I Love 1950's Music

@seeandhear: I think you are right. Back in the 1940's and 1950's -50's especially "fool" meant something different that what it may now. A lot of songs had Fool in it- or lyrics speaking of one. Male and female.

As good as Ricky does this, the backing band he had at Imperial was equally as good.

Here, another post of mine regarding the 1950's. And while not as good as Ricky (it evens copies Ricky!) -see how the backing band "makes" this song.

https://similarworlds.com/story?fid=9019996&tid=168652&name=I-Love-1950-s-Music

@Elandra77 Good Lord! I hope he didn't sing! He is unintelligible as of many years ago! I loved Dylan and Baez and the Byrds, but Dylan became impossible around 2003.

@puck61 In a odd way, it works, But it is not Nat.

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I got my headphones on, @Elandra77 , Dylan is one of my true roll models when it comes to poetry and music. There are some forces that make this very hard t0 saaaaaay..........................................

@BemyValentine Same. It was great show -even better with a song at the end. "Traveling Man " was his last significant hit for Imperial.

@Elandra77 Yes, it was.🤗 Thanks again so much for sharing.

Thanks. Glad you found this informative. I have no intention of losing the dire that burns within me. it is too much of what my essence is. If I lose the fire-I lose the passion for life.

@Elandra77: so true. And it spreads from you to others as well! ;)

Ricky had an excellent voice! There are very few of his I do not like. But I think all of us, be we male or female, have been a similar fool at one time. Or will be. He tells such a great story.

Ah! Johnny is a classic. As is that song. Just like Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra are classic.

I love his voice and could never remember the title.
Yes, such is love!

Johnny's is amazing and a legendary sound.

Nat's is so smooth, love his 'Stardust' and the picture it paints, and who could forget blue eyes himself!

I remember watching him back then as well. With the Donna Reed Show coming on right after it. His music is timeless-as it does touch so many. Still. May he RIP.

Thank You. And now begins another decade! Ricky died at 45 and never made it this far. Such a shame.

There was a simple elegance to his music- abd t like music of the time. Sure, ther was innocence to it- but that was not always all that bad. Torch songs- like Sinatra's "Witchcraft" and the raucous "Sixty Minute Man " by Billy Ward and The Dominoes could still be found. But that elegance, and heart to heart simplicity got lost over time. And it is a shame. So many musical genres existed at one time, and in harmony, in the 1940's-late 1960's. "Who Put the Bomp" by Barry Mann was a fun song. As was "The Happy Organ" by "Dave "Baby" Cortez"--BUT--it was also an instrumental. It existed alongside Link Wray and Ray Conniff. Silly songs like "Witch Doctor" by David Seville and a multitude of songs of by The Coasters could be heard. Jazz numbers-as well as a Japanese language song- became Number 1 songs on Billboard and earlier My Hit Parade.

So much has been lost- and not just that elegance and simplicity- but talent as well. I can talk rhymes. But anymore, there are No musicians. Take away their synthesizers and loop devices and so many other gimmicks and they are no more than talentless deaf mutes.

On EP- I posted a LOT of Ricky's songs. I may do that again.

@Elandra77: So true, those days are gone now and it is a shame.😞🎼 They just can't make 'em (music) like they use to anymore?! Ha!😊👍🏽Now I'm thinking of "Sixty Minute Man❣" I adored Ricky Nelson, I miss the simple music too of days gone by. Now I'm thinking of the song "The Days of Wine and Roses." 💓🥂 Thank you for taking me down memory lane today❣👍🏽🎶💋

@Peaches My pleasure. Billy Ward and the Dominoes? Sixty Minute Man. I miss the music of those days.

I always thought that changes in the music scene--specifically Beatlemania and The British Invasion--were responsible for his decline in popularity, but it sounds like the switch to Decca played a big role in this. That’s something I wasn’t aware of, so thank you for the information.

That’s a nice one. Can’t remember if I’ve heard it before. Thanks for posting it.

@Rutterman: His father, Ozzie, managed and micro manged his career until he was 21. And by that I mean he even choose which shirts to wear with what and how a photo shoot would be. And a lot more. So I would imagine this was suffocating for Ricky. And I thing that is why Rick (Rick, not Ricky after 21) ,made the decisions he did. But in hindsight, they were bad ones. he was trying to escape being Ozzie's boy.

The British invasion did change the face of music. Many careers were killed. Some lingered on. but in obscurity. Teissue was that they could NOT get airplay- no matter HOW good the material was. As listeners wanted the Stones, Beatles, Peter and Gordon and Herman's Hermit's. One had to be bigger than that (Sinatra, The Beach Boys, or a soul act ) to survive. Same happened to many English careers in England.

Another Decca one you may not have heard- but this one sounds as if it COULD be aan Imperial hit- and done earlier by Ricky.

Note: Ricky also had an EP of Hymns that is long forgotten about. (on Imperial) In those days most serious artists did an LP or more of Hymns. And they charted. (Elvis, Johnny Cask, Tennessee Ernie Ford)

The backing band is the same as he used at imperial. It is a cult classic.
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@Elandra77: Didn't realize how controlling his father was. I'm sure Ozzie only wanted what was best for his son, but that's really awful. Apparently, it had some unintended and unfortunate consequences.

Yes, I did know that a number of popular artists did Hymn albums back in the day. Wasn't aware that RN had done one.

I have heard "String Along". Excellent song. 👍

@NotQuiteRite I am Still, at 60, that "poor little fool"

Yes he was. And he also died too soon.

@Elandra77: agreed

@Tanmeowmeow: Great song from the early 60's. Nice to hear it featured in a recent Fallout game.

@RosaDawn My pleasure. I think this is a great collage- and one of my faves of Ricky's. In many ways, this is me.

@ShiftingGears It really was, His voice has such a purity to it. Almost innocent in tone and nature. As did a few others . But none could sell that image better than Ricky.

Mush as I adore this-and as much as I relate to it. Is sometimes brings a tear to my eye.