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Thomas Douglas Allsup (November 24, 1931 – January 11, 2017) was an American rockabilly and swing musician. [1] [2] Personal life. Allsup was born near Owasso, Oklahoma, in 1931, [3] and was an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. Allsup had a son, Austin, who is also a musician and competed as a contestant on the 11th season of The Voice.
Jan 13, 2017 · Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off the plane that later crashed and killed the rock ’n’ roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, died...
Jan 13, 2017 · Rockabilly guitarist Tommy Allsup, who narrowly avoided boarding the plane that killed Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, has died aged 85. The musician famously lost a coin toss for a seat on the...
Jan 13, 2017 · Tommy Allsup, the guitarist who famously avoided “the Day the Music Died” after losing his plane seat in a coin toss to Ritchie Valens, died Wednesday following complications from a...
Jan 13, 2017 · Tommy Allsup, guitarist who avoided Buddy Holly plane crash, dies at 85. The musician lost a coin toss and forfeited his seat to Ritchie Valens, who died alongside Holly on the doomed flight in 1959.
Jan 13, 2017 · Tommy Allsup a rockabilly and western swing guitarist who became a renowned backup player for Bob Wills, Kenny Rogers and hundreds of other entertainers on thousands of recording sessions —...
HOUSTON (AP) — Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off a plane that later crashed and killed rock ‘n’ roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson, has died. He was 85.
Jan 13, 2017 · Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off a plane that later crashed and killed rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “Big Bopper ”...
Jan 13, 2017 · Tommy Allsup, a guitarist best known for losing a coin toss that kept him off a plane that later crashed and killed rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, dies at the age of 85.
Jan 16, 2017 · Tommy Allsup, who has died aged 85, became best known as the Buddy Holly band member who lost a toss of a coin to Ritchie Valens in the early hours of February 3 1959, thus avoiding the plane ...
