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  1. 2. American pop singer Ricky Nelson died during the crash-landing of his band’s aircraft on December 31, 1985. The plane, a Douglas DC-3, was brought down mid-flight outside De Kalb, Texas, by a fire that rapidly spread from a suspected faulty in-cabin heater. Nelson and six others—including several band members and his girlfriend—were ...

  2. Nov 16, 2009 · Former teen idol Rick Nelson was killed in a plane fire on December 31, 1985, while flying to a New Year's Eve show in Dallas. He was the first pop star to cross over from the Nielsen charts to the Billboard charts and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ricky_NelsonRicky Nelson - Wikipedia

    Ricky Nelson. Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor. From age eight he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. In 1957, he began a long and successful career as a popular recording artist.

  4. Jan 1, 1986 · Ozzie Nelson died of cancer in 1975 at the age of 68. In the late 1950's Ricky began to sing on the television show, and when he was 16 he recorded ''I'm Walkin', '' a Fats Domino hit, and became ...

  5. Aug 1, 2024 · The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. David Nelson (left) and Ricky Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Rick Nelson (born May 8, 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.—died December 31, 1985, De Kalb, Texas) was an American singer and actor, one of rock music’s first teen idols. Nelson gained fame on his parents’ television series, The ...

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  6. May 29, 1987 · Nelson, 45, and the other passengers died of burns and smoke inhalation. Killed in addition to the singer and his fiancee were Andy Chapin, 30; Rick Intveld, 23; Bobby Neal, 38; Clark Russell, 35 ...

  7. Jan 1, 1986 · Rick Nelson, who grew up in millions of American living rooms on his parents' "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" television show and then became a teen-age rock 'n' roll idol, was killed with ...

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