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Winnipeg Free Press Miigwetch for the music Winnipegger Dave McLeod s Instagram project aims to open listeners ears to a vast world of Indigenous artists By: David Sanderson | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday, Jun. 30, 2021 Save to Read Later ‘Hoka hey!” is a Lakota expression that translates roughly as “let’s roll” or “let’s do this.” It is also the phrase Dave McLeod, CEO of public radio network Native Communications Inc. (NCI-FM), went with for his newly minted Instagram account, HOKA Indigenous Music, which focuses on Indigenous artists, past, present and future, from regions throughout Turtle Island/North America. ‘Hoka hey! is a Lakota expression that translates roughly as let’s roll or let’s do this. It is also the phrase Dave McLeod, CEO of public radio network Native Communications Inc. (NCI-FM), went with for his newly minted Instagram account, HOKA Indigenous ....
The music died early on the morning on February 3, 1959, midway through the Winter Dance Party tour whose line-up included some of the best rock and roll artists of the day. Headliner Buddy Holly had chartered a four-seater Beechcraft Bonanza to fly him from Clear Lake, Iowa to Fargo, North Dakota, taking along with him J.P Richardson (aka the “Big Bopper”) and Ritchie Valens. Bad weather, a pilot not certified for instrument flying and a new gyro contributed to the 1 a.m. crash in an Iowa cornfield, killing all on board instantly. Charles Hardin Holley, 1936-1959 (Publicity picture for Brunswick Records, public domain) ....
On February 3, 1959, a plane crashed shortly after taking off from Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all four people aboard: pilot Roger Peterson and musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson. The date became known as The Day the Music Died. Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas, in 1936. He was only five years old when he earned his first paycheck for singing $5 at a local talent show. He formed a band in high school that performed on local radio and the country music circuit. They recorded several country songs for Decca in Nashville, but failed to find success. Holly (he dropped the e when his name was misspelled on the record contract) returned to Lubbock and played various venues, including opening for Bill Haley and the Comets and Elvis Presley. Elvis suggested Holly forget country music and start playing rock-and-roll. Holly s band, then known as The Crickets, recorded That ll Be the Day as a demo, which got them ....