With his piercing blue eyes and pouty lips, this handsome teen idol broke many young girls’ hearts. When the iconic singer died in a fatal plane crash, it gave way to untold speculation and conspiracy theories. His children were strictly secret about the true cause of the crash, but the rumors said otherwise
Ricky Nelson, born Eric Hilliard Nelson on May 8, 1940, in Teaneck, New Jersey, became one of America’s first teen pop idols. The son of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, he grew up in the spotlight on their legendary sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which ran for sixteen years. Ricky and his older brother…