Buddy Holly Played in Duluth

We just finished watching the 1978 movie "The Buddy Holly Story" on one of the cable stations. It was so good to hear Buddy Holly's music again. My husband and I saw the movie in the theater when it was out in 1978. We were commenting that we can't believe that was over 40 years ago.... then think how long it's been since 1959 when Buddy died in the plane crash!

I remember him when I was growing up. There is a connection between Duluth and Buddy Holly. He, along with Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper, played here at the armory, the night before he was in Clear Lake, IA. The 1959 Winter Dance Party Show. Bob Dylan has told how he was there that night in Duluth to see Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan was only 16 or 17. From Duluth, they went to Clear Lake, and of course you remember they chartered a plane to go to their next stop and it crashed. We lost all that were on the plane.

Yes, it was good to hear his songs again, but sad to remember that he died too young.