Buddy Holly (Ebbtones Photo)

Last night I watched the Buddy Holly Story and I was thinking about how Rich would have given us the low-down on which parts were true and which parts were Hollywood inventions. Instead, I did a little research online. What a sad ending to the story - the plane crash he died in and his wife's subsequent miscarriage, and what an amazing, though short career! I didn't really grow up listening to 50s music, but I love discovering the history of how music led to artists challenging segregation. Buddy Holly was the first white artist to play at the Apollo, and although it took a few days, he was eventually accepted. Rich talked about his experiences on tour, how hard it was to avoid segregation. We've come a long way!
Rich is on the left, playing the bass. The band is the Ebbtones.