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R.I.P. Tommy Allsup
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:36 am
by BackInTex
Guitarist who avoided Buddy Holly plane crash dies at 85
Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off a plane that later crashed and killed rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, has died. He was 85.
Re: R.I.P. Tommy Allsup
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:45 am
by silverscreenselect
BackInTex wrote:Guitarist who avoided Buddy Holly plane crash dies at 85
Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off a plane that later crashed and killed rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, has died. He was 85.
As the article mentions, Waylon Jennings was also left off the plane.
Re: R.I.P. Tommy Allsup
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:46 am
by littlebeast13
silverscreenselect wrote:BackInTex wrote:Guitarist who avoided Buddy Holly plane crash dies at 85
Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off a plane that later crashed and killed rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, has died. He was 85.
As the article mentions, Waylon Jennings was also left off the plane.
He was the fucking asshole who hoped their plane would crash....
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