Hello Mary Lou
Ricky Nelson | Artist Essentials
First released: 1961 (year verified)
Original 1961 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The clipped guitar replies give the easy vocal delivery a bright rhythmic edge.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1961 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1961 and belongs to the original Rick Is 21 program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1961 studio recording
Credit: Ricky Nelson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Rick Is 21
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Rick Is 21 - original studio program
The licensed original 1961 album program identifies Travelin Man and Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart. Recording-specific single fields and the original program support the year; remaster dates are separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
The actual retained original studio context and reviewed Rick/Ricky lead-artist credit identify the selected recording. Earlier recording years are retained before later annual appearances; alternate takes, later Capitol remakes and live versions are separate.
Rick Is 21 - original studio program
The licensed original 1961 album program identifies Travelin Man and Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart. Recording-specific single fields and the original program support the year; remaster dates are separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Ricky Nelson - original studio hit-recording fields
The licensed original hit anthology retains the specific 1961, 1962 and 1963 studio fields used for the selected recordings. Its 2005 release and remaster labels do not date the originals. Lonesome Town and other tracks with later album fields are checked against original single history. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Rick Nelson
Ricky Nelson moved from a television career into records that combined a light vocal delivery with a strong rock-and-roll band sound. His first Verve single paired a brisk rhythm number with a quieter romantic song, establishing a contrast that continued through his Imperial recordings. As Rick Nelson, he later developed a country-rock approach with the Stone Canyon Band. That band's original studio work, including Garden Party, represents a distinct period within his career and keeps its full ensemble credit.
Artist background sources
Ricky Nelson - museum career background
The museum identifies Nelson's transition from television work to a recording career and recognizes the musical substance of his rock performances beyond his teen-idol image. Used only for artist background. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Verve - original 1957 debut single release
The label history separates the 1957 recording session from the subsequent release of I'm Walkin and A Teenager's Romance. Used for the original Verve recordings, not later remakes or television performances. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Garden Party - original single before album and band identity
The label describes Rick Nelson's country-rock development with the Stone Canyon Band and the 1972 single before the same-year album. The 1971 concert behind the song is not the release of this studio recording. No chart day is asserted as an original release day. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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