Type: Artist

Tommy Allsup

Allsup worked with entertainers such as Buddy Holly, including playing lead guitar on “It’s So Easy!” and “Lonesome Tears”, as well as playing with Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. Allsup was touring with Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson when he serendipitously lost a fateful coin toss with Valens for a … Read more

Buddy Holly

Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside … Read more