Ok. I knew Ricky Nelson died on the plane previously owned by Jerry Lee Lewis which is it's own bit of trivia, but check this out on the final concert he performed...

New Year’s Eve Weekend, 1985…

On Saturday, December 28, the band soldiered on from Orlando to Guntersville, Alabama, to play at P.J.’s Alley, a 4,000 square foot converted tire store and warehouse, that Upton owned. The DC-3 made an uneventful landing around dusk, and quickly taxied to a stop. The air stairs of the DC-3 were lowered, and the band began to unload all of their gear before hitching a ride into town with two locals.
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Another sold-out night, Nelson ended by singing a rendition of Buddy Holly’s song, Rave On. Ironically, Holly himself had chosen this song to close what would be his last performance at Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 3, 1959 – “the Day the Music Died…”.Nelson’s final words on stage that evening were, “Rave on for me!” as he and his band departed.

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Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 3/28/21 at 10:37 am to Mizz-SEC

Harold Dorman was a Memphis singer who wrote and recorded the original version of "Mountain of Love" in 1959. Personally I prefer it to Johnny Rivers' cover.

Harold Dorman actually got on prime time TV during his 15 minutes of fame: Dick Clark's show on ABC. Unfortunately that episode is lost.

Other acts have sought-after TV appearances: The Velvet Underground on Upbeat, Little Willie John or The Maddox Brothers and Rose on anything. But Dorman's TV shot would be an extraordinary find, as even still photographs of him are very rare. Only two show up in a Google Image search.