Musings On Music History: In Which There’s A Private Dancer, A Flea Flicker, And A Rock ‘N’ Roll God
10.14: Buddy Holly opened a show for Bill Haley & His Comets (“Rock Around The Clock”) on this day in 1955. A talent agent caught the set and soon arranged for Holly to cut a demo and sign to Decca Records. Holly’s first hit, “That’ll Be The Day,” came from those demo sessions. Holly’s very…