Celebrations center on birth, not ‘Day Music Died’
2/03/00 •
It was 41 years ago today that Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holley, the 22-year-old innovative musician who created waves from Lubbock to New York City, perished when a private plane piloted by Roger Peterson in snowy weather crashed into a vacant field near Mason City, Iowa.
Holley’s real name was misspelled Holly on his first recording contract [...]
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Berry overpaid; Holly tribute all but dead
9/24/00 •
Thousands attended a Chuck Berry concert on Sept. 1 at the Crossroads Music Festival, and many departed offended by the attitude of the 73-year-old rock ‘n’ roll legend.
Tens of people attended the Buddy Holly tribute concert by John Mueller & The Reminiscing Band on Sept. 13 at the Fiestas del Llano celebration, then wondered aloud [...]
Mueller fires up fiesta with Holly tunes
9/14/00 •
It was about 30 minutes into John Mueller’s first set of Buddy Holly tunes Wednesday when the entertainer briefly paused and said, ”OK, dinner time’s over. So the rest of Lubbock is gonna show up now, right?”
Sorry. Evidently not.
Nevertheless, close to 100 rock ‘n’ roll fans seated in front of the stage on the opening [...]
Center celebrates Buddy Holly’s birthday
9/07/00 •
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Lubbock singer-songwriter and rock ‘n’ roll innovator Buddy Holly.
Holly was born on Sept. 7, 1936, and died at age 22 in a plane crash Feb. 3, 1959.
Had he lived, Holly would have been 64 today.
A visit to the Buddy Holly Center might be in order; the first [...]
Local groups fill September with activities
9/03/00 •
A bit of this and a bit of that … while wondering why practically every local organization decides to book events in September, with many bumping against, conflicting with or sadly being overshadowed by other events.
Need a Buddy Holly music fix? Try the free concert by Colorado-based band Runaway Express at 3 p.m. today [...]
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