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Tommy Allsup: Guitarist who avoided Buddy Holly plane crash dies

3184 days ago
BBC News - UKGuitarist Tommy Allsup, who narrowly avoided boarding the plane that killed Buddy Holly, dies aged 85. more info

Watch Billy Corgan Play Acoustic Covers At His Chicago Tea Shop

3232 days ago
StereogumEvery so often, Billy Corgan plays an intimate acoustic set at Madame ZuZu’s, his Chicago-area teahouse. He’s debuted new music there, he’s played covers there, and now he’s played some more covers there. Last night, he played a solo concert ... more info

Al Caiola, Guitarist Who Played Hit TV Themes, Dies at 96

3233 days ago
New York TimesMr. Caiola played with Buddy Holly, Frank Sinatra and others, and had hit versions of the themes from “The Magnificent Seven” and “Bonanza.” more info

Bobby Vee, Pop Idol Known for ‘Take Good Care of My Baby,’ Dies at 73

3264 days ago
New York TimesOne of a crop of dreamboat singers promoted in the late 1950s and early ’60s, he got his first big break when he filled in for Buddy Holly and others after their plane crashed. more info

1960s pop singer Bobby Vee has died at age 73

3265 days ago
Detroit Free PressThe 1960s singer's career was born when he took the stage to fill in after a plane crash killed rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly.             more info

Meet The Outlaws - Andrew Leahey & The Homestead

3270 days ago
Ryan's Smashing LifeINTRODUCTIONS ARE IN ORDER - American rock & roll. It's a genre that's thrived for more than 50 years, fueled by a long line of true believers — from Buddy Holly to Tom Petty to Bruce Springsteen — with electric guitars in their hands a... more info

The Mr. T Experience – “Cinthya (With A Y)”

3298 days ago
StereogumIn the ’80s and ’90s, the great Berkeley punk rock band the Mr. T Experience helped develop a caustic, self-deprecating, melodically sweet form of pop-punk, one that really helped shape the way ’90s punk would sound. MTX were great songwriters,... more info

Bobby Bones on Country Beefs, Death Threats and the State of Radio

3370 days ago
Rolling StoneBobby Bones takes a seat behind his desk in the modest office he occupies in the iHeartMedia building on Nashville's Music Row. Country radio's most polarizing and outspoken DJ has just come off the air and, dressed in khaki jogging pants, a teal swe... more info

Terry Allen Resurrects Iconic Concept Album 'Juarez'

3426 days ago
Rolling StoneTerry Allen, painter, sculptor, writer and musician, was once asked his definition of art. He thought a moment and replied, "To get out of town." Though Lubbock, Texas, where he grew up, was home to Buddy Holly and Waylon Jennings, Allen still cou... more info

Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones: 'If musicians disappear, the music will too'

3437 days ago
Guardian MusicWhat do you do when you’re fed up of modern pop and worrying how to make a living? You make a record summoning the spirit of 1962If you play an acoustic guitar, and can draw a crowd of 300 or so, each of whom has a few dollars to spare, then t... more info

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