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02/02/2025 5:08 pm
The Day The Music Died
John Bono
North Jersey
02/02/2025 5:14 pm
Ah, 2 February 1969, the most tragic day of my young life.
Still a devoted Buddy Holly fan and have the "Exclusively Buddy Holly" radio station (based in Dubai,of all places!) bookmarked on my internet radio.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
02/02/2025 7:48 pm
I can still remember hearing the news of that fatal crash.
02/02/2025 8:22 pm
Ah, 2 February 1969, the most tragic day of my young life.
.... you mean 1959, right? 🤔 Or are you talking about the "CA Burdell Mansion fire?"
03/02/2025 1:22 am
Would love to see a photo of the crowd with no blue jeans or slacks.
Roger Kerr
03/02/2025 7:38 am
Before I realized the date and that this was their last performance, the no blue jeans and slacks caught my attention first!Would love to see a photo of the crowd with no blue jeans or slacks.
What's that leave for the guys - a suit??
03/02/2025 7:42 am
Along with the tragic loss of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens, so much other history came from it.
The night of the concert, a guy named Charlie Boone was the concert announcer and he had to make the horrible announcement of the crash. Charlie went on to a stellar career in broadcasting and a legend on Minnesota's WCCO-830 radio station. He formed one of the most iconic radio comedy/announcing teams with Roger Erickson.
Also, let's not forget that a young teenager kid who played in garage bands got called up on the stage that night to play...his name? Bobby Vee. He too, had a long and successful career in music, and all because he got this chance that night.
And what about the guy who gave up his seat on the ill-fated plane, who was none other than Waylon Jennings. Yes, the plane crash can be and has been referred to, "As the night music died", but in many ways, "That'll Be the Day" it all began!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
03/02/2025 10:59 am
@georgeschire Yes indeed....Waylon Jennings won the craps shoot of life that tragic evening.
03/02/2025 1:36 pm
@georgeschire Thank you George for all this added historic info! Like almost all tragedies, the headlines dominate while lesser, but still relevant stories, become lost in the sauce.
03/02/2025 4:45 pm
@georgeschire Thank you George for all this added historic info! Like almost all tragedies, the headlines dominate while lesser, but still relevant stories, become lost in the sauce.
So true! And also one could wonder, had Buddy Holly not been killed tragically like he was, would his career have been anything more that it was for that few years he was on top of the Rock Charts? Sadly, sometimes dying young, makes them bigger stars than perhaps they would have been. But this wondered, in no way do I dismiss the loss of Buddy Holly. His music at the time was "it" on the charts.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
03/02/2025 4:55 pm
Sadly, sometimes dying young, makes them bigger stars
Ah yes, the classic paradox, "By tragically dying so young, he'll live forever." 😎 😎 😎