May 8, 1940

He would've been 69 years old today.

RIP, Ricky.

That's a good enough reason to listen to my Rick playlist today. Not that I need another reason. Happy Birthday Rick.

Rick may be gone but his music and legacy lives on.


Also to add I am very straight, but I have always thought Rick was a hottie. I wish I could be as half as good looking as he was.

Not only was he talented but also modest and an all around nice guy. He's still very missed. But at least we have the legacies he's left us. R.I.P. Rick.

Lil' Ricky would've been 69! It's hard to actually think of Ricky even being that old since I still think of him being 21, or watching him as a teenagerm or 12 years old, or listening to him on radio at 8 or 10 yrs old. Hard to believe so many years have gone by since those productions were made.

But boy do I wish he could have lived to see this birthday and to have enjoyed all these many years he's been missed.

Hard to imagine how Rick would look at age 69, but David has aged gracefully, so I'm sure Rick would've, too. It's just a shame for us stuck here on planet Earth that Rick isn't still among us, making great music and doing the occasional television show.