Bobby Vee

:For the R&B singer, see Bobby Valentino. For another 1960s singer, see Bobby Vinton.

"The Day The Music Died"

Vee's career began amid tragedy. On "The Day the Music Died" (3 February 1959) -- the day Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in the crash of aircraft N3974N near Clear Lake, Iowa -- fifteen-year-old Velline and a scratched-together band of Fargo, North Dakota schoolboys calling themselves Bobby Vee and the Shadows volunteered for and were given the unenviable job of filling in for Holly and his band The Crickets in the lineup of the traveling "Winter Dance Party" rock and roll show in Moorhead, Minnesota in which Holly was to have performed. Their engagement there was a success, setting in motion a chain of events that led to Vee's career as a popular singer. Bobby Vee regularly performs at the Winter Dance Party memorial concerts in Clear Lake to this day.

Related Topics:
The Day the Music Died - 3 February - 1959 - Buddy Holly - Richie Valens - The Big Bopper - Clear Lake - Iowa - The Crickets - Winter Dance Party - Rock and roll - Moorhead, Minnesota

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Bobby Vee is a recipient of the state of North Dakota's Roughrider Award.

Related Topics:
North Dakota - Roughrider Award

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