Books & Music The Day the Music Died, fifty one years ago today.

[twinkle.tink]

Today is the day that 3 talented artists left us all too soon.

Rest in Peace; Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P Richardson.

 

[bagnshoofetish]

 

[queenvictoria2]

seriously? how sad. :cry:

 

[lil_peanut]

I sometimes think about how much more amazing music there'd be if these three had survived. RIP

 

[Pursegrrl]

I sometimes think about how much more amazing music there'd be if these three had survived. RIP

Same here. Wow...what a loss.

 

[twinkle.tink]

I sometimes think about how much more amazing music there'd be if these three had survived. RIP

So, true. In one of the articles remembering today, the author noted he doublted we would call Elvis the king today had Holly still been here.

Considering how many artist Holly influenced who knows.

 

[Pursegrrl]

Great article in TIME for those who might not know about this tragic event:

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1876542,00.html

 

[candace117]

A lot of people don't know that Don McLean's song American Pie is about the plane crash.

 

[dusty paws]

thanks for that link Pgal. so so sad.

 

[stacmck]

Wow, that was that long ago?

 

[pmburk]

Thanks for posting this. So sad!!!

An older friend of mine actually knew JP Richardson - for years he used to DJ at the radio station her father owned in Beaumont, Texas. She said he was always really nice and very down to earth. Her brother was actually one of the few people present when they exhumed him a couple of years ago. Buddy Holly's widow lives in Dallas and a few years ago she sold a few pieces of memorabilia, I guess to raise some money.

Every year at the Surf Ballroom (last location the guys performed) they host a Winter Dance Party (name of the last concert) commemorating the deaths. Lots of oldies bands and some of the family members of the guys sometimes show up. I'm totally into retro/vintage and would love to go, even just to see the location.

Waylon Jennings was Buddy Holly's bass player and was supposed to be on the plane, but lost a coin toss to JP Richardson. Tommy Allsup (who also lost a coin toss & gave up his seat to Ritchie Valens) later opened a bar called "The Heads Up Saloon" in memory of the coin toss that saved their lives.

 

[pmburk]

This article was publishing in August 2008, what would have been Buddy Holly's 50th wedding anniversary:

http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/081508/loc_318846994.shtml

 

[Pursegrrl]

Winter Dance Party poster...and holy smokes, check out the price of tickets!!

 

[Pursegrrl]

...and here's the one for their very last concert



hmmm...if the pic isn't posting here's the link and a lot more great reading...

http://www.pbase.com/image/76913086

 

[pmburk]

I like the "Parents invited, no charge" clause. Boy those would have been the days to be an American teenager!