As a child, Nelson starred with his parents on The Ozzie And Harriet Show and became a teen idol as a singer in the '50s. He had a string of hits, but by the mid '60s he was no longer in demand as The Beatles were dominating the American music scene. In 1971, he played a show with other stars from the '50s at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He was expected to play his hit, but when he played his newer material, the crowd booed him badly. After that show, Nelson stopped playing nostalgia shows. This was one of the few songs Nelson wrote himself. Most of his hits were covers. He died in a plane crash in 1985 at age 45.
