Where They Stood
Where They Stood
Holly Corr
29: Buddy, Ritchie, and the Big Bopper (Part 1)--The Stars Rose
1 hour 12 minutes Posted Jan 27, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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A three part series on Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and JP Richardson, the Big Bopper. This episode introduces these young men and what led to their fateful decision to tour with the Winter Dance Party. Cover art used with permission by Bradley Tierney Sources for entire series: https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Ed-Sullivan-and-Buddy-Holly-have-feud, https://performingsongwriter.com/buddy-holly-ed-sullivan/, https://www.npr.org/2000/07/15/1079558/npr-100-la-bamba#:~:text=It%20was%20the%20la...