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8. Ricky Nelson

Ozzie and Harriett’s youngest son, Ricky Nelson, grew up to be a teen heartthrob who recorded 53 songs on the Billboard Top 100 between 1957 and 1973. This include twenty Top 10 hits such as Poor Little Fool, I’m Walkin and Hello Mary Lou. He was one of the first teen idols to leverage television to further his musical career and he actually rivaled Elvis Presley in terms of popularity. He was killed in a fiery DC-3 plane crash on December 31, 1985 at the age of 45.

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