his parents called, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Show (named after his parents). Any old videos you see are clips from the TV Show.

[@rosemariediamond7855]

Omgsh. What a throwback to my childhood. I used to watch his and his family’s tv show. A real heartthrob

[@navigatingwithnana]

Ahhhh, those bedroom eyes of Ricky's were so intoxicating!

[@flutesong5527]

I screamed like a fan girl! Jeez this is such a blast from the past and he was so so so so cute. Next listen to "Yes Sir She's My Baby" it's a good one too

[@rosemariediamond7855]

I wish everyone had a love like yours.

[@mikecaetano]

Sweet! The last time I heard "I Will Follow You" it was delivered as a football chant. Ricky Nelson "Lonesome Town" is a favorite of mine. Timeless. Nelson was more than a teenage idol, although he was that too for a while. "Poor Little Fool", "Travelin' Man", "Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart" are all catchy tunes. He tells a good story of his life in the song "Garden Party" -- "Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air" -- great company, great message too I suppose. Ricky Nelson teenage idol parlayed his fame into a role in the 1959 Howard Hawks classic Rio Bravo alongside John Wayne, Dean Martin, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond. Martin sings "My Rifle, My Pony, and Me". Nelson sings "Get Along Home, Cindy" and the closing theme "Rio Bravo".

[@karensomething16]

Oh, I was so in love with Ricky! I had to drag my husband to every concert within driving distance! . It was heartbreaking when his plane crashed.

[@lizodonnell7131]

So perfect a song for lovers 🫶

[@beeseewill2407]

Ricky Nelson's eyes .Wow

[@donjenkins3861]

My favorite Ricky Nelson's song is by my favorite artist Bob Dylan, "She Belongs To Me".

[@mariedolls]

I am loving y’all’s channel! This is definitely a rabbit hole worth going down. He recorded so many wonderful songs. I love “It’s Late”, “A Teenager’s Romance”, “Hello Marylou” and “Travelin’ Man” just to name a few.

[@victorcowboywest]

Eric ( Rick)Hilliard Nelson (5/8/1940-12/31/1985) comes a famous family he was a singer,musician and actor .Got his start with his family TV show " THE ADVENTURE OF OZZIE AND HARRIET"he became a "Teen Idol" Stared with Wayne, Martin and Dickerson in "RIO BRAVO "1959. Hits include "Poor Little Fool","I'm Walking "(cover) ,"Be-Bop Baby" and "Garden Party" just to name a few. This is a cover, originally sung by "Little "Peggy March . It also sung in the movie:"Sister Act"

[@Mark-iv7np]

I forgot how young he died. Thxs for yr valuable information. Im a music historian so I appreciate being made aware,of this.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Angie Dickenson, not Dickerson

[@victorcowboywest]

@Thomas Timlin word check blooper ...(its Dickinson) did a Google search, my bad.

[@jimsealy9489]

Ricky Nelson Poor Little Fool, Someday, For You are your next must go to of his you will love them

[@thewattone]

I can't help but bop as I think of the 'Sister Act' tweak to this. Think this is the first time I've heard the original.

[@G-grandma_Army]

Talk about a pin up idol. He was so “dreamy” 😂❤️

[@JonS0107]

This song became a popular song in the ‘60s gaining different renditions. Ricky Nelson originally released his version in 1960, but it didn’t become its greatest success until it was released in 1963 by Peggy March.

[@rosecorreia3749]

Garden party is another good one

[@edithmaxim2041]

This is the first time that I have ever heard Ricky's version. He was such a sweet guy. Loved his Ozzie and Harriet's t.v. show.

[@lauratartanella2210]

Ricky Nelson Garden Party

[@garyarnett1220]

LOVE YOUR SHIRT MEL ! Remembering the great Dolores.

[@54nomore]

Joey Robinson who commented here gave much of the facts on David Nelson who died in a plane crash back in 1985. He was taken way too soon. "The Ozzie and Harriet show" were a real husband and wife team whose sons were Ricky and David Nelson. It was a weekly staple on television back in the 50's & 60's when I was growing up. They were one of the first real families to perform on a television show. Lucy Ball and her husband Ricky Ricardo of the "I Love Lucy Show" were also a real husband and wife team back in the 50's & 60's. Ricky Nelson would always sing a song before ending the show for the day. I always looked forward to it when I was a kid. And this clip of him singing was on one of the episodes of "Ozzie & Harriet." Awesome stuff.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Uh, it was Rick, not David Nelson, who died in the plane crash, to be clear.

[@hototowhistler]

His 'Poor Little Fool' and 'Garden Party' are my favorites : )

[@angelado3]

❤️‍🔥 omg I have not heard this for YEARS !!! You guys rock !! thank you !!

[@tchampagne1494]

My very first album was a Ricky Nelson album. Before then I just had what we called 45s (These were records that turned at the rate of 45 revolutions per minute or RPM, even older songs from the thirties and forties were on what were called 78s which were thicker and larger platters than 45s. Each had a featured song on Side 1, with Side 2 having a lesser known song).

[@barbaramarkland7441]

LOST THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN TOOO SOON. LOVED HIM IN RIO BRAVO MOVIE WITH DEAN MARTIN AND JOHN WAYNE. PLEASE CHECK OUT WHEN HE SINGS IN THE JAIL WITH DEAN. LIFE CUT TOO SHORT. BLESS YOU RICKY💜🙏

[@glassontherocks]

Ricky Nelson "Garden Party"

[@terryr4170]

Ricky Nelson is probably one of the most underrated singers in American music history. He was the youngest singer ever to have a Number 1 album. From 1957 to 1962, Nelson had 30 Top-40 hits, more than any other artist except Presley and Pat Boone. His video of Travelin` Man is considered the first ever music video. He placed 53 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and its predecessors, between 1957 and 1973, including "Poor Little Fool" in 1958, which was the first number 1 song on Billboard magazine's then-newly created Hot 100 chart. He recorded 19 additional Top 10 hits and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987. Nelson is widely credited as a forerunner of the California-based country-rock scene of the 1970s. Ricky/Rick sold in excess of 500 million albums, and even today he is ranked the 4th biggest singles seller of all time. The Nelson family (Ricks Father Ozzie Nelson, rock legend Rick Nelson, and Ricks twin sons Matthew & Gunnar) are in the Guinness Book of World Records as the ONLY family in Entertainment with 3 successive generations of #1 hitmakers.

[@thomastimlin1724]

thanks for that, I knew that, but many people don't do the research [or just plain don't remember] , old and young, and think all Rick did was Hello Mary Lou and Traveling Man, even with the internet right at their fingertips [insert rolling eyes here]. They even forget he was an actor on radio first, and then TV with his brother and parents. Often when Rick was involved in the sitcom story he could be quite funny, with help from Skip Young playing "Wally," getting him and Dave into some kind of mess. When the show focused on the parents, kids would suffer through that episode just to see of Rick was going to sing at the end of the episode....he did NOT do that every week as many claim [as a child, I lived through part of that that era and I KNOW it was NOT every week] but quite often like every 3rd episode. He'd run out of material if he sang every week lol. Many don't realize that the great James Burton was his lead guitar player, and later was Elvis's lead guitar player during the Vegas years. Additionally, Rick was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame early on in 1987. Randy Meisner, before the Eagles , was in Rick's Stone Canyon Band...gee, I wonder where those guys got the idea for Southern California rock? lol

[@airgun10]

the original song was an instrumental called chariot french lyrics where added later and was released by english songstress petula clarke they where later re written into the song i will follow you

[@davidwalker683]

Try the version by Peggy march- I will follow him.. great version

[@russgilbertson8689]

Ricky Nelson was love by millions of Girls. He was really like that much.

[@sharonpate5481]

When Ricky was singing and closed his eyes all the girls swooned 😂☮️❤️👵🏼

[@bobrob2004]

A little background: This song started out as a instrumental, "Chariot" by Franck Pourcel. Petula Clark released a French version of the song as well as an English version titled, "I Will Follow Him" in 1962. Little Peggy March had the biggest hit when she covered the song in 1963 and at only 15 years of age is the youngest female artist with a #1 hit song.

[@northnsouth6813]

Best version of this is by Little Peggy March as sung in Sister Act.

[@karenrussell3326]

My cousin and I had the biggest crush on Ricky Nelson. He had so many good songs. And so good looking!

[@annaakin7174]

The first time I heard this song was in the film sister act with the nuns singing

[@lindataggart2087]

Ricky Nelson was mine posters all over my wall....

[@artfrank649]

Poor little fool is my favorite Ricky song

[@mamakittyluvsjesus]

Ricky Nelson had lot of great songs but the one I remember most as I was about 10 /11 years old is called Garden party .

[@v.downes9608]

Once again I love the comments, I learn something new each time.

[@julianapesamino9307]

My favorite songs of Ricky is: I need you. I play guitar, so it's one of my go to songs.

[@ChefDuJour78]

He was so handsome.

[@bobriemersma]

The Calling "Wherever You Will Go"

[@franktaylor2401]

You should listen to a song from his later years called Garden Party. His reaction to being disrespected at a Madison Square Garden concert. He was BLAZING!!!

[@LadyGator1983]

If you watched “Sister Act” with Whoopi Goldberg, You probably recognize this song!

[@michaelavery6390]

I love the version of this song in the movie Sister Act !

[@alj82]

Great song,underrated singer

[@Constance8722]

His father, Ozzie, was a bandleader and his mother, Harriet, was an actress who worked alongside such stars as Ginger Rogers. "The Aventures of Ozzie and Harriet" was a prime-time, half-hour family comedy featuring Ricky, his parents and his older brother, Dave. Of course, you can look at Ricky and tell he was a heart throb! Not only that, he had so many hit records. "Hello, Mary Lou" and "Travelin' Man" are a couple of my favorites. He was another musician that we shockingly lost in a plane crash.

[@carollittle1059]

Youngest of the Nelson boys. Parents were actors Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hillard. They ne ame the Nelson's and had two boys. Had 50's tv show called Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, huge hit. Ozzie had Ricky sing on the show everywhere and he got a record deal. He was a teen dreamboat. Had some big hits, acted with John Wayne and unfortunately died young from drugs. He had twin boys who had a band called the Nelson, his daughter Tracy was a tween actress on a hit tv show.

[@sadfaery]

He died in a plane crash along with several other passengers. And I looked it up just just to be sure that he was not the pilot flying the plane (just in case he might have been the pilot and flying while high), and he was not. The two pilots actually survived the crash.

[@jessieratcliff168]

Ricky Nelson played a cowboy on one of John Wayne’s movies. And he sung a beautiful slow song on there.

[@louisirizarry3029]

I remember this song when it was released.

[@brendarose3543]

when I was a little girl. I had a crush on him.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Rick knew how phrase when he sang, real smooth. But he could also cut loose on rock and roll. More talent than people gave him credit for. Elvis used to call him "little brother." They'd often have Elvis team and Ricky team playing football when Elvis was out in California. This music was before the Beatles took over in 1964. You had Ricky on TV every week on the sitcom Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. this is the guy that taught me how to sing by example when I was little, and I am still singing.

[@delorespetree3243]

Ricky was a teenage heart throb loved his music

[@herbertbradford9579]

You should type up Ricky Nelson Live in Chicago. See Rickey and Elvis were really good friends. They did a lot together off stage. You go to listen to that concert and you will see Elvis’s influences on him. Now they both are responsible as many others for the birth of Rock & Roll.

[@Lampoffaithig]

I need YOU TO REACT TO Ricky Nelson THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE.LOVE FROM INDIA 🥰🥰🥰

[@Eyes-of-Horus]

My mother told me that not long before I was born (in 1943) she saw Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra with Harriet Hillard (Ricky's mother) perform. She told me that Ricky sounded a lot like his father. Ricky's father influenced the songs he recorded.

[@JFinSD2]

This was a cover of a hit song by Little Peggy March entitled "I Will Follow Him" from earlier in 1963. He changed the lyrics "I Will Follow You"

[@johnparadela3024]

Candy Girl Four Seasons is one of my favorites

[@joemcknight6304]

Try his recordings of "Lonesome Town" and "Hello Mary Lou"

[@joelbusald6416]

His words in the song "Garden Party" are good advice to follow

[@shirleycollins6241]

I have a few funny songs - Ernie K Doe “Mother In Law”, Jimmy Soul “ If You Wanna Be Happy.”

[@cathywiskus1356]

My favorite song of Ricky's is Garden Party

[@SavedChampion]

Ricky Nelson was one of the big artists.

[@annmills3163]

☮️💜

[@mamaasaiz]

I can't hear this song without thinking of Whoopie Goldberg... the Sister Act movies were fun.

[@juliemnm8273]

Love Ozzie & Harriet especially when Rick was singing....

[@davidstathers9534]

sister act whoopy goldburge springs to mind

[@brandonflorida1092]

This is his cover of a song called "I Will Follow Him" by Peggy March, which was a big hit. That song in turn, was an Americanization of a French rock song called "Chariot" Did you like the music? You always talk about the words but rarely mention the music.

[@doloreskrisky7710]

If you want to melt listen to his version of Dream Lover and Lay Back in the Arms of Someone.

[@jimmykarlsson2567]

Next up, Lonesome Town, Ricky Nelson

[@earlenegillespie317]

Please listen to Percy Sledge When a Man Loves a Woman. I believe he is the original singer of this song. Soooo soulful and beautiful. My favorite song of all time.

[@MikeJones-uq4zj]

Listen to Peggy March’s version I will follow him. Also done in ‘63

[@donjenkins3861]

You should have watched him growing up. Ozzy his Daddy and Harriet his Mother and Brother David. So sad when his plane crashed. To this day, he should have had a better ending.

[@sarablack2547]

You should check out little Peggy march and Whoopi Goldberg with the nuns in sister act singing this.

[@glenjohnson9302]

You want a beautiful song do 'If" by bread.

[@tonyrussi7777]

this is my fave version of this song.