Nederland

			Hans Wessels uit Nederland had een   droom die werkelijkheid werd.   In 2009 reisde hij naar al die plaatsen,   die verbonden zijn met Buddy Holly. Zie zijn fabelachtig foto verslag.
	Hans Wessels     Dutch Buddy Holly Fan

     Dutch Buddy Holly fan Hans Wessels made his dream come true. In 2009 he

     visited a lot of places with Buddy history. This is page # 9 of his great report.

                                 Thanks  for  sharing,  Hans !

	BUDDY  HOLLY

     Hans Wessels, Buddy Holly Fan von Anbeginn, hat seinen Traum wahrgemacht:

     Eine  Rundreise  zu  geschichtsträchtigen  Orten  zum  Thema  BUDDY  HOLLY

Welcome to Lubbock

Radio Station KDAV - Lubbock Texas 

September 1953

KDAV radio begins broadcasting what is considered the first all-country music format in the United States. The Sunday Party aired by Hipockets Duncan, a disc jockey and talent scout, gives local musicians an opportunity to perform live. Buddy teams with Jack Neal to form the duo Buddy and Jack, and their show is broadcast live from KDAV during The Sunday Party.

© City of Lubbock, Texas

KDAV Radio Studios  in Lubbock TX - Presently KRFE 580 AM

Die Radiostation KDAV in Lubbock Texas, jetzt heißt sie KRFE 580 AM. Hier hatte Buddy schon in jungen Jahren Radioshows.

Cotton Club - Outside Lubbock TX city limits - on Slaton Highway 84

    Im Jahr 1955 sah Buddy Holly Elvis Presley bei dessen Auftritt im Cotton Club.

    Ein richtungsweisendes Zusammentreffen für Buddy, der vom Country abließ

    und sich mehr dem Rock 'n' Roll zuwandte.

COTTON CLUB OUTSIDE LUBBOCK TEXAS - Where Buddy Holly saw Elvis perform in 1955

FAIR PARK COLISEUM - LUBBOCK TX

                                           February 13, 1955 : 

               Buddy and Bob open for Elvis at the Fair Park Coliseum

                                            October 14, 1955 :

Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery, and Larry Welborn perform in a show featuring Bill Haley and The Comets. Eddie Crandall, Nashville agent for Marty Robbins, watches their performance.

Fair Park Coliseum Lubbock Texas

                                                     October 15, 1955 :

 Buddy, Bob Montgomery, and Larry Welborn open for Elvis at the Fair Park Coliseum

Hutchinson Junior High

J. T. HUTCHINSON Junior High School, Buddy's school

                  The school is part of the Historical Tour for Buddy Holly fans.

LUBBOCK TX - HUTCHINSON Junior High

In 1949 Buddy met Bob Montgomery in Hutchinson Junior High School.

Later on they started their musical career as 'Buddy and Bob'.

Hutchinson Junior High School Lubbock Texas, 31st Street / Canton Avenue, Buddy Holly's Schule, in der er 1949 Bob Montgomery traf und mit ihm später das Duo "Buddy & Bob" gründete.

     Hier machte Buddy Holly seinen Schulabschluss im Jahre 1955

Lubbock High School 2009

             Buddy Holly graduated with the class of 1955.

Lubbock High School 2009 - Cupboard

Lubbock High School 2009, Cupboard

Lubbock High School 2009, Cupboard

Auditorium - Lubbock High School 2009

Lubbock High School 2009 - Auditorium - Die Schulaula

Lubbock High School 2009 - Locker - Die Schließfächer der Schüler

Lubbock High School 2009

Lubbock High School 2009

Lubbock High School 2009

Lubbock High School 2009

Hallway - Lubbock High School 2009 - Ein Schulflur

Used to be the Gym - Früher Turnhalle, jetzt Bücherei, Lubbock High School 2009

Lubbock High School 2009, Library - used to be the Gym

Buddy Holly Cupboard - Lubbock High School 2009

Lubbock High School 2009 - Buddy Holly Cupboard

Lubbock High School 2009

          Eine Widmung an den berühmtesten Sohn der Stadt: BUDDY HOLLY

BUDDY HOLLY AVE - Lubbock TX

Buddy's Home 1957 - 1305 37th

1606 39th Street Lubbock TX: In this house Buddy married Maria Elena Santiago on the 15th of August, 1958

In diesem Haus heiratete Buddy Holly Maria Elena Santiago am 15. August 1958

Ein historischer und emotionaler Ort für die Fans. Für uns wohl ungewöhnlich, dass eine kirchliche Trauung in einem Privathaus stattfand.