The Buddy Holly Curse - George Noory- Coast to Coast AM interview

[Don62]

From an earlier discussion on The Big Bopper.
http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,65908.0.html

Interesting!
"The Big Bopper" should be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.

No...actually he should probably be put back in the grave yard....

Not really.

Anyone catch George Noory's Coast to Coast AM show last night (Friday 04-06)?

Bopper's son said the body was exhumed when the city of Beaumont, Texas, was relocating the cemetary. Bopper's son.. born 2 months after his father died ... said his dad's body was preserved in the crypt to what he looked like in '59. Wow.

This author, http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2004/07/15.html R. Gary Patterson, said a gun was found at the plane's crash site. There were rumours it went off accidentally, killing the pilot. Bopper's son wanted to find out how his dad really died.

(I cannot recall the outcome of this. It was late at night when I was listening).

Noory had an author on who has written about The Buddy Holly Curse, where many people connected to Buddy Holly and others have died or had tragedies befall them on the date Holly died.

Here is some of the curse... (copied from a blog)

Is the a curse surrounding Buddy Holly?

On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly (22 yrs old), Richie Valens (17 yrs old), and the Big Bopper (29 yrs old) died in a plane crash.

Eddie Cochran was supposed to be on the plane with Buddy Holly. On Easter Sunday 1960, Eddie was killed in a taxi crash. The last song he recorded was with The Crickets (Buddy Holly’s back up group). The Crickets were also in England at the time of the crash.

After Buddy Holly’s death, The Crickets got a new singer, Ronnie Smith, who hung himself. The next signer with The Crickets, David Box, eventually went solo and, in 1964 died in a plane crash at the age of 22, the same age Buddy Holly was when he died in a plane crash.

The Cricket’s next singer, Bobby Fuller was beaten to death in 1966. The last song he recorded before his death was written by Buddy Holly.

I don't know if the bit about the Bobby Fuller Four was correct. I'm not sure he sang with The Crickets. He had these big hits: I Fought The Law (written by one of the Cricketts) and Love's Made a Fool of You (Written by Buddy Holly).

On February 3, 1967, Joe Meek, Buddy Holly’s British manager committed suicide

Joe Meek produced Telstar (1961), by The Tornadoes, as well as The Honeycomb's Have I The Right (1964).

Marc Bolan, Guitarist for T-Rex was killed in a car crash in 1977. There was a pen with Buddy Holly’s name on it in the car.

In 1978, The Buddy Holly Story, staring Gary Busey as Buddy Holly hit the theaters. The screen writer committed suicide. Gary Busey bought a guitar owned by Buddy Holly and was shortly thereafter involved in a near fatal motorcycle accident.

On September 6, 1978, Who drummer, Keith Moon, saw Buddy Holly’s movie and stayed overnight at Harry Nilsson house. He overdosed on medication and died the next day, September 7, which is Buddy Holly’s birthday. (As an aside, he died in the same room that Mama Cass died in 4 years previously)

In 1979, Ricky Nelson died in a plan crash. The final song he played was about Buddy Holly. (As an aside, Nelson bought the plane from Jerry Lee Lewis, who sold it because he had a premonition that he would die in a crash on that plane)

Noory's guest said the Ricky Nelson sang was Rave On.

On February 3, 1990, the anniversary of Buddy Holly’s death, Del Shannon gave his last performance. He played with The Crickets in the same venue where Buddy Holly gave his last performance. Five days later, Del Shannon shot himself in the head.

On February 3, 2003, the anniversary of Buddy Holly’s death, Phil Spector, Buddy Holly’s US producer, was arrested and charged with the bloody murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

 

[Don62]

Here's the link to the R. Gary Patterson author. (Modifying my original message isn't allowed after a certain amount of time).

http://www.rgarypatterson.com/work5.htm

 

[KOOL Listener Lauren]

I heard that show, it was very good! R. Gary Patterson is one of my favorite guests on Coast.

 

[dadetim]

didn't ricky nelson die in a plane crash on new years eve 1985!!!!!!???????!!!!!!!! (not 1979)

 

[Mayberry]

He (Rick) had just finished a concert near Guntersville Alabama for PAT UPTON's club (who sang More Today Than Yesterday- Spiral Staircase).