RE: Bye, Bye American Pie...

[Matt Benz]

        [Matt Benz]  According to Buddy bio's, that tour was typical of
most rock package tours of the 50's: as long as the cash came in, the
promoters- who didn't ride the bus, natch, didn't care about anything
else, and the crew suffered long and hard -bus breakdowns, no heat,
frostbite, horrific weather, etc.. which made a small plane trip into a
storm sound damn good. To set up a tour in that time of year in that
region was insane, and it shows how poor the "stars" were that they even
considered it, and then never quit. After the crash, the promoters
insisted the tour continue, even with out the stars. Didn't make any
difference to them who played, cos there was money to be made...

        I'm just glad the music business has come around in the last 40
years.....      
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