ENTERTAINMENT BUZZ
Deck the Halls with... Buddy Holly ?
By Vallery M. Brown
MUSKOGEE, Okla. – A cast of
local musicians will deck the
halls of the Frisco Depot with
pure nostalgia as they play
hits from some of rock ‘n’ rolls
pioneers along with a jingling
of Christmas songs and a re-
creation of the historic 1959
Winter Dance Party.
Hosted by the Oklahoma Music
Hall of Fame, “The Buddy Holly,
Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper
“The show usually sells out and
is fun for us,”
said Blair,
who’s also
a musician
and
performs
during the
show. Blair
portrayed
Buddy Holly
in Muskogee
Little
Theatre’s 2013
production of
“The Buddy Holly Story.” He’s
parlayed that into the popular
1950s Christmas and rock music
revue, stripping out the dialogue
and adding in popular hits
not only from Holly, but other
golden-era rock ‘n’ rollers as
well.
Blair said the second half of
the show is a re-creation of the
historic 1959 Winter Dance
Party, a Midwest touring show
that featured ‘50s icons Holly,
Valens and “The Big Bopper” as
well as Frankie Sardo, Waylon
Jennings and others. It was the
last show and tour for Holly,
Valens and “The Big Bopper”
who died in a plane crash Feb. 3,
1959, following a Winter Dance
Party tour stop in Clear Lake,
Iowa.
Blair promises a night to
remember with hits and holiday
cheer.
Tribute Christmas
Show” is Dec. 1 at 7:30
p.m. at the
Frisco Depot, 401 S.
Third. The annual event
benefits the Salvation
Army’s Angel Tree
Program, which provides
new clothes and toys
for children who would
otherwise go without.
Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
Executive Director Jim Paul
Blair said the show has become
a Muskogee tradition and a
way for area musicians to join
forces to help give back to the
community.
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“The
Frisco
Depot
is such a
cool music
venue,” said
Blair. “It’s always
a great place to hear
live music.”
The tribute revue will
also make stops Dec. 2 in
Eufaula at Legacy on Main
Street and Dec. 22 at Roxy
Theater in Muskogee.
For more information,
visit www.omhof.com
or find the Oklahoma
Music Hall of Fame on
Facebook.
December 3
Broadside / For the Win
/ We Were Sharks
89th Street Collective;
OKC, OK
www.89thstreetokc.com
Dan Martin
Paradox Beer
Company; Divide, CO
719-686-8081 or www.
paradoxbeercompany.com
Hollywood Undead
Diamond Ballroom;
OKC, OK
405-677-9169 or
www.diamondballroom.net
Stinky Gringos &
the Stylees
The Hunt Club; Tulsa, OK
918-599-9200 or
www.thehuntclubtulsa.com
Whitney Fenimore /
Shilo Gold /
Gary Carpenter /
Nathan Graham
The Vanguard; Tulsa, OK
918-561-6885 or
www.thevanguardtulsa.com
December 4, 2017
Bloodline w/ Be//Gotten
89th Street Collective;
OKC, OK
www.89thstreetokc.com
Phoenix / Cold War Kids
/ Arkells
Cain’s Ballroom; Tulsa, OK
918-584-2306 or
www.cainsballroom.com
The Wrecks /
Brick + Mortar /
Lovelytheband
The Vanguard; Tulsa, OK
918-561-6885 or
www.thevanguardtulsa.com
December 5, 2017
Christmas w/
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580-248-5905 or www.
apachecasinohotel.com
Straight No Chaser
Brady Theater; Tulsa, OK
918-582-7239 or
www.bradytheater.com
The Wood Brothers /
Sean McConnell
Cain’s Ballroom; Tulsa, OK
918-584-2306 or
www.cainsballroom.com