Posted on 03/07/2015 8:34:46 AM PST by Impala64ssa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsw5wBIitfA Jackie DeShannon sings “Oh Boy”, Buddy’s song in 1964. Though it might be difficult to appreciate Holly’s impact on the music nowadays, now I understand more it’s originality and such. One can wonder what direction music could have gone in but that is just speculation. I like a lot of the oldies, pre-British invasion because a lot of the music had a real innocence to it imho.
Good post, it’s amazing, Buddy Holly did go on a tour of Australia. I’ve seen the pictures and some video.
Very nice, thank you for this.
I prefer that picture of Buddy and the boys to most of the others I have seen. Nerdy glasses notwithstanding, he looks more natural in jeans and a t-shirt than he ever did in a jacket and tie.
Surf Ball Room in Clear Lake Iowa or wherever it was, I know I said Mason Iowa and that seems to be wrong. So just correcting, it sounds like Clear Lake Iowa. https://www.surfballroom.com
And for the record, for those who don’t here, Buddy’s bass player passed away about a month ago: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6465694/joe-mauldin-bass-player-for-buddy-holly-the-crickets-dies-at-74
“Joe Mauldin, Bass Player for Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Dies at 74”
Buddy’s wife is still around: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/María_Elena_Holly
Beech Bonanza 35 with the v-tail.
The pilot error was in agreeing to take off in unsuitable conditions.
The Surf Ballrom is in Clear Lake, Iowa.
Famous for killing doctors, but I believe the tail problems were fixed a long time ago, and wasn’t a factor in the Holly crash.
I see that this guy Coon is wondering if it might have been a factor.
I suppose the wreckage was melted down after the investigation ended; have never heard.
Agreed. End of story.
I'm curious if the pilot was working for a Part 135 company or was he just free lancing, ...who owned the plane ?)
Just looked it up it was owned by a flying service...
DWYER FLYING SERVICE
Street MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
City MASON CITY
State IOWA Zip Code 50401
County CERRO GORDO
Country UNITED STATES
Surely they had some libality in dispatching the airplane/pilot into conditions they knew the pilot was not qualified to fly in.
( He had bustred a inst check ride just shortly before)
Yup. Those who don’t fly can’t understand how FAST things can get ugly when you’re flying VFR and lose visual contact with the ground. On that night, the safest altitude was probably the same altitude as a bar stool.
The what?
Should the pilot have refused to fly that plane?
>> Should the pilot have refused to fly that plane?
There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but no old bold pilots.
(I’m a 70 y.o. retired airline pilot)
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