November 24, 1931 – Tommy Allsup was born “Thomas Douglas Allsup” in Owasso, Oklahoma. Allsup 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 #TommyAllsup #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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