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Various Artists: The Great Tragedy - Winter Dance Party 1959 (CD)

1-CD with 24-page booklet, 40 tracks, including six radio broadcasts. Total playing time 78:32 mins.

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash.
February 3, 1959 will always be remembered as ‘the day the music died.’
Tribute CD wth key titles from these rock ‘n’ roll stars.
Plus sides by the surviving artists incl. Dion & The Belmonts, Frankie Srado, Waylon Jennings, et al.
Plus tribute songs and radio broadcasts.
Newly mastered with liner notes from music expert, Bill Dahl.

February 3, 1959 will always be remembered as ‘the day the music died.’ On that frigid occasion, a small plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper crashed in a frozen Iowa field, killing all touring three rock and roll luminaries and their pilot. Bear Family’s posthumous tribute disc to the tragedy brings together some of their greatest recordings on this one-of-a-kind collection, along with key sides from the surviving participants of the tour—Dion and the Belmonts, Frankie Sardo, Waylon Jennings, even Debbie Stevens, whose cover of If You Can’t Rock Me is an unheralded classic. 

There are also a series of tribute songs to the fallen triumvirate by Eddie Cochran, Ray Campi, Benny Barnes, and Hershel Almond, as well as excerpts from period radio broadcasts relaying the devastating news. Rock and roll would never be the same—it had forever lost its innocence—but the seminal music that Buddy, Ritchie, and the Bopper gave us will never grow old.  

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Various Artists - The Great Tragedy - Winter Dance Party 1959 (CD) CD 1
01'Winter Dance Party' Radio PromoThe Big Bopper
02Chantilly LaceThe Big Bopper
03'Winter Dance Party' Radio PromoBuddy Holly
04HeartbeatBuddy Holly
05'Winter Dance Party' Radio PromoRitchie Valens
06La BambaRitchie Valens
07Maybe BabyThe Crickets
08Class RoomFrankie Sardo
09I Can't Go On (Rosalie)Dion
10Alan Freed Radio Show Part 1 (incl I'm Gonna Love You Too)Buddy Holly
11Little Red Riding HoodThe Big Bopper
12Fast FreightArvee Allens (Ritchie Valens)
13Interviewed By Alan FreedBuddy Holly
14It's So EasyBuddy Holly
15If You Can't Rock MeDebbie Stevens
16Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me)The Big Bopper
17Peggy SueBuddy Holly
18I Wonder WhyDion
19Alan Freed Radio Show Part 2 (incl Listen To Me)Buddy Holly
20Donna CommercialRitchie Valens
21DonnaRitchie Valens
22Ting-A-LingBuddy Holly & The Three Tunes
23Fake OutFrankie Sardo
24Big Bopper’s WeddingThe Big Bopper
25Come On Let's GoRitchie Valens
26Well All RightBuddy Holly
27Big Baby BluesArvee Allens (Ritchie Valens)
28A Teen-Age MoonThe Big Bopper
29When Sin StopsWaylon Jennings
30No One KnowsDion
31Plane Crash Report #1 Feb 3, 1959Newscast
32It Doesn't Matter AnymoreBuddy Holly
33Three StarsEddie Cochran
34Teen AngelDion
35Plane Crash Report #2 Feb 3, 1959Newscast
36The Great TragedyHershel Almond
37The Ballad Of Donna And Peggy SueRay Campi
38Plane Crash Report #3 Feb 3, 1959Newscast
39That'll Be The DayThe Crickets
40Gold Records In The SnowBenny Barnes
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Customer evaluation for "The Great Tragedy - Winter Dance Party 1959 (CD)"
13 Mar 2022

plays like an audio documentary

Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Roger Peterson went beyond music and became history. To this day fans still study the minute details of the circumstances surrounding the crash of their airplane. This CD offers examples of the songs they played on that 1959 tour interspersed with radio news about the crash. Presented in this manner, it plays like an audio documentary. A really well produced album.

17 Aug 2019

sehr gut

Gute Zusammenstellung, einige Rare Songs, ein paar live Mitschnitte wären wünschenswert gewesen

19 Mar 2019

Great!

Hi, I just wanted to say thanks a lot for the disc which arrived today, I was delighted with it. I had all of the Buddy Holly stuff but the songs from the other artists makes it a really nice collection.

18 Mar 2019

Superb disc

Excellent collection of songs to remember the sad passing of these great artists, well thought out and arranged, and the quality is excellent.

22 Feb 2019

Klasse

Ganz erstklassige CD. Man fühlt sich in dass Jahr 1959 zurückversetzt und fragt sich, was aus diesen tollen Künstlern in der Zukunft noch geworden wäre. Aber leider schlug das Schicksal unbarmherzig zu. Uns bleibt nur die Erinnerung, und dabei hilft diese tolle neue CD sehr.

17 Feb 2019

A wonderful collection of memories from the sad occasion.

This is a momentous collection of songs and news reports. It is meaningful to any fan of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper and the the lesser known artists involved. This collection includes the most important songs from the catalog of each. The liner note booklet is excellent. The only problem is that some songs in the middle section of the disk are listed out of order.

16 Feb 2019

Rundum 5 Sterne sind für diese CD absolut angebracht.

Titel: BCD17585 The Great Tragedy - Winter Dance Party 1959 (CD).
Beschreibung: Im Januar 1959 gingen Buddy Holly mit Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper und Dion & The Belmonts auf große Tournee. Normalerweise erfolgte dabei der Transport per Bus. Doch gerade im Winter waren die Straßen oft verschneit und die Terminpläne so eng, dass der eine oder andere Künstler schon mal auf ein Flufzeug umstieg, um sich nicht gar so abhetzen zu müssen. Das tat Buddy Holly am 2. Februar 1959. Er chartete eine kleine Maschine und Ritchie Valens und The Big Bopper schlossen sich ihm an. Doch als das Flugzeug am nächsten Tag frühmorgens bei dichtem Schneetreiben und klirrender Kälte abhob, kam es nicht weit. Die Maschine besaß eine technische Neuerung, einen „künstlichen Horizont“ mit dem der unerfahrene Pilot offensichtlich nicht umgehen konnte. In der weißen, noch halbdunklen Landschaft verwechselte er augenscheinlich oben und unten, und die Machine bohrte sich kurz nach dem Start fast senkrecht in den Boden. Alle Insassen kamen ums Leben. Auf diese tragische Weise endete am 3. Februar 1959 die Karriere von drei der vielversprechendsten amerikanischen Künster der 1950er Jahre. Bear Family Records hat zum 60sten Gedenktag an diese große Tragödie die hier in Rede stehende CD herausgebracht. Auf 40 Titeln sind nicht nur die größten und bekanntesten Hits von Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens und The Big Bopper in hervorragender Klangqualität zu hören, sondern auch zahlreiche verbale Zeitdukumente zu dem tragischen Unglück am 3. Februar 1959. Nicht zu vergessen das ausführliche Booklet, welches der CD beigefügt ist. Rundum 5 Sterne sind für diese CD absolut angebracht.
Bewertung: sehr gut (5/5)

16 Feb 2019

Schöne Mitschnitte aus der Radiosendung

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2 Feb 2019

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Tracklist
Various Artists - The Great Tragedy - Winter Dance Party 1959 (CD) CD 1
01 'Winter Dance Party' Radio Promo
02 Chantilly Lace
03 'Winter Dance Party' Radio Promo
04 Heartbeat
05 'Winter Dance Party' Radio Promo
06 La Bamba
07 Maybe Baby
08 Class Room
09 I Can't Go On (Rosalie)
10 Alan Freed Radio Show Part 1 (incl I'm Gonna Love You Too)
11 Little Red Riding Hood
12 Fast Freight
13 Interviewed By Alan Freed
14 It's So Easy
15 If You Can't Rock Me
16 Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me)
17 Peggy Sue
18 I Wonder Why
19 Alan Freed Radio Show Part 2 (incl Listen To Me)
20 Donna Commercial
21 Donna
22 Ting-A-Ling
23 Fake Out
24 Big Bopper’s Wedding
25 Come On Let's Go
26 Well All Right
27 Big Baby Blues
28 A Teen-Age Moon
29 When Sin Stops
30 No One Knows
31 Plane Crash Report #1 Feb 3, 1959
32 It Doesn't Matter Anymore
33 Three Stars
34 Teen Angel
35 Plane Crash Report #2 Feb 3, 1959
36 The Great Tragedy
37 The Ballad Of Donna And Peggy Sue
38 Plane Crash Report #3 Feb 3, 1959
39 That'll Be The Day
40 Gold Records In The Snow