Did Bob Dylan really meet Buddy Holly in Duluth?

Shelton wrote the Dylan biography “No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan. read more

OK, first, Dylan never said he met Buddy Holly, but that he stood in front of the stage when Buddy Holly played at the Duluth Armory on that fateful Winter Dance Tour. Numerous Northlanders alive today were present on the dance floor that night in the Armory. I have written about it several times on my blog from various angles. read more

A copy of the poster for the Winter Dance Party concert that was held on Jan. 31, 1959, from an ad in the Duluth News Tribune at the time. (News Tribune file image) Before it died, the music lived in Duluth. Fifty-five years ago today (Jan. 31), on a cold Saturday night in 1959, the Winter Dance Party tour featuring Buddy Holly, J.P. read more