Obituaries
David Nelson and his brother, Rick, joined their parents on ‘The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet’ on radio in 1949. The show moved to TV in 1952 and ran for 14 years. David Nelson later became a director.
Jan. 12, 2011
Politics
All of us who knew Rick Nelson will remember him as a gentleman who handled life’s ups and downs with equal grace.
Jan. 14, 1986
David Nelson dies at 74; last surviving member of the TV sitcom family
Florida’s hotly contested race for the U.S. Senate could be heading for an automatic recount.
Nov. 7, 2018
Entertainment & Arts
Singer-actor Rick Nelson must have had a special appreciation for his fans in Great Britain because “Ozzie and Harriet,” the hit television sitcom of the 1950s and ‘60s about his family, never really caught on there.
April 9, 1993
Music
I get no rest when I’m feeling weary, I’ve got to pack my bags and go.
Jan. 2, 1986
World & Nation
Federal investigators waited Thursday to interview an injured pilot and co-pilot in an effort to learn what caused the northeast Texas plane crash that killed singer Rick Nelson, his fiancee, four members of his band and his soundman on New Year’s Eve.
Jan. 3, 1986
Rick Nelson, the boy-next-door who grew up on his family’s television show and became a teen-age rock ‘n’ roll idol, was eulogized Monday as a humorous but sensitive artist.
Jan. 7, 1986
Books
Rick Nelson--who went to rock ‘n’ roll heaven on New Year’s Eve, 1985--will be the subject of “Teen Idol: The Rick Nelson Story” (tentative title), a bio to hit bookstores next year.
April 2, 1989
“Hello, Pop--looks like the torch is still burning,” said Gunnar Nelson between encore numbers at the Universal Amphitheatre on Saturday by Nelson, the group he and his identical twin brother Matthew front.
April 15, 1991