Ricky Nelson’s sons recall his final call that saved their lives before plane crash

December 31, 2025

close Video How Ricky Nelson’s last phone call saved his sons’ lives The Nelson twins, Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, reflect on their father Ricky Nelson’s final call and legacy and discuss their new memoir, ‘What Happened to Your Hair?’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gunnar Nelson and Matthew Nelson still wonder if their father, former teen idol Ricky Nelson, had a premonition before his tragic demise. On New Year’s Eve 1985, the entertainer died in a plane crash in DeKalb, Texas.

Ricky Nelson’s sons recall his final call that saved their lives before plane crash

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He was 45.
Six others on board also perished.
Forty years later, his children are looking back at the circumstances surrounding his death and their own rise to fame in a new memoir, "What Happened to Your Hair?" COUNTRY MUSIC HITMAKER BRETT JAMES' FINAL RADIO TRANSMISSION BEFORE FATAL PLANE CRASH REVEALED IN NEW REPORT Former teen idol Ricky Nelson died on Dec.
31, 1985.
His sons, Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, spoke to Fox News Digital about the tragedy 40 years later.

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Ricky Nelson’s sons recall his final call that saved their lives before plane crash

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