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Buddy and Bob: Down the Line In 1952, he met Bob Montgomery at Hutchinson Junior High School. They shared an interest in music, and teamed up as "Buddy and Bob". Initially influenced by bluegrass, they sang harmony duets at local clubs and high school talent shows. the duo performed on a local radio station KDAV Sunday broadcast that made them a top local act
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Debra Joy, was born. Earlier that year Richardson had been promoted to Supervisor of Announcers at KTRM.
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He did his basic traingat Fort Ord, California.He spent the rest of his two years service as a radar instructor at Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas
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On October 15, 1955, Holly, along with Bob Montgomery and Larry Welborn, opened the bill for Presley in Lubbock, catching the eye of a Nashville talent scout.
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Decca informed Holly his contract would not be renewed. insisting, however, that he could not record the same songs for anyone else for five years
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Began recording in Clovis In New Mexico. Signs with two record labels with two contracts which caused controversy over who owned the material.
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Holly helped win over an all-black audience to rock and roll/rockabilly
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They married in Lubbock on August 15, 1958, less than two months later
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After an unsuccessful single on Mohawk Records in 1957, the group signed with Laurie Records in early 1958
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Their first major tour was with The Coasters, Buddy Holly, and Bobby Darin.
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Dion decided that he couldn't afford the 36 dollars for a ticket, and didn't fly.
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Holly was flaying in a small plane to the Winter Dance Party, when it crashed five miles west of the airport.
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Nalens dies in a plane crash
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broke the Top Ten, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 28 on the UK Singles Charts.
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Hired full time at KTRM
