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60th anniversary of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper plane crash/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 02-04-19


We look back 60 years ago to that plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper on February 3rd, 1959.  We'll spin tunes from each of those along with Dion and Waylon Jennings.  Dion also shares memories of Buddy, Sonny Curtis sings of the real Buddy story and we also hear a track from a recent release of Buddy Holly and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  Rave on!!!

Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey

Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

 

Buddy Holly & Bob Montgomery (with Sonny Curtis)- 

"Midnight Shift" (alternate version with false start)

Ritchie Valens- "Ooh! My Head"

Dion on Buddy Holly

Dion & The Belmonts- "I Wonder Why" (with studio chatter)

The Big Bopper- "Chantilly Lace"

Ritchie Valens- "Donna"

The Crickets- "Maybe Baby"

 

Buddy Holly (with Waylon Jennings handclaps)- 

"You're The One" (recorded at KLLL in Lubbock, TX)

Dick Clark interview with Buddy Holly & The Crickets

The Crickets- "It's So Easy"

The Big Bopper- "White Lightning"

Buddy Holly- "Heartbeat"

Dion- "Hug My Radiator"

Ritchie Valens- "La Bamba"

Newsreel from plane crash

Buddy Holly- "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"

(recorded at Buddy's apartment 

11 Fifth Ave, New York City Dec. 14, 1958)

Ritchie Valens- "Boney Maroney"

Dion- "Oh Boy"

Sonny Curtis- "Real Buddy Holly Story"

Buddy Holly & The Crickets with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-

"Rave On"

 

Outro Music Bed: Link Wray- "That'll Be The Day"

 

 

 


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