Only after discarding the manufactured teen-idol image he had long outgrown did country-tinged balladeer Ricky (a.k.a. “Rick”) Nelson finally strike pay dirt. After years of grudgingly towing the pop-star line did the country-rock pioneer pen his 1972 hit, “Garden Party,” featuring the self-experiential chorus: “But it’s all right now, I’ve learned my lesson well / You see, you can’t please everyone, so you’ve got to please yourself.” READ MORE ››
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