I’m now reminded that I USED to know a guy who had grown up in Milwaukee and actually attended one of the shows on that (tragically) famous last tour. I don’t know whatever became of that guy, but I will say that, much as I enjoy the recordings of Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis, and all the rest, I really do think that Buddy Holly was the true genius among all those 50s-era rockers — the one who would not only have remained a musical force but indeed progressed to become an innovator during the 60s and beyond.
That’s amazing, and I agree, unless he got caught up in Las Vegas shows. The only performer I saw last show of was at a Jimi Hendrix tribute concert in Portland, Or and Mitch Mitchell (drummer) came out and did one song. A few days later he died in a Portland hotel room.
After reading about your Mitch Mitchell experience, I was thinking I’d never really been in a situation like that, but then I realized I kind of HAD, and quite recently, too. At the end of last year, I went to a performance by the band I See Hawks in LA. I’d never been to any of their concerts previously, but I always liked the playing of their guitarist, Paul Lacques, who over the past few decades had been a member of numerous Los Angeles area groups. When the show was over, I was fortunate enough to chat for a few minutes with Paul himself about some of the other bands (including Rotondi, the Bonedaddies, and the Underthings) I remembered him from. Then, maybe a month or two later, I learned that Paul had passed away. Now, as I stop to think about it, I realize it was kind of a strange coincidence not just that I finally got to meet the guy (after 40 years of knowing who he was) but that it actually happened just a few weeks before he died.
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Thank you for the Holly collections. … I don’t have any good concert stories. Been to a few, but no interesting stories from me.
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Whaaaat? I thought it was a contest of best soon to be dead concert artists!
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Thanks for these two Holly-related mixes.
I’m now reminded that I USED to know a guy who had grown up in Milwaukee and actually attended one of the shows on that (tragically) famous last tour. I don’t know whatever became of that guy, but I will say that, much as I enjoy the recordings of Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis, and all the rest, I really do think that Buddy Holly was the true genius among all those 50s-era rockers — the one who would not only have remained a musical force but indeed progressed to become an innovator during the 60s and beyond.
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That’s amazing, and I agree, unless he got caught up in Las Vegas shows. The only performer I saw last show of was at a Jimi Hendrix tribute concert in Portland, Or and Mitch Mitchell (drummer) came out and did one song. A few days later he died in a Portland hotel room.
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After reading about your Mitch Mitchell experience, I was thinking I’d never really been in a situation like that, but then I realized I kind of HAD, and quite recently, too. At the end of last year, I went to a performance by the band I See Hawks in LA. I’d never been to any of their concerts previously, but I always liked the playing of their guitarist, Paul Lacques, who over the past few decades had been a member of numerous Los Angeles area groups. When the show was over, I was fortunate enough to chat for a few minutes with Paul himself about some of the other bands (including Rotondi, the Bonedaddies, and the Underthings) I remembered him from. Then, maybe a month or two later, I learned that Paul had passed away. Now, as I stop to think about it, I realize it was kind of a strange coincidence not just that I finally got to meet the guy (after 40 years of knowing who he was) but that it actually happened just a few weeks before he died.
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