Day: November 24, 2021

November 24, 1939 – Carl Bunch was born in Big Spring, Texas. Buddy Holly invited Bunch, Tommy Allsup, and Waylon Jennings to be his backing band for the “Winter Dance Party” tour in 1959. Holly’s band also backed other acts on the tour, including Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. When Bunch had to be left behind in Wisconsin, hospitalized for frostbite he experienced after the tour bus heater failed, Holly and Valens took turns in the drummer’s seat playing behind the various acts. He attended Buddy Holly-related events during the 2000s, signing autographs as “The Frostbitten Cricket”. @BuddyHolly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop @OfficialWaylon #TheCrickets #FrostbittenCricket #CarlBunch #HappyBirthday
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November 24, 1931 – Tommy Allsup was born Thomas Douglas Allsup in Owasso, Oklahoma. Co-wrote The Ventures’ “Guitar Twist.” Allsup was playing guitar on tour with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson when he lost a fateful coin toss with Valens for a seat on the plane that crashed, killing Valens, Holly, Richardson, and pilot Roger Peterson on February 3, 1959. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #HappyBirthday
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November 24, 1924 – Werly Fairburn was born in New Orleans, LA. Fairburn was an American country and rockabilly singer, songwriter, and Owner of the Milestone Records label. His 1956 single “Everybody’s Rockin'” is considered a rockabilly classic. #ROCkabillyHop #WerlyFairburn #EverybodysRockin #HappyBirthday
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