Buddy Holly: The tour from hell

StarTribune ^ | 1/25/09 | PAMELA HUEY

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

It was the night the music almost died.......

[max americana]

Tragic. I recall that Paul Mcartney stated that his Buddy Holly records were his most prized possessions back then and he wanted to play like him.

[JoeProBono]

[hoosiermama]

Thought you might want to see this.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Much more important things are being shoved down our throats, this week.....

[max americana]

I remember the one with Gary Busey playing Buddy Holly in one movie.

[Clemenza]

Nerdiest looking cool guy ever. Great songwriter, but lets not forget the Crickets (especially Sonny Curtis).

[max americana]

My 15 year-old younger cousin saw it a year ago and he said “That’s Gary Busey? Awesome!” I agree, he should’ve had.

[wastedyears]

The headstock isn’t right on the guitar. Unless that’s how some were made then.

[JoeProBono]

The Crickets

[Richard Kimball]

Not being a musician, I hadn't noticed. Here's Buddy with his guitar:

Looks similar to me, but I can't tell a violin from a harp.

[Richard Kimball]

Thanks for posting. A lot of talent comes out of Lubbock. I’ve been there and agree with Mac Davis that happiness is Lubbock, Texas in your rear view mirror. I guess there’s something about the desolation that encourages creativity.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I just thought it was a really interesting article. We all know about the Iowa crash, but few knew the lead-up, how they struggled to make a living, hopping from one tiny venue to the next, during the worst possible time of the year....

[Drammach]

1958 Fender Stratocaster: Here's a link to a site that shows the guitar being restored. http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/guitar.html (pops)

[ccmay]

I was scanning my cable guide this morning and was surprised to see that neither of the very good movies: "the Buddy Holly Story", or " Richie" were playing this weekend.

I don't remember a "Richie" movie. Do you mean La Bamba?

[Tolkien]

When Buddy was getting on the plane, he told Waylon Jennings he hoped the bus would break down and Waylon said " Oh yeah? Well I hope your plane crashes."

Tis true.

[mkjessup]

The music still lives, and check out this guy, personally I think he's amazing:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=vMdSqjjxXMk

Think "Buddy Holly unplugged".