Sunday, May 10, 2015

WINTER DANCE PARTY

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com

THANKS SO THE SOUTH POINT HOTEL AND CASINO FOR THEIR CONTINUED EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT ...QUALITY SHOW PRODUCTION...AND OVERALL FIRST CLASS MANAGEMENT IN ALL THEY DO....AND THANKS TOO FOR CONTINUING TO ENTERTAIN A GREATFUL OLD ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER.

TONIGHT THE THIRD OF 3 SOLD OUT SHOWS FOR THE WINTER DANCE PARTY.

THE COMING WEEKEND...THE BRONX WANDERERS...702 797 8055.... DO IT
THESE SHOWS CONTINUE TO SELL OUT AND IMPRESS ......TONIGHT THE PERFECT EXAMPLE.

WINTER DANCE PARTY...... OF COURSE THE BUDDY HOLLY REVUE WITH RICHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER...WORLD CLASS TALENT IN THIS RUN....PERFECT CONTINUITY AND SOUND....STARTS ON TIME TO THE SECOND....AND THE ROOM FILLED WITH GREATFUL FANS WHO LOVE THIS MUSIC...THANKS

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MY PREVIOUS REVIEW OF THE BRONX WANDERERS WILL FOLLOW HERE SOON TO PREVIEW THE WEEKEND....702 797 8055


FOLLOWING HERE SOME PRE WINTER DANCE REVIEWS....WORTH SEEING AGAIN WHEN THEY RETURN HERE IN OCTOBER.

LOOK AT THIS MY PREVIOUS REVIEW OF THIS GREAT SHOW...EVERYTHING THE SAME THIS TRIP 8 9 10 MAY AT THE SOUTH POINT...CONTINUED GREAT WORKS OF HISTORIC MUSIC AT THE MARVELOUS VENUE....UP COMING SHOW LINEUP FOLLOWS

Friday, October 17, 2014


WINTER DANCE PARTY

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com


55 YEARS...8 MONTHS AND 2 WEEKS SINCE THE WORLD LOST BUDDY HOLLY....RICHIE VALENS AND J P RICHARDSON ON 3 FEBRUARY 1959  "THE ALLEGED DAY THE MUSIC DIED"....PER DON MCLEAN....HOWEVER.....HOWEVER....HOWEVER...THE MUSIC DID NOT DIE ....IT LIVES ON IN THE CURRENT RECREATION OF THIS HISTORIC TRIO AND THE HORRIFIC PLANE CRASH....


IT LIVES IN THE WINTER DANCE PARTY SHOW ....AT THE SOUTH POINT....SOUTH LAS VEGAS STRIP.......THREE NIGHTS.....SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR YOU...TRY FOR TICKETS...702 797 8055..
ITS A HOT BUY.
Buddy Holly
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Buddy Holly in 1957
Background information
Birth nameCharles Hardin Holley
Born(1936-09-07)September 7, 1936
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 1959(1959-02-03) (aged 22)
Clear Lake, Iowa
GenresRock and roll, rockabilly, Lubbock sound, country
OccupationsSinger-songwriter, musician, producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano, violin, banjo
Years active1949–59
LabelsDecca, Brunswick, Coral
Associated acts


WE HAVE PLAYED THIS GAME BEFORE AND IT NEVER GETS OLD WITH THREE WONDERFUL PERFORMERS...GREAT ARRANGEMENTS OF MUSIC.... ALL PRE 1959....LYRICS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND .....ALL DONE IN A PERFECT THEATRE WITH GREAT PRODUCTION SOUND......THE SET NEVER VARIES AND THANKS FOR THAT...WE LIKE IT JUST AS IT IS.....3 PERFORMERS....EACH 3 SETS....BASS...SAX...DRUMS AND GUITAR !  HERE IS DEAL WHERE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET....AND AND AND ....YOU GET IT....."RAVE ON"


DID I MENTION THE SOUTH POINT STARTS ALL THEIR SHOWS RIGHT ON TIME.


ALSO SOME GREAT SHOWS COMING UP THERE TO INCLUDE DEBBIE REYNOLDS FAREWELL TOUR...WITH KIDS.....702 797 8055....ITS IN NOVEMBER.


I MUST HAVE SEEN..... THIS SHOW 20 TIMES....NOT ENOUGH....THE SOUTH POINT HAS THEM SPACED OUT PERFECTLY SO I CAN RENEW AND REFRESH MY MEMORIES.


OF COURSE YOU KNOW THIS REPORTER ATTENDED THE 50THE YEAR REUNION IN CLEAR LAKE, IOWA....1959....EVERY BODY SHOULD GO...MARVOLOUS.


NICE PICTURES OF THE REAL PERFORMERS FROM THERE.....ONE OF THE TRIO LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE JUST GETTING READY TO GET ON THE PLANE....ONE WAS OF A 45 RECORD LABELED "CORAL"....THE TUNE "PEGGY SUE"....WITH CRICKETS DRUMMER'S NAME J R ALLISON ON THE LABEL.  INCIDENTLY ALLISON AND JOE MAUDLIN THE BASS PLAYER ....THE  REAL ORIGINAL CRICKETS.... SURVIVE....MORE TRIVIA....NEITHER WERE ON THE 1959 WINTER DANCE PLARTY TOUR BUT WERE AT THE 50TH YEAR REUNION !


LINWOOD SASSER WHO HAS RELPLACED  J P RICHARDSON JR AS THE FOLLOWUP TO HIS FATHER IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER....RAY ANTHONY'S RICHIE VALENS.... BEST ON THE CARD AND OF COURSE JOHN MUELLERS BUDDY...SOLID.


THIS MUSIC....... IN THE BEATTLES ....NEIL SEDAKA......CLASS OF SONG WRITERS.....HOLLY WAS AN INFLUENCE ON BEATTLES MUSIC....AT 23 BUDDY HAD RECORDED 29 OF HIS OWN SONGS AND IT CONSTANTLY CRUSHES ME TO THINK ...LIKE WITH JOHN LENNON ...WHAT WAS YET TO COME ?
KNOW HOW MANY SONGS ELVIS WROTE........NONE !


HOLLY AN OUTSTANDING GUITAR PLAYER FINISHES WITH CHUCK BERRY AND THE DUCK WALK....ON JOHNNY B GOODE...


THANKS TO THE SOUTH POINT AND ALL INVOLVED FOR BRINGING HAPPY TEARS AND MEMORIES TO ME ONE MORE TIME.....NICE CROWD TONGHT....LVEN REPORTER GARY TURNER WHO WORKED ON THIS STORY SAID TONIGHTS SHOW WAS "THEIR BEST EVER".....WHATEVER IT WAS....IT WAS WONDERFUL.

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