Ozzie Nelson

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Oswald George "Ozzie" Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American band leader, actor, television director and producer. Nelson originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and long-running television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson. As a student he made pocket money playing saxophone in a band and coaching football. During the Depression, he turned to music as a full-time career. Nelson started his entertainment career as a band leader. He formed and led the Ozzie Nelson Band, and had some initial limited success. He made his own "big break" in 1930. The New York Daily Mirror ran a poll of its readers to determine their favorite band. He knew that news vendors got credit from the newspaper for unsold copies by returning the front page and discarding the rest of the issue. Gathering hundreds of discarded newspapers, the band filled out ballots in their favor. They edged out Paul Whiteman and were pronounced the winners. From 1930 through the 1940s, Nelson's band recorded prolifically—first on Brunswick (1930–1933), then Vocalion (1933–1934), then back to Brunswick (1934–1936), Bluebird (1937–1941), Victor (1941) and finally back to Bluebird (1941-through the 1940s). Nelson's records were consistently popular and in 1934 Nelson enjoyed success with his hit song, "Over Somebody Else's Shoulder" which he introduced. Nelson was their primary vocalist and (from August 1932) featured in duets with his other star

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Top 80 Classics - The Very Best of Ozzie Nelson

Top Hits Of The 1930s

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The Nelson Touch: 25 Band Hits 1931-1941

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Greatest Hits of the 1930s

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Top Hits Of The 1930s Vol. 4

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Sentimental Memories

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100 Jazz Greats

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Radio & Recording Rarities, Volume 18

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Big Band Jazz Favorites

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Songs You Heard in Mad Men

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