Habe eben auf Deiner website gepostet, dass ich am kommenden Dienstag ein Buddy Special über Internetradio sende. Vielleicht hast du Möglichkeiten, diese Info noch irgendwie an andere Interessierte weiter zu leiten???? Würde mich freuen.
Das Ganze läuft bei SQRR-RADIO www.sqrr.de ab 20 Uhr bis 23 Uhr Parallel zur Sendung kann gechattet werden - Infos auf der Radioseite.
Mein Name ist Thomas Voigt. Ich bin Jahrgang 1966 und wie alle in meiner Generation mit Schallplatten aufgewachsen. Allerdings kaufte ich mir von meinem Taschengeld keine Platten der damaligen aktuellen Hitparade, sondern von Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino usw. Im Freundeskreis war ich damit leider der Einzige und musste Hohn und Spott über mich ergehen lassen. Ich verbrachte auch viel Zeit vorm Radiogerät und hörte viel RIAS (legendär die samstägliche Kultsendung mit Lord Knud „Evergreens A Go Go“), SFB und die Rock ´n´ Roll und Oldiesendungen auf BFBS und AFN.
Inzwischen habe ich eine stattliche Musiksammlung, hauptsächlich amerikanische Musik der 50er und 60er Jahre (Rock ´n´ Roll, Rockabilly, Rhythm & Blues, Soul, DooWop und Country).
Seit Dezember 1990 habe ich nun im Offenen Kanal Berlin eine eigene Hörfunksendung und spiele dort hauptsächlich Raritäten aus den 50er und 60er Jahren. Musikwünsche werden auch erfüllt. Außerdem gibt es in der jeweiligen Sendung Kurzbiografien über einige Künstler zu hören. Ein großer Vorteil gegenüber den kommerziellen Radiosendern ist sicherlich, dass meine Sendung komplett werbefrei ist und alle Musiktitel ausgespielt werden.
Viel Spass beim Hören wünscht
Thomas
Die Sendung ist im Berliner Kabelnetz auf 92,6 MHz bzw. 96,85 MHz,
Crying, Waiting, Hoping: The Story of Buddy Holly's Last Tour
Steve Harley tells the story of the 'Winter Dance Party', an ill-advised bus tour of the Midwest, which ended tragically with the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
The sound of Buddy Holly And The Crickets prefigured the coming wave of rock 'n' rollers in the Sixties, influencing musicians like The Hollies and The Beatles. In the aftermath of his death, Holly's legend has grown in books, on stage, and on screen.
This programme looks at the personal and business circumstances which led Buddy Holly to embark on this relatively second-division tour, and the seemingly unrelated incidents that conspired to bring about his death.
It also covers the legal issues which have affected Buddy Holly's legacy and re-assesses the often-overlooked talents of Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
The programme features new interviews with the two surviving members of Holly`s touring band, guitarist Tommy Allsup and drummer Carl Bunch, as well as contributions from Crickets' drummer Jerry `J.I` Allison and guitarist Sonny Curtis.
There are also memories and thoughts from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Keith Richards, Don Everly, Hank Marvin, Carl Perkins, Bobby Vee, Little Richard, Los Lobos, Tony Hicks of The Hollies, Mike Pender of the Searchers, Maria Elena Holly and Don Mclean.
The broadcast of a docu-drama with actors about Buddy's last hour on this earth.
"The Day The Music Died" is a well-used phrase to describe the tragedy that extinguished three bright stars from the rock 'n' roll firmament: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
This docu-drama sets out to establish what may have happened in the final fateful hour before their plane crashed on that freezing February night near Clear Lake, Iowa in 1959.
Detailed research by writers Richard Ward and Colin Birch unearthed a wealth of first-hand recollections to guide this revealing and emotional script. In addition, the cast used actual examples of the main characters speaking to enhance the performance.
Among the cast is Laurence Bouvard, who played Buddy Holly's wife Maria Elena in the West End production of Buddy in 1989, whom she met in order to hone her characterisation.
The singers' final hour covers the end of their tumultuous gig at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, the car journey to Mason City Municipal Airport through to boarding the hastily chartered Beechcraft Bonanza four-seat light aircraft. Who and why they chose to fly is documented in this bittersweet hour.
The dialogue is interspersed with music from the three musicians as well as recreations of radio promos and reports of the time.
Cast list:
Rupert Degas - Buddy
Nic Colicos - The Big Bopper
Kerry Shale - Ritchie Valens
Dominic Hawksley - Tommy
William Roberts - Anderson
Susan Sheridan - Lucille
Laurence Bouvard - Maria Elena
February 7, 2009: Maria Elena Holly – My Life With Buddy
19:00 - 20:00 GMT - 20:00 - 21:00 MEZ/CET
Maria Elena Holly talks candidly to Don McLean about her whirlwind romance,
her eight-month marriage to Buddy and her life spent championing his name
fiftyyears after 'the music died'.
Singer-songwriter McLean famously sang about the plane crash that killed Holly and fellow touring companions Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (known as The Big Bopper) in his number 1 hit ‘American Pie’.
Documentary producer Mark Rowles says, "My work as an independent producer for the BBC has had a strong bias towards documentaries featuring great songwriters and more than five years ago, I noted the fact that Maria Elena Holly was the last direct living link to Buddy Holly, one of the key foundation writers of rock ‘n’ roll.
"It’s well known that Maria Elena is a woman with distinct views on how her late husband’s name should be remembered. Following a series of approaches, over some four and a half years, Maria Elena recognised the importance of making a candid audio documentary about her life.
"There are a number of subjects about which she has never been prepared to speak. However, to my great delight, she felt relaxed enough to talk about subjects close to her heart that she has carefully avoided for many years. The result, in this case, is a truly unique insight into a brave and powerful woman who happened to be married to one of the greats of rock ‘n’ roll.”
Fifty years ago, singer Buddy Holly died in a tragic air crash. The Who's Roger Daltrey examines Buddy's key, but sometimes turbulent, relationship with his manager, Norman Petty.
Buddy Holly was a natural musician from a musical family and, after performing in several bands, Holly made his first official recording in Nashville for Decca Records, but he scored no commercial success.
Enter Norman Petty - a producer, studio technician and competent keyboard player. Petty had no grounding in rock 'n' roll, but enjoyed considerable commercial success with his band, The Norman Petty Trio.
Thanks to Petty, That'll Be The Day took off in October 1957, topping the charts in the USA and around the world. It was identical to the song cut a year earlier in Nashville but now it had Petty's name on the record label as a writer.
Petty's name was to feature as composer on every hit record Buddy Holly And The Crickets recorded. Petty installed himself as manager to Holly And The Crickets, taking control of the finances. He gained power of attorney and diverted all record and publishing royalties through his office, giving the group weekly expenses to live on.
By 1958, Holly made plans to break with Petty and moved to Greenwich Village. In response to Holly's move, Petty froze all Holly's royalties, effectively leaving him "broke".
Needing cash, Holly decided to tour during one of the coldest, snow-bound winters on record. After a third replacement bus had frozen up, Holly, fatefully, decided to hire a plane in order to reach the next gig.
Although Holly's career was cut short, his songs remain a strong influence for following generations of artists including The Beatles, Rolling Stones and The Who.
Contributors to the programme include Crickets drummer JI Allison; author John Beecher; and Maria Elena Santiago.
My name is Pete Casiello and I am an On-Air Host on www.destinationdoowop.com It is an internet radio station that consists of DJ's (including myself) who put together weekly radio shows to keep the sound of the "true" oldies alive. On my show (Keystone Doo Wop), I play some of the best and rarest Rock 'N' Roll and Street Corner Harmony.
I have been a long time fan of Ritchie's. Unfortunately I am only 28 years old and was not able to witness for myself his rise to fame. For my show on Feb.3, 2009 I am putting together a 50th anniversary tribute to Ritchie, Buddy Holly, and The Big Bopper.
I was wondering if you would allow me the honor and privilege to either interview you for my show or have you submit to me some quotes that I could use on the show and credit you and your website?
Thanks so much.
Pete Casiello
The show will include an interview with Bob Hale and some quotes by Hans.
Hi Hans -
I'll be doing a tribute on my weekly radio show "The Professor Rocks".
It'll be on January 22nd, and my guest in the studio will beJP McDermott
of the Western Bop band.
We'll be talking about the 3, playing some tracks, and JP will be singing
Hello,
