Holly Fields, Director of Marketing at the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences joins Dave King and guest host Jeff Klotzman to talk about setting up the Broadway season, the announcement of Clint and Lisa Hartman Black coming to Lubbock, and other upcoming events at the Buddy Holly Hall.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 1, 2009, General Motors filed for Chapter 11, becoming the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection.
On this date:
In 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
In 1812, President James Madison, in a message to Congress, recounted what he called Britain’s “series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation”; Congress ended up declaring war.
In 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the order, “Don’t give up the ship” during a losing battle with the British frigate HMS Shannon in the War of 1812.
Killin Time, was released, kick-starting one of the most successful country music careers of his generation.
A Texas native, Black wrote or co-wrote all 10 songs on the project, which sold more than 3 million copies. The record spawned five No. 1 singles, including Black s debut single, A Better Man, and the disc s title track. The third single released from the album, Nobody s Home, stayed at the top of the charts for three weeks, while the fourth single, Walkin Away, held reign in the top spot for two weeks.
Black commemorated the 30th anniversary of the album with a tour, Still .
Killin Time, that celebrated his debut. However, the artist is still somewhat in awe that other artists find him and the album so influential.
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