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068 - The Day the Music Died

Gonzalo & Jacky Season 4 Episode 68

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It's a musical episode! Join us as we honor three great artists: The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, and Buddy Holly. Three artists, forever bound together by one tragic accident, but each as unique as can be. We cover their beginnings and their rise to fame. Join us and you might even hear a bit of each artists' work!

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Weekly Catch up ends at 9:45

Foodtalk ends at 6:45

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SHOW NOTES:

Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper, Mercury Records - 1958

La Bamba - Ritchie Valens, Del-Fi Records - 1958

That'll be the Day - Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Norman Petty Records - 1956

Rave On - Buddy Holly, Bell Sound - 1958

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Winter Dance Party Tribute Festival: https://www.surfballroom.com/wdp.html  

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SOURCES:

https://www.britannica.com/art/rock-and-roll-early-style-of-rock-music 

https://clickamericana.com/media/music/buddy-holly-ritchie-valens-big-bopper-killed-in-plane-crash-1959 

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/richardson-jiles-perry-big-bopper

https://www.biography.com/musicians/ritchie-valens 

https://www.ritchievalens.com/ 

https://www.biography.com/musicians/buddy-holly 


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Music: Feather Duster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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