This about one of my Favorite Rock and Roll Musician. This will be the 60th anniversary of Buddy's Death. Feb 3rd 1959, The Winter Dance Party tour began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 23, 1959. The amount of travel involved created logistical problems, as the distance between venues had not been considered when scheduling performances. Adding to the problem, the unheated tour buses twice broke down in freezing weather, with dire consequences. Holly's drummer Carl Bunch was hospitalized for frostbite to his toes (suffered while aboard the bus), so Holly decided to seek other transportation. Before their appearance in Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 2, Holly chartered a four-seat Beechcraft Bonanza airplane from Dwyer Flying Service in Mason City, Iowa, for Jennings, Allsup, and himself. Holly's idea was to depart following the show at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake and fly to their next venue, in Moorhead, Minnesota, via Fargo, North Dakota, allowing them time to rest and launder their clothes and avoid a rigorous bus journey. Immediately after the Clear Lake show (which ended just before midnight), Allsup agreed to flip a coin for the seat with Valens. Valens called heads; when he won, he reportedly said, "That's the first time I've ever won anything in my life," Allsup later opened a restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas called Heads Up. Waylon Jennings voluntarily gave up his seat to J. P. Richardson (the Big Bopper), who had influenza and complained that the tour bus was too cold and uncomfortable for a man of his size. Buddy was one of the first singer I heard as a child, I was born 3yrs after his death, But in our house I don't know where they came from I had two 45's "THAT'LL BE THE DAY" AND "I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE". Ever since then I have loved Buddy's singing and his unique guitar playing. I truly believe that Buddy was one of the main pioneers of the ROCK AND ROLL ERA. Some of my favorite songs are "EVERYDAY", "RAINING IN MY HEART", "IT'S SO EASY". One of things I have learned about Buddy is the way he played his guitar, he only strummed down, never up. which is really unique. So every year on the 3rd of February I always try to play as much of Buddy's music as I can.... In ending this. I believe that Music would not be the same with out Buddy... Thank you Buddy for what you gave us in such a short time... ♫ <3 ♫
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