The Day the Music Died 02-03-59

[cowboy117]

R.I.P. Buddy,Ritchie and J.P.I remember it like it happened yesterday.Here's a link to the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake Iowa,the last place they played.I've been there,as my ex lived in Mason City,the town next to Clear Lake.


Surf History - Surf Ballroom


The radio broadcast of the plane crash.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UWoDl0PBP8&nofeather=True

 

[max]

I saw this show a couple of years ago and it was great.
John Mueller - Great Rock & Roll in the Tradition of Buddy Holly

 

[cowboy117]

Great link,max!Lotsa' great talent from Lubbock.There's somethin'in the water down there!

Here's a link to the moving of the statue of Buddy.


http://lubbockonline.com/entertainm...ned-buddy-holly-statue-moved-covered-new-home

 

[Rule3]

FWIW (ya all know you sang it when no one was watching)

Understanding American Pie - Interpretation of Don Mclean's epic song to the passing of an era.

 

[1tinindian]

Let's not forget about the pilot, Roger A. Peterson.
Just because he wasn't a famous celebrity, doesn't mean he wasn't loved any less by his family and friends that knew him.

I live about 25 miles from the crash site, and have been to the "Surf", many times over the years.

Their music will live in my heart forever!

Leon

 

[P&R Fan]

I have a friend who was 19 at the time and living in Mason City. He couldn't get to the concert but was a huge fan. When he heard about the crash he went down to the local newspaper office. They had photographed it. He asked, and they gave him the actual prints of the crash site. Not copies mind you. He still has them and I saw them several years ago. He has researched it quite thoroughly and has some rather interesting theories about the crash.