Nelson boarded a chartered DC-3 in Guntersville, Alabama,
bound for a New Year’s Eve appearance in Dallas. Shortly
before reaching Dallas the cabin of Nelson’s plane filled
with smoke due to a fire of undetermined origin.

In 1987, Rick Nelson was posthumously inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—an honor no other former
child actor has yet achieved.

Last photo of Rick Nelson and Helen Blair. 

On December 30, 1968, The Spokesman-Review of Spokane,
Washington, ran an advertisement for a concert at Gonzaga
University featuring “The Vanilla Fudge, with Len Zefflin”—
a concert of which a bootleg recording would later emerge
that represents the first-ever live Led Zeppelin performance
captured on tape.

               
ED DANAHUE

                               
MIKE GRACIA

    
    
    
    
   
On September 15, 1962, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’
"Sherry" hits the top of the pop music charts. It was the
start of a remarkable run of hits.

"Sherry" was written by Bob Gaudio who said the song took
about 15 minutes to write and was originally titled "Jackie
Baby” (in honor of then-First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy).

Gaudio stated the song was inspired by the 1961 Bruce
Channel hit …"Hey! Baby."

At the studio, the name was changed to "Terri Baby", and
eventually to "Sherry", the name of the daughter of Gaudio’s
best friend, New York DJ Jack Spector.

Jack Spector
(September 15, 1928 – March 8, 1994)

Singer Frankie Valli is 91 now.