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Cotten, Lee. The Golden Age of American Rock 'n Roll: Reelin' & Rockin': 1956-1959Archived April 19, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, p. 283. Pierian Press, 1995. ISBN9781560750390. Accessed November 20, 2017. "Week after week he did one-nighters on the road while Harriet and the children remained in their rambling country home in Tenafly, New Jersey. The Nelsons, minus Ricky, moved to Hollywood in 1941 so that Ozzie could take a job as band leader for Red Skelton's radio program"