A few days ago I received a mail with attachment from my brother in
Buddy RODDY JORDAN from Australia. He is known to be the #1 fan and
specialist for Buddy Holly & The Crickets and has published several
books about it.
This was his foreword to a list that has been circulating on the net for a
short time, but needed some correction :
Some of you may have seen this but to those who haven’t, it is very
good.I have cleaned up and corrected the Australian Tour section as once again it was incorrect.
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS
September 7, 1936
Charles Hardin Holley is born to Ella and Lawrence Odell "L.O." Holley
on Labor Day at the family's Sixth Street home in Lubbock, Texas.
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS
1941
Five-year-old Buddy enters a talent contest along with his older brothers Larry and Travis. Though his brothers grease his toy violin to keep him from interrupting their performance, he won the $5 first-place prize singing "Down The River Of Memories."
1953
September 1953
Radio station KDAV in Lubbock begins broadcasting what is considered the first all-country music format in the United States. The Sunday Party aired by Hipockets Duncan, a disc jockey and talent scout, gives local musicians an opportunity to perform live. Buddy teams with Jack Neal to form the duo Buddy and Jack, and their show is broadcast live from KDAV during The Sunday Party.
1954
February 19, 1954
Holley, Bob Montgomery, and Larry Welborn perform "Flower Of My Heart," a song written by Bob, for a contest at Lubbock High School. The song wins the competition and is chosen as the 1954 Senior Class Song.
After Jack Neal marries, Holley teams up with Bob Montgomery to form Buddy and Bob, who advertise themselves as Western and Bop performers. The Buddy and Jack Show is replaced by the Buddy and Bob Show on The Sunday Party.
1955
February 13, 1955
Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock, TX (with Bob Montgomery, supporting Elvis Presley)
October 14, 1955
Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock, TX (with Bob Montgomery & Larry Welborn, supporting Bill Haley and The Comets & Jimmy Rodgers Snow)
October 28, 1955
Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock, TX (with Bob Montgomery & Larry Welborn, supporting Marty Robbins)
1956
May 6-10, 1956
Buddy joins Faron Young's Grand Ole Opry Show on its Oklahoma tour. Other performers included Ray Price, Carl Perkins, Tommy Collins, Jimmy & Johnny, Tom Pritchard, Red Sovine, and Joe Vincent.
November 22, 1956
American Legion Youth Center, Lubbock, TX
1957
April 1957
Village Theater, Lubbock, TX (The first concert by the Crickets was a Battle of the Bands against Tinker Carlen and the Cats)
August 2-8, 1957
Howard Theater, Washington, DC (with Clyde McPhatter, The Cadillacs, Edna McGriff, Otis Rush, Lee Andrews and The Hearts & Oscar and Oscar)
August 9-16, 1957
Royal Theater, Baltimore, MD
August 16-22, 1957
Apollo Theater, New York City, NY
August 26, 1957
Philadelphia, PA (US TV "Dick Clark's American Bandstand" performing "That'll Be The Day")
August 30-September 8, 1957
Paramount Theater, New York City, NY (The Alan Freed Holiday Show with Little Richard, The Del Vikings, The Diamonds, Mickey & Sylvia, The Moonglows, The Five Keys, Larry Williams & King Curtis)
Biggest Show of Stars of 1957 Fall Edition with Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly & Crickets, Everly Brothers, Frankie Lymon, Lavern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, Paul Anka, Spanials, Drifters, Johnnie and Joe, The Bobbettes, Paul Williams Orchestra
September 6, 1957
Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA
September 7, 1957
The Mosque, Richmond, VA
September 8, 1957
Washington, DC (cancelled when city commissioners banned headliner Fats Domino from appearing because his behavior would lead to a riot requiring every policeman in the city)
September 8, 1957
Carr's Beach Ballroom, Annapolis, MD
September 9, 1957
Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, VA
September 10, 1957
Akron Armory, Akron, OH
September 11, 1957
Garden, Cincinnati, OH
September 12, 1957
Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus, OH
September 13, 1957
Sports Arena, Hershey, PA
September 14, 1957
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON (Chuck Berry comes down with the flu and is unable to perform)
September 15, 1957
Forum, Montreal, QC (2 shows)
September 16, 1957
War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY
September 17, 1957
War Memorial Audiorium, Rochester, NY
September 18, 1957
Coliseum, Baltimore, MD
September 19, 1957
Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, NC
September 20, 1957
Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC
September 21, 1957
Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
September 22, 1957
Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA
September 23, 1957
New Auditorium, Columbus, GA
September 24, 1957
Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN (Starting today, Paul Anka, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, and the Everly Brothers are dropped from the lineup for the next five shows since black performers and white performers cannot appear together in those cities)
September 25, 1957
Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL
September 26, 1957
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA
September 27, 1957
Auditorium, Memphis, TN
September 28, 1957
Memorial Auditorium, Tulsa, OK (The Everlys, Buddy Holly and the Crickets and Paul Anka return to the lineup tonight)
September 29, 1957
Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City, OK (2 shows 4.00 & 8.00)
September 30, 1957
City Auditorium, Wichita Falls, TX
October 1, 1957
New Auditorium, Dallas, TX
October 2, 1957
Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Worth, TX
October 3, 1957
Heart of Texas Coliseum, Waco, TX
October 4, 1957
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX (2 shows 7.30 & 10.00)
October 5, 1957
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX (2 shows 7.00 & 10.30)
October 6, 1957
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX
October 7, 1957
City Coliseum, Austin, TX
October 8, 1957
City Auditorium, El Paso, TX
October 9, 1957
Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM
October 10, 1957
Calalina High School Gym, Tucson, AZ
October 11, 1957
Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ
October 12, 1957
Mission Beach Ballroom, San Diego, CA
October 13, 1957
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, CA
October 15, 1957
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA (Starting with today's show and running the remainder of the tour, The Bobbettes, The Spaniels and Johnnie and Joe are dropped and replaced by Eddie Cochrane, Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen. Fats Domino also choses to close the first half of the show so he can have his evenings free for partying and socializing)
October 17, 1957
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA
October 18, 1957
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA
October 19, 1957
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
October 20, 1957
Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA (matinee)
October 20, 1957
Auditorium, Oakland, CA (evening)
October 22, 1957
Paramount Theater, Portland, OR (2 shows 7.00 & 9.30)
October 23, 1957
Georgia Auditorium, Vancouver, BC
October 24, 1957
Temple Theater, Tacoma, WA
October 25-26, 1957
Orpheum Theater, Seattle, WA
October 27, 1957
Coliseum, Spokane, WA
October 28, 1957
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
October 29, 1957
Stampede Corral, Calgary, AB
October 30, 1957
Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, AB
October 31, 1957
Exhibition Auditorium, Regina, SK
November 1, 1957
Arena Auditorium, Denver, CO (The Diamonds are added to the lineup, increasing the number of white artists to over half)
November 2, 1957
Forum, Wichita, KS (2 shows 7.00 & 9.30)
November 3, 1957
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO
November 4, 1957
Music Hall City Auditorium, Omaha, NE
November 5, 1957
Arena Municipal Auditorium, Topeka, KS
November 6, 1957
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
November 7, 1957
Indiana Theater, Indianapolis, IN (2 shows 7.30 & 9.45)
November 8, 1957
Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN
November 9, 1957
Fairgrounds Coliseum, Louisville, KY
November 10, 1957
Fox Theater, Detroit, MI (2 shows 2.30 & 8.30)
November 11, 1957
Sports Arena, Toledo, OH
November 12, 1957
Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA
November 13, 1957
Warner Theatre, Erie, PA (2 shows 7.00 & 9.15)
November 14, 1957
RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, NY
November 15, 1957
Boston Gardens, Boston, MA
November 16, 1957
State Theater, Hartford, CT
November 17, 1957
Forum, Montreal, QC
November 18, 1957
Auditorium Arena, Toronto, ON
November 19, 1957
Municipal Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
November 20, 1957
Arena, Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 1957
Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 1957
Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, VA
November 23, 1957
Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
November 24, 1957
Mosque, Richmond, VA
December 1, 1957
New York City, NY (US TV "The Ed Sullivan Show" performing "That'll Be the Day" & "Peggy Sue")
December 4-5, 1957
Buddy Holly & The Crickets return to Lubbock. Niki Sullivan leaves the group, citing the harsh tour schedule as his reason. Norman Petty signs contracts for Buddy Holly & The Crickets to participate in three tours, including the Paramount Theater in New York, the America's Greatest Teenage Recording Stars, and a short Florida tour.
