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February 3, 1959 Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper and Airplane Pilot Roger Peterson Perish; Author Roger Steffens, Musician Chris Darrow and Bob Dylan recall seeing Holly and Valens

By Harvey Kubernik © 2026     Visuals Courtesy of Gary Pig Gold Archives        The legacy of Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly continues in 2026. A remake of the iconic 1987 film La Bamba is currently in development...

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LEON RUSSELL

LEON RUSSELL

   I was happy to learn a biography of Leon Russell by Bill Janowitz was going to be published by Hachette during March 2023. Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History.      I first saw...

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Record producer Bob Johnston on Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash

Record producer Bob Johnston on Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash

A conversation with Bob Johnston June 17th 2009, 40th Anniversary of Bob Dylan’s Epochal Nashville Skyline album "With ‘Nashville Skyline’ Dylan continued to box himself into the arena of the Beatles and, in particular, the Rolling Stones and show us all not only how...

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