Tommy Allsup
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| Tommy Allsup | |
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 Allsup in 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 24, 1931 Owasso, Oklahoma, US |
| Genres | Rock and roll, country |
| Occupations | Musician, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1949–present |
| Labels | Liberty |
| Associated acts | Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings |
Tommy Allsup (born November 24, 1931 in Owasso, Oklahoma) is an American musician.
He worked with entertainers such as Buddy Holly and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. He moved to Los Angeles, played with local bands, and did session work, including writing credit for the Ventures', "Guitar Twist".[1]
He returned to Odessa, Texas, where he worked with Ronnie Smith, and Roy Orbison, and producing Willie Nelson. In 1968, he moved to Nashville, where he did session work, and produced Bob Wills', "24 Great Hits by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys". In 1979, he started a club, "Tommy's Heads Up Saloon", in Fort Worth. The club was named after a coin flip Allsup had with Ritchie Valens on February 2, 1959 that saved Allsup's life.[2]
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[edit] Further reading
- Lehmer, Larry (2004). The day the music died: the last tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. Music Sales Group. ISBN 0825672872. http://books.google.com/books?id=yY-qrbtfonUC.
- Patterson, R (2004). Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0743244230. http://books.google.com/books?id=9Wt_v0eZVx4C.
[edit] References
- ^ Del Halterman (2009). Walk-Don't Run - The Story of the Ventures. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780557040513. http://books.google.com/books?id=8KsyZ0W5hr0C&pg=PA69&dq=Tommy+Allsup&lr=&cd=2#v=onepage&q=Tommy%20Allsup&f=false.
- ^ Larry Lehmer (2004). The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780825672873. http://books.google.com/books?id=yY-qrbtfonUC&pg=PA201&dq=Tommy+Allsup&lr=&cd=10#v=onepage&q=Tommy%20Allsup&f=false.
