Ricky Nelson: Now Ricky's Name Change Is Official!
Alan Smith, NME, 27 April 1962
'YOUNG WORLD' is probably the last disc by Ricky Nelson you'll see in the NME Charts but don't panic. At 21 Ricky has no thought of retirement! It's simply that on future releases Decca will describe him as RICK Nelson, following the trend set up in America.
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