February 1, 1959 – The Winter Dance Party is stranded en route to Appleton, Wisconsin when the bus breaks down. With temperatures at 30 degrees below zero and no source of heat, the passengers burn newspapers in the aisles to keep warm. Sheriffs’ cars pick up the freezing entertainers and drummer Carl Bunch is admitted to the hospital suffering from frostbite. Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens take turns filling in on drums for the next shows. With the Cinderella Ballroom performance canceled, the Winter Dance Party continues and performs at the Riverside Ballroom in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
Month: February 2023
February 1, 1958 – The Crickets
February 1, 1958 – A review of the Crickets’ Newcastle, Australia performance appears in the local newspaper under the headline, “Rock Show Quiet,” an apparent comparative reference to the wild audience behavior at the Little Richard concert the year before. Source: The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., Lubbock. @buddyholly @BuddyHollyCtr #ROCkabillyHop #buddyholly #TheCrickets #WinterDanceParty #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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February 1, 1937 – Don Everly
February 1, 1937 – Don Everly of the Everly Brothers is born “Isaac Donald Everly” in Brownie, Kentucky. The elder of the Everly Brothers who as a group had four #1 hit singles. #ROCkabillyHop #EverlyBrothers #HappyBirthday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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