Valley of Tears - Buddy Holly (newscast intro)

Historical newscast of the plane crash of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper + Valley of Tears. This song was not written by Buddy but by Fats Domino & Dave Bartholemew I believe.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Buddy
• Holly
• planecrash
• R&R
• Richie
• Valens
• Big
• Bopper
• rock
• crickets
• music
• 1959

[Tubee2TOO]

The "switch" wasn't seats, but rather transport between bus and plane. Between life and death in this case!

[hipasssports]

Does anybody remember who switched seats on this flight? I''ve forgotten. As I recall Richie Valens took someone's seat on this flight because of a cold. Help an old roock n roller remember . . . . Thanks,

[Tubee2TOO]

@hipasssports I think the Big Bopper got Waylon Jenning's seat because he had the flu. Ritchie Valens and Tommy Allsup flipped a coin for the third seat and Ritchie won the toss.

GOOGLE is your friend!

[Manongjojo]

@Tubee2TOO

According to Waylon in an interview Ricky took the place of Waylon.

[Tubee2TOO]

@Manongjojo You need to research that more! If Waylon said that he would basically be calling Tommy Allsup a liar! See Allsup interview;

[rezabladerunner]

Wow. This beautiful. I never heard Valley of Tears, it sounds so haunting immediately presented after the report. Thanks for putting this together.

[Tubee2TOO]

Thanks for your nice comment!

[faustus999]

buddy was so talented and ahead of his time, it an absolute tragedy that he died so young.

[caloscalante1518]

i agree with you on Buddy holly but Ritchie deserves just as much credit for giving birth to spanish rock at only 17 years old

[SLB161991]

RIP, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. You've done so much for rock n' roll, and we'll never forget the impact you had on it.

[MrPoppa2]

It makes no difference who switched seats, if you hit an Iowa frozen plowed field with a Beachcraft Bonanza, every one is going to die! I grew up there!...poppa

[MrPoppa2]

My one claim to fame is...I was at thier 2cnd to last show at Fort Dodge, Ia.,I was a junior in high school, and will never forget our priciple anounce the crash over the school pa system you could hear a pin drop the rest of the day, that was 51 years ago...but was only yesterday....much love...poppa

[hellofinsane]

It sucks that all the really amazing singer from the oldies day young or for plane crash and it sucks cause they had a very big impact on the music world and had so much for to offer

[joemanpjg]

Stopping in Clear Lake Iowa and walking up on the stage in the Surf Ball Room and then visiting the crash site was like being back in the 50's. A must stop if in the area

Stopped here in May 2010 on way to South Dakota to pay my respect.Crash site in middle of nowhere and Surf Ball Room lots of old nostalgic here .Could spend hours there.

[drockfilms]

@hipasssportsHey Ritchie flipped a coin with Tommy Allsup and Waylon Jennings gave his set to the Big Booper because he had a cold

[drockfilms]

@hipasssports Hey Ritchie flipped a coin with Tommy Allsup and Waylon Jennings gave his set to the Big Booper because he had a cold

[larebe74]

@hipasssports JERRY LEE LEWIS

[shangy68]

@hipasssports tommy allsop this song so sad i used to play the original ep and i still got it happy memories god bless buddy.