- Travelin' Man
Infobox Single
Name = Travelin' Man
Caption = "Travelin' Man" by Ricky Nelson
Artist =Ricky Nelson
from Album =
A-side = Travelin' Man
B-side =Hello Mary Lou
Released =1961
Format =
Recorded =
Genre =
Length = 2:24
Label =Imperial Records
Writer =Jerry Fuller
Producer = ???
Certification =
Last single = ???
This single = "Travelin' Man"
(1961)
Next single = ???
Misc =Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Audio file = Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson.ogg"Travelin' Man" was a number-one
Billboard Hot 100 song in late-May 1961 byRicky Nelson . It was written by songwriterJerry Fuller .The short film made to promote the single has been claimed as the first music video.Plot
The song details the loves of a traveling man. They were: a "pretty señorita" in
Mexico , an eskimo inAlaska , a fraulein inBerlin , a china doll inHong Kong , and a Polynesian in Waikiki. There were others mentioned but only once during the opening.Covers
*A cover was released by
Jacky Ward in 1982, reaching #32 on the country charts.External links
* [http://www.samsloan.com/ricky.htm Ricky Nelson and the Travelin' Man at SamSloan.com]
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