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Celebrating Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper

Monday, February 09, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

The rumors were fast and furious. Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones were mentioned. I even heard Ozzy Osbourne, although that may have been a town local toying with me. The occasion? 50 Winters Later, a special concert honoring the legacy of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. The […]

Filed Under: Features, News, Reviews, Rock, Rockabilly Tagged With: Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, Dave Mason, Delbert McClinton, Graham Nash, Joe Ely, LA, Los Lobos, los lonely boys, Lubbock, Ritchie Valens, Texas, the Crickets

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What is your favorite new release for week of November 6?

  • Eliot Bronson – Arrive (44%, 35 Votes)
  • Kings of Leon – O My Beloved (13%, 10 Votes)
  • Eddie 9V – Down Here (13%, 10 Votes)
  • Willi Carlisle – The Universal Bubba (11%, 9 Votes)
  • Grayson Capps – The Weight of the World (8%, 6 Votes)
  • Lizzie No, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Brandi Waller-Pace – Outlaws’ Almanac (5%, 4 Votes)
  • Jack Blocker – Big Jefe (5%, 4 Votes)
  • Johnny Delaware – On God’s Time (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Lacy Green, Adam Wright, Thomm Jutz – Shakespeare’s Bones (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Michelle Malone – Christmas with Michelle Malone and The Hot Toddies (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sufjan Stevens – Worst Christmas Ever! (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Janky Bungag – Hangin’ Out & Hangin’ On (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 80

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