Tag: Buddy Holly

The Music Lives on with The Crickets: An Interview with Jerry Allison

The Music Lives on with The Crickets: An Interview with Jerry Allison They were just regular teenagers. Hanging out with friends, watching movies and listening to rock ‘n’ roll radio shows in their parents’ car. From the outside looking in, you never would have expected anything different from a few boys growing up in Lubbock,

Live Love Lubbock with Larry Simmons

Live Love Lubbock with Larry Simmons Larry knows Lubbock. As the owner of the Tornado Gallery in the Depot Entertainment District, Larry always has his hands on a new project. His character and dedication to building a better community is one of the many reasons why we Live Love Lubbock.

Remembering Buddy Holly

Remembering Buddy Holly On this day in February 1959, Buddy Holly and fellow entertainers Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, lost their lives in a plane crash after a performance at the Surf Ballroom. While this day will forever be seen as one of the most tragic days in rock ‘n’ roll history, Buddy’s legacy lives on even 50

An Interview with The Crickets

An Interview with The Crickets On the weekend of what would have been Buddy Holly’s 77th birthday, his old band mates, J.I. Allison, Joe B. Mauldin and their old pal Sonny Curtis came together for the ribbon cutting ceremony at J.I.’s childhood home. It was here that Buddy and J.I. wrote the famous song, “That’ll

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