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Twisted Tales: Fifties Pop Idol Rick Nelson Follows in Buddy Holly's Footsteps

Filed under: Twisted TalesSpinner.com: New Year's Day, 1986: When a Los Angeles radio station began to play the song 'Garden Party,' 18-year-old Matthew Nelson smiled. It was his father's old comeback song, a Top Ten hit in 1972 for the onetime teen idol Ricky Nelson. When the song ended,... Read more

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Twisted Tales: Fifties Pop Idol Rick Nelson Follows in Buddy Holly's Footsteps

Spinner.com — Filed under: Twisted TalesSpinner.com: New Year's Day, 1986: When a Los Angeles radio station began to play the song 'Garden Party,' 18-year-old Matthew Nelson smiled. I... more info

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