Who Lost The Coin Toss To Ritchie Valens
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On february 3 1959 crickets guitarist tommy allsup lost a coin toss to richie valens.
It was waylon jennings who was a country singer his best known song is good ol boys which was used as the theme to the dukes of hazzard the t v. Show and you almost got it right he didn t. Tommy allsup guitarist who avoided buddy holly plane crash dies at 85. The movie shows richie.
Houston 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. Richardson ill with the flu to see if he would consider giving up his seat on the plane which jennings did willingly as a favor to the sick performer. Big bopper richardson who was running a fever. Big bopper richardson chartered a plane with hopes of cutting travel time between frigid midwestern tour stops.
After their show that night at the surf ballroom there was a coin toss between guitarist tommy allsup and rock n roll sensation ritchie valens for one of the seats onboard. On the toss of a coin valens won the seat and allsup won the rest of his life. Jennings was also approached by j p. The musician lost a coin toss and forfeited his seat to ritchie valens who died alongside holly on the doomed flight in 1959.
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Tommy allsup a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off the plane that later crashed and killed the rock n roll stars buddy holly ritchie valens and the big bopper died on. Hale remembers that allsup suggested the coin flip. The musicians buddy holly ritchie valens and j p. As a result it was valens and not allsup who died in the plane crash.Source : pinterest.com