The Day The Music Died - February 3, 1959

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Cap Capello

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Coming up soon, the 50th Anniversary of, as Don McLean lyrically pegged it, "The Day The Music Died."

Not many of you were around when this tragedy happened, however I remember it well, the sorrow the news brought.

If you are into video, here's an official "news bulletin" clip from way back then which you can download and use:

http://rapidshare.com/files/179754971/Newsclip_-_Plane_Crash_of_Holly__Bopper__and_Valens.MPG

An upcoming film, The Day the Music Died, is slated to be released on February 3, 2009, the 50th anniversary of the crash that claimed the lives of Richardson, Holly, and Valens.

Here's a few links to help you brush up on your DJ details:

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The Crash Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3,_1959

So, us old timers reflect back 50 years to that day, the day the music died.
 
Buddy Holly would have bumped Elvis as the King if he had lived
 
I wasn't yet a year old when it happened. The plane crash was a topic in a music class when I was in high school.

The teacher grew up where the crash occurred, she was in school herself at the time. One of the girls in class was telling everyone that she had the Big Bopper's finger in a box at her home.

Talk about morbid. :eek:
 
This could be interesting. I think Jerry Lee was well on his way to stomping E'vis until he went first cousin wick dipping. Buddy Holly was fresh, new, and fun, but hardly idol material. Bobby Rydell could've been bigger if it weren't for that lazy eye.

Nope. Everyone else had a little flaw here or there. E'vis didn't have any noticeable ones back then. He was truly the "All American Boy".
 
I was four years old and we didn't have a TV until I was 14 years old and bought my own. Don't remember much about the day the music died.
 
Cap Capello said:
Nope. Everyone else had a little flaw here or there. E'vis didn't have any noticeable ones back then. He was truly the "All American Boy".
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And I think you hit it right on the head Cap. Jerry Lee was probably more talented than most as was Buddy Holly but Elvis was different.

Buddy Holly had the good boy image also, albeit not as well built as Elvis' image, but still there

In my opinion this is the greatest Rock and Roll performance of all time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zYMQUnUxTA"]YouTube - Buddy Holly [Oh Boy 195
 
Yikes. I was in 10th grade, went to all the school dances and was one of the few guys who could dance to fast music.

Me and my buddies would listen to each week's Top Ten together every Saturday night on the radio (portable tube jobs with those HUGE 6v batteries, although the brandy spanky new transistor ones were becoming more affordable), then we would know the words to all of those songs by Wednesday or Thursday.
 
Jeff : I have a 9 minute Jerry Lee video doing a "Great Balls Of Fire"/"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" live performance that might influence (not change, but perhaps slightly sway) you towards JLL.

Maybe I can get it up to YouTube or Facebook or something.
 
I'd love to see it Cap I'm a big JLL fan too
 
Elvis had "the look" that Buddy nor Jerry could ever have acheived!

Not to say they weren't better performers or musicians just didn't have it in the looks department!
 
Cap Capello said:
Coming up soon, the 50th Anniversary of, as Don McLean lyrically pegged it, "The Day The Music Died."

Not many of you were around when this tragedy happened, however I remember it well, the sorrow the news brought.

If you are into video, here's an official "news bulletin" clip from way back then which you can download and use:

http://rapidshare.com/files/179754971/Newsclip_-_Plane_Crash_of_Holly__Bopper__and_Valens.MPG

An upcoming film, The Day the Music Died, is slated to be released on February 3, 2009, the 50th anniversary of the crash that claimed the lives of Richardson, Holly, and Valens.

Here's a few links to help you brush up on your DJ details:

Buddy Holly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly
Big Bopper: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bopper
Richie Valens: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Valens
The Crash Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3,_1959

So, us old timers reflect back 50 years to that day, the day the music died.
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Here's a thread that I posted a few months ago that's relatable to this.
http://www.ourdjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=20282&highlight=buddy+holly
 
I just loved the simplicity and style of Buddy Holly....

Wonder how he would have evolved?

Of course out of that disaster The Beatles were getting it together as individuals so we have something positive out of it
 
Those must of been good times.....

People could get down like that for more than 1 song.....:sqbiggrin:

Unlike now days.....McDonalds is slowly killing the dance floors of america.
 
Jeff Romard said:
In my opinion this is the greatest Rock and Roll performance of all time
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I should have said recording not performance

That was awesome Cap. I've seen similar to that from JLL before but that was the best and I agree JLL was a better performer.

By the look of that video he might have shown Elvis a few moves :sqwink:
 
Elvis had "IT FACTOR" that made him whatever he would become. For sure there there wer some like JLL thatprobably had more talent but lacked that "IT" factor. Just like James Dean, 3 movies and hes a god. He had "IT" in bucketfuls and it still works way after his death. On the other side of the coin, there were a lot of artists that came out in the 50s and 60s. What if these guys especially Holly and Valens (Big Bopper was just a one hit wonder for sure) were already peaking. Maybe that was it for them. In a way death gave them that "What If" mystique that made them bigger in death than when they were alive.
 
eezee said:
Elvis had "IT FACTOR" that made him whatever he would become. For sure there there wer some like JLL thatprobably had more talent but lacked that "IT" factor. Just like James Dean, 3 movies and hes a god. He had "IT" in bucketfuls and it still works way after his death. On the other side of the coin, there were a lot of artists that came out in the 50s and 60s. What if these guys especially Holly and Valens (Big Bopper was just a one hit wonder for sure) were already peaking. Maybe that was it for them. In a way death gave them that "What If" mystique that made them bigger in death than when they were alive.
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I don't know talent will generally shine through especially after exposure. Valens I believe was peaking but Holly had a long way to go
 
Jeff Romard said:
And I think you hit it right on the head Cap. Jerry Lee was probably more talented than most as was Buddy Holly but Elvis was different.

Buddy Holly had the good boy image also, albeit not as well built as Elvis' image, but still there

In my opinion this is the greatest Rock and Roll performance of all time

YouTube - Buddy Holly [Oh Boy 1958]
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Guess they did a lot of lip sync performances back then too. I don't see a cord coming from the Fender, or a microphone for Buddy.
 
MBM said:
Guess they did a lot of lip sync performances back then too. I don't see a cord coming from the Fender, or a microphone for Buddy.
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Actually the Fender Strat was plugged in the cord is clearly seen, you will also see him kick it back out of his way as he moves backwards towards the stage.

The mics were all boomed in from over head on the Ed Sullivan show, and many other live shows back during that time.

You didn't see the mics in I Love Lucy or several of the other live shows of the day either.
 
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