Laramar Ballroom – One Of The Final Concerts For Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper
On Friday January 30, 1959, before their untimely death in a plane crash after playing at the Surf Ballroom…
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On Friday January 30, 1959, before their untimely death in a plane crash after playing at the Surf Ballroom…
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Read MoreMCA Records was part of the Music Corporation of America (MCA). In 2003, it was bought…
Read MoreAlan Freed presented live rock shows here including those by artists like Buddy Holly…
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