️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  (CNN) Many years ago I performed at the Surf Ballroom, in Clear Lake, Iowa, which was the last stop on Buddy Holly's final tour. (CNN) Many years ago I performed at the Surf Ballroom, in Clear Lake, Iowa, which was the last stop on Buddy Holly's final tour. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ The Big Bopper<unk> Richardson and Ritchie Valens. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Donna, about whom Ritchie Valens wrote a song, was also there. (Donna, about whom Ritchie Valens wrote a song) Donna, about whom Ritchie Valens wrote a song, was also there. Peggy Sue, about whom Buddy Holly sang, was there too.<unk> Peggy Sue, about whom Buddy Holly sang, was there too. The Picks were there - they sang background vocals on Buddy's records - as well as singer Tommy Allsup, who claimed that years later he got his wallet back from the crash site. Unfortunately some fans at this show were selling crash-site photos, which I thought was in extremely bad taste.<unk> Unfortunately some fans at this show were selling crash-site photos, which I thought was in extremely bad taste. I think the prospect of the National Transportation Safety Board delving into the crash again, which might mean exhuming bodies and all the rest, would be in similarly bad taste.<unk>I think the prospect of the National Transportation Safety Board delving into the crash again, which might mean exhuming bodies and all the rest, would be in similarly bad taste. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Buddy Holly<unk>would have<unk>the<unk> same<unk>statu<unk>musically<unk>whether<unk>he<unk>would<unk>have<unk>lived<unk>or<unk>died, because<unk>of<unk>his<unk>achievements<unk>which, in retrospect,<unk>no<unk>one<unk>and I mean<unk>no<unk>notthe<unk>Beatles<unk>the<unk>Rolling<unk>Stones<unk>or<unk>anyone<unk>can<unk> beat<unk>for these reasons: By the time<unk>he<unk>was<unk>22 years old<unk>he<unk>had<unk>recorded some<unk>50<unk>tracks<unk>, most<unk>of<unk>which<unk>he<unk>had<unk>written<unk>himself<unk>and<unk>each<unk>of<unk>them<unk>,in<unk>my<unk>view<unk>and<unk>the<unk>view<unk>of<unk>manyother<unk>, a<unk>hit. Buddy Holly and the Crickets were the template for all the rock bands that followed. No rock 'n' roll records can touch songs like "Rave On", "Think it Over", "Not Fade Away", "Peggy Sue" and many, many more.<unk> No rock 'n' roll records can touch songs like "Rave On", "Think it Over", "Not Fade Away", "Peggy Sue" and many, many more.<unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą As a paperboy, I cut open the stack of papers on February 3, 1959, and saw that Buddy Holly had been killed in the plane crash.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
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