I Love 1950's Music

[b]The Fool I Am[/b]-------

I have always adored Ricky Nelson. Since I was 2 and singing his songs. Yes, for real -before you ask. He has always spoke to me in a way that reached into my heart and touched it. When he became 21- he became Rick-and not Ricky anymore. A mistake I believe- as he lost a lot of popularity and Decca was never as good to him as Imperial was. But he was now his own person and had to make and his own decisions in life. But he never again matched the fame and success he had as Ricky!

Besides being "A Teenager in Love" (that Dion and The Belmont's speak of) this is me. And I am two days away form being 60 (Yikes!) as of this writing.

But I am that teenager-still-and still in love-at least with the idea of being in love.

And I am still that fool. The same fool Ricky was in 1958.

And to that I am content.

Enjoy- this is one of the best collages there is of Ricky- and yes ladies, his eyes are very seductive -as are his lips.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hrwJvdPtwI]

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Peaches · F

I love him too, and this song❣🎼 [b]HAPPY BIRTHDAY❣👍🏽🎂💫💕[/b]

Elandra77

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.

Peaches · F

@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❣👍🏽🎶💋

Elandra77

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