Genres: Rock & Roll, Country-Rock, Rockabilly, Early Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Teen Idols Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's Born: May 8, 1940 in Teaneck, NJ
Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Roy Acuff, Fats Domino, Johnny Burnette, Ernest Tubb, Simon & Garfunkel, Carl Perkins, Little Richard, Bob Dylan, Tim Hardin, Merle Travis, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Gene Autry, Hank Williams Bill Haley, The Collins Kids, Dion, The Everly Brothers, Michael Nesmith, Buddy Holly, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Brenda Lee, Poco, Gram Parsons, Bo Diddley, Terry Stafford, Glen Glenn, Willie Nelson, Johnny Rivers, J.D. Souther, Ritchie Valens, Onie Wheeler, Gene Vincent David & Lee, Chris Isaak, Stray Cats, Billy Vera, Paul Simon, Threk Michaels, Gene Pitney, Shakin' Stevens, Paul Quinn, Billy Gilman, The Primary 5, Sanford Clark, Leif Garrett, Herman's Hermits, John Lennon, Cliff Richard, Joe Walsh, The Vulgar Boatmen, Johnny Rivers |  |
Rick Nelson was one of the very biggest of the '50s teen idols, so it took awhile for him to attain the same level of critical respectability as other early rock greats. Yet now the consensus is that he made some of the finest pop/rock recordings of his era. Sure, he had more promotional push than any other rock musician of the '50s; no, he wasn't the greatest singer; and yes, Elvis, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, and others rocked harder. But Nelson was extraordinarily consistent during the first five years of his recording career, crafting pleasant pop-rockabilly hybrids with ace session players and projecting an archetype of the sensitive, reticent young adult with his accomplished vocals.
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Release: October 6, 2009
Label: Jasmine
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Release: September 2, 2008
Label: Quantum Leap
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