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Winter Dance Party Tour schedule, 1959. The 1959 tour began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 23, with the performance in Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 2 being the eleventh of the twenty-four scheduled events. The amount of travel required soon became a serious problem.
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Jan 23, 2019 · On this day 60 years ago, General Artist Corporation's 1959 Winter Dance Party, the ill-fated "tour from hell" kicked off at George Divine's Million Dollar Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The roster boasted a firmament of rock and roll stars in bright ascent, among them Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson ("The Big Bopper") along ...
Jan 27, 2019 · Sixty years ago this week, the Winter Dance Party concert tour was crisscrossing Minnesota and neighboring states, featuring Ritchie Valens, J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson and Buddy Holly. Then ...
Aug 8, 2022 · On Wednesday, January 28, 1959, the ill-fated “Winter Dance Party” came to the Prom Ballroom in St. Paul. The show was emcee’ed by WDGY DJ Bill Diehl. At the Prom was a crowd of 2,000 people, including a lot of screaming girls. Performers on the tour included: Buddy Holly, nee Charles Hardin Holley. Buddy was performing without the ...
Dec 27, 2023 · JANUARY 24, 1959 – The bus carrying the Winter Dance Party troupe travelled 40 miles south from Milwaukee to the Eagles Ballroom, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. More than 1,500 star-struck teenagers packed the ballroom to see some of the biggest recording stars in America.
Feb 15, 2023 · The 1959 Winter Dance Party in Milwaukee: Memories of a Moment. by Gregory Harutunian. Feb. 15, 2023. 2:40 p.m. Expand. Photo by Donna Fischer Doffing. Ritchie Valens at George Devine's Million Dollar Ballroom Jan. 24, 1959 for the Winter Dance Party. February 3, 1959. When daylight came, a slight dusting of snow had already fallen.
