After 40 Years, the Ricky Nelson Mystery Is Finally Solved — And It’s Heartbreaking Full story: https://rb.colofandom.com/79w8 It’s been nearly 40 years since the world lost Ricky Nelson, the teen idol-turned-country-rock pioneer whose tragic death stunned fans on New Year’s Eve in 1985. For decades, the cause of the fatal plane crash that killed Nelson, his fiancée Helen Blair, and five members of his band remained clouded in rumors, speculation, and unanswered questions. Now, after new reviews

Remember Ricky Nelson on the 40th anniversary of his tragic plane crash in De Kalb, Texas. One of the most timeless artists of early Rock n’ Roll and Television, he was also a pioneer of what later became Country Rock in the 70s. #rickynelson #lonesometown #50srocknroll #tvland #musicicons | The Strayhearts

31 Dec 1985 Ricky Nelson was killed along with six others, when his charted light aircraft crashed in Texas. It's rumoured that freebasing cocaine caused an onboard explosion. Nelson had played himself on his parent's US TV The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet.' (1958 US No.1 'Poor Little Fool', 1961 UK No.2 single 'Hello Mary Lou' plus over 30 US Top 40 hit singles). | Rockabilly Italia