Day: February 3, 2023

February 3, 1979 – 20 years after the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, a tribute show featuring Del Shannon, The Drifters, Jimmy Clanton, The Whitesidewalls, and original Cricket Nikki Sullivan is held in Clear Lake, Iowa, where Holly’s last concert took place. The event went $4000 in the red but started an annual tradition. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 3, 1959 – 22-year-old Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., 28,) and Ritchie Valens (17) died in a crash shortly after take-off from Clear Lake, Iowa, the pilot of the single-engined Beechcraft Bonanza plane was also killed. Holly hired the plane after heating problems developed on his tour bus. All three were traveling to Fargo, North Dakota, for the next show on their Winter Dance Party Tour which Holly had set – covering 24 cities in three weeks, to make money after the break-up of his band, The Crickets. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 3, 1940 – Angelo D’Aleo of Dion & The Belmonts was born in the Belmont neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City. D’Aleo was drafted into the Navy in the late ’50s, leaving the group and missing the Winter Dance Party tour. Despite his enlistment, he managed to sing on every recording of the Belmonts. #HappyBirthday #OTD #RockNRoll #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop
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