Music Festival in Eastern New Mexico for lovers of Buddy Holly era music

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[Muleteam1]

This is in Clovis, New Mexico. If you love the music of the Buddy Holly era, this should be a good show. I plan to be there. Beyond Norman Petty's recording studios where Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, and others recorded their music, Lubbock is about 90 miles south of Clovis if you would like to see the Buddy Holly "Walk of Fame" and the Buddy Holly Museum.

I am not affiliated with any of these persons or groups. Just posting for Freepers' interest.

Muleteam1

[bert]

I'd say the post is on point....

[Gay State Conservative]

Buddy Holly died far too young.He did some fine,fine stuff.

[Muleteam1]

It seems ironic that both Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks and Buddy Holly were both from Lubbock, Texas. But then Buddy Holly probably left us before he had a chance to develop any serious poitical philosophies. Lubbock is, in general, a VERY conservative town.

Muleteam1

[JennysCool]

Wow, Mike Berry -- on the poster above -- is a walking trivia question! He played "Mr. Spooner" on the British comedy "Are You Being Served" and also, according to Wikipedia:

He had a three hits in the 1960s (Notably Tribute To Buddy Holly), and is sometimes confused with Dave Berry. His first singles were produced by Joe Meek. In 1980, he had a big chart success in the UK, with The Sunshine Of Your Smile, a romantic song written before the First World War. His most recent CD About Time Two, recorded in Nashville with The Crickets, has received rave reviews: Now Dig This - Britain's leading rock'n'roll magazine - rated it as "really good" and describes the version of Bobby Charles's Before I Grow Too Old an "absolute masterpiece".

Even recorded with the Crickets -- amazing chap, and probably well worth the ticket price!

[Tijeras_Slim]

That's way cool.

[Muleteam1]

>>"Are You Being Served" <<

Loved that show.

I've met the Fireballs when they were playing a dance at the Elks Lodge at Clovis in about 1968/69. I was helping my girl friend (now my wife of 30-odd years) check coats and hats that night. After the dance, I helped several of the band members push a drunk and his Cadillac out of a snow bank in the Lodge parking lot. Ah memories....

Muleteam1

[Biblical Calvinist]

Regarding the Fireballs; is this the same group as in "Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs", who did "Sugar Shack" around 1963?

Always did like that song.

[Muleteam1]

Yes it was. I think Gilmer joined the group in about 1968. Here's a bit of info about the Fireballs on CMT.