It was 64 years ago today (February 3rd, 1959) that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash after a performance in Clear Lake, Iowa. The three had been performing along with Dion & The Belmonts as part of the Winter Dance Party Tour, which would cover 24 cities in a short three-week period from January 23rd to February 15th. Holly, who had parted ways with longtime backing group the Crickets the previous year, was backed up by a then-unknown Waylon Jennings on bass, Carl Bunch on drums, and Tommy Allsup on lead guitar. Dion DiMucci says that although the shows were always hot, his favorite moments from the tour were jamming on the near freezing bus on the way to the next town: ["Well, we used to play in the back of the bus Ritchie Valens, myself and Buddy
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Today (September 7th) marks what would have been Buddy Holly's 86th birthday. Holly, who would die tragically on February 3rd, 1959, at the age of 22 in plane crash with Ritchie Valens and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, was arguably rock n' roll's first singer-songwriter. Holly's death while on tour with the 1959 Winter Dance Party remains one of music's greatest losses. Holly's hit singles and album tracks, both with and without his backing band the Crickets, such as "That'll Be The Day," "Peggy Sue," "Rave On," "Maybe Baby," "Oh Boy!," "Think It Over," "Well . . . Alright," "Rave On," "Everyday," "True Love Ways," "Heart Beat," and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," inspired a generation of acts including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Searchers, the Who, the Hollies, who named themselves in tribute to him, and most imp
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jerry Allison, an architect of rock drumming who played and co-wrote songs with childhood friend Buddy Holly and whose future wife inspired the classic “Peggy Sue,” has died. He was 82.