Snapshots from Our 60th Anniversary Dance Party @ The Sports Garden

Born Too Late brought back memories from before their time.

Sunday evening we celebrated the 60th Anniversary of Buddy Holly's Dance Party at the Armory. Born Too Late opened the show, featuring lead singer Rokkyn, Bella lead guitar, Taylor on bass and Traxx on the drum it. And the kids were all right, warming up the crowd with some old time favorites--Burning Love, Be My Baby, Folsom Prison Blues and Johnny B Goode.

Todd Eckart & his team then rolled out an hour of rockin' tunes from the 50s, followed by a second set of Buddy Holly originals. George (bass), Matt (drums) and a wailin' Jimi Cooper set peoples' feet to stompin' and rompin'...

If you couldn't be there, here's what you missed.
(Photos courtesy Michael K. Anderson unless otherwise designated.)

Smokin' Todd Eckart and his Roadhouse Boys packed the house.

Secret of their success? It was in the shoes. High tech & solid gold.

Photo courtesy Donald Jay Olson

Photo by Ed Newman, of Michael Anderson documentarian & winning dancers

Photo by the author

The temp here today is 40 below, a very cold morning and reminiscent of 60 years ago.

When Buddy Holly and the Winter Dance Party played at the Duluth Armory, it was weather these Texas and California boys could never have imagined. When the bus left Duluth that evening it was 20-below with a 40-below wind chill. Halfway across Wisconsin in the middle of nowhere the bus broke down. You can read about the rest of that frightening night ride here. Drummer Carl Bunch got frostbitten feet and was unable to play in Milwaukee the next evening.

Meantime, life goes on... Stay warm.