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Darius Rucker got a gold record for not thinking about not thinking on this date in 2009, George Strait earned his second double-platinum album for a movie soundtrack in 1993 and Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash in 1959. The event was later memorialized by Don McClean in the song American Pie, the name of the aircraft.

Here's the list for Today In Country Music History for 03 February, 2012.

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Brad Paisley played the Garden for the first time on this date in 2009, Chris Cagle had a Beautiful Day in 2002 and Buddy Holly held his last recording session on this date in 1958.

Here's the list for Today In Country Music History for 21 October, 2011.

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The Wichita Theatre was packed to the rafters Friday night for Rock N Roll Heaven, a triple threat tribute show featuring Johnny Rogers as Buddy Holly, Al Nelson as Roy Orbison and Kraig Parker as the King, Elvis Presley.

In an earlier post I reminded you of who Buddy, Roy and Elvis were. (As if you needed reminding!) This time I thought I'd tell you a bit more about the performers.

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On the heels of the well received musical, Hairspray, earlier this month, a taste of Rock & Roll Heaven comes to the Wichita Theatre Friday night, July 29th.

I wasn't even born in 1959 when Buddy Holly's plane crashed in a field in Northwest Iowa, but I was mildly familiar with his music from the "Golden Oldies" I'd hear on my transistor radio late at night. Then came the movie, The Buddy Holly Story, starring Gary Busey as Buddy, and I was hooked on his music.

Friday night, July 29th, finds not only Buddy's music rocking the Wichita Theatre, but Roy Orbison's and Elvis Presley's music as well.

Now that's what I call Rock & Roll Heaven!

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