Description
56 tks on 2 cd's
Artist
Born: May 8th, 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey, United States.
Died: December 31st, 1985, De Kalb, Texas, United States.
Nelson was a child prodigy, born into a showbiz family, his father Ozzie was a bandleader and his mother Harriet was the singer. They had their own radio show & subsequent TV show, The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet, in which Nelson featured with his brother David. Nelson appeared in his first film aged 7.
A 'Teenage Idol' of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Nelson gained 9 gold records by the age of 21 in 1961. His single, 'Travelin' Man', was a huge #1 hit that year, selling over 2 million copies. The flip-side 'Hello, Mary Lou' went on to be his biggest hit ever, reaching #1 in 32 countries.
In April 1963, Nelson married Kristin Harmon and they had a daughter, Tracy, and 3 sons, Gunner, Matthew (who formed the music duo, Nelson (4)) and Sam. They were later divorced. Nelson's career gained a high spot in 1972 with the release of 'Garden Party', which went gold and also won a Grammy Award in 1986 for Best Spoken Word Recording.
On New Year's eve 1985, en route from Alabama to a gig in Dallas, Nelson's plane crash-landed near DeKalb, TX and burst into flames. Only the pilot & co-pilot escaped. Posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (Performer), and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Nelson's grave is close to those of his parents at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, L.A. County, California, USA.
All the early albums from 1957 to 1961 were recorded at Master Recorders, engineered by Bunny Robyn and produced by Jimmie Haskell.
Nelson had the #1 song on the first ever Billboard Hot 100 chart with 'Poor Little Fool' in August 1958.
Tracks
1
Hello Mary Lou
2
Travelin' Man
3
It's Late
4
Poor Little Fool
5
Stood Up
6
A Wonder Like You
7
Everlovin'
8
Believe What You Say
9
Never Be Anyone Else But You
10
A Teenager's Romance
11
Just A Little To Much
12
Lonesome Town
13
Don't Leave Me This Way
14
I Got A Feeling
15
You Tear Me Up
16
I'm Walkin'
17
Old Enough To Love
18
Waitin' In School
19
Be-Bop Baby
20
Mighty Good
21
Don't Leave Me
22
My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
23
One Of These Mornings
24
It's All In The Game
25
I'm In Love Again
26
My Babe
27
Sweeter Than You
28
That's All
1
There Goes My Baby
2
Down The Line
3
Boppin' The Blues
4
Half Breed
5
Shirley Lee
6
I've Been Thinkin'
7
Restless Kid
8
Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
9
I Can't Help It
10
Honeycomb
11
Am I Blue?
12
One Minute To One
13
So Long
14
Be True To Me
15
Blood From A Stone
16
Your True Love
17
There's Good Rockin' Tonight
18
Baby, I'm Sorry
19
I'll Walk Alone
20
You'll Never Know What Your Missing
21
Tryin' To Get To You
22
I'm Confessin'
23
A Long Vacation
24
I'm Feelin' Sorry
25
You're So Fine
26
If You Can't Rock Me
27
Teenage Doll
28
True Love
Releases
Countries
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Europe