JANUARY
HANK THOMPSON TOUR
Featuring: Hank Thompson, Wanda Jackson, Mitchell Torok, Hank Lockin, Cowboy Copas,
George Jones, Justin Tubb, Buddy Holly & The Two-Tones (Sonny Curtis & Don Guess)
9 - Little Rock, Arkansas
10 - New Orleans, Louisiana
11 - Birmingham, Alabama
12 - Jacksonville, Florida
13 - Tampa, Florida
14 - unknown
15 - Savannah, Georgia
16 - Charleston, South Carolina
17 - Ocala, Florida
18 - Miami, Florida
19 - Macon, Georgia
20 - Atlanta, Georgia
21 - Montgomery, Alabama
22 - Pensacola, Florida
23 - Memphis, Tennessee
AUGUST
Toured with Clyde McPhatter, The Cadillacs, Edna McGriff, Otis Rush,
Lee Andrews & The Hearts, Oscar & Oscar, The G-Clefs
2-8 - Howard Theater, Washington, DC
9-15 - Royal Theater, Baltimore, Maryland
16-22 - Apollo Theater, New York, NY
30th - Brooklyn Paramount Theater, New York, NY
Photo taken by Buddy of the Paramount marquee
SEPTEMBER (through Oct.)
ALAN FREED's "BIGGEST SHOW OF STARS FOR 1957"
Featuring: Paul Williams, Chuck Berry, The Spaniels, Johnnie & Joe, The Bobettes, Paul Anka, The Drifters,
Frankie Lymon, Lavern Baker, Everly Brothers, Jimmy Bowen, Clyde McPhatter, Sam "The Man" Taylor
Courtesy of PosterCentral.com
1-5 - Brooklyn Paramount Theater - New York, NY
6 - Syria Mosque - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7 - The Mosque - Richmond, Virginia
8 - Carr's Beach Ballroom - Annapolis, Maryland
9 - Municipal Auditorium - Norfolk, Virginia
10 - Akron Armory - Akron, Ohio
11 - Cincinnati Gardens - Cincinnati, Ohio
12 - Veteran's Memorial Arena - Columbus, Ohio
13 - Sports Arena - Hershey, Pennsylvania
14 - Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
15 - Forum - Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
16 - Onondaga Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, New York
17 - War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, New York
18 - Coliseum - Baltimore, Maryland
19 - Memorial Auditorium - Raleigh, North Carolina
20 - Memorial Coliseum - Winston Salem, North Carolina
21 - Coliseum - Charlotte, North Carolina
22 - Municipal Auditorium - Atlanta, Georgia
28 - Municipal Auditorium - Tulsa, Oklahoma
29 - Municipal Auditorium - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
30 - City Auditorium - Wichita Falls, Texas
OCTOBER
Courtesy of the Bruce B. Herman Collection
1 - New Auditorium - Dallas, Texas
2 - Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium - Forth Worth, Texas
3 - Heart Of Texas Auditorium - Waco, Texas
4 - Municipal Auditorium - San Antonio, Texas
5 - Memorial Coliseum - Corpus Christi, Texas
6 - Sam Houston Coliseum - Houston, Texas
7 - City Coliseum - Austin, Texas
8 - El Paso Civic Auditorium - El Paso, Texas
9 - Municipal Auditorium - Albuquerque, New Mexico
10 - Catalina High Auditorium - Tucson, Arizona
11 - Coliseum - Phenoix, Arizona
12 - Mission Beach Ballroom - San Diego, California
13 - Memorial Auditorium - Fresno, California
15 - Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, California
17 - Auditorium - San Jose, California
18 - Auditorium - Sacramento, California
19 - Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, California
20 - Matinee: Civic Auditorium - Stockton, California
21 - Oakland Auditorium - Oakland, California
22 - Paramount Theater - Portland, Oregon
23 - Georgia Auditorium - Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
24 - Temple Theater - Tacoma, Washington
25 - Orpheum Theater - Seattle, Washington
26 - Orpheum Theater - Seattle, Washington
27 - Coliseum - Spokane, Washington
28 - University Of Idaho - Moscow, Idaho
29 - Stampede Corral - Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
30 - Edmonton Gardens - Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
31 - Exhibition Auditorium - Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
NOVEMBER
1 - Arena Auditorium - Denver, Colorado
2 - Forum - Wichita, Kansas
3 - Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Missouri
4 - Civic Auditorium Music Hall - Omaha, Nebraska
5 - Auditorium - Topeka, Kansas
6 - Kiel Opera House - St. Louis, Missouri
7 - Indiana Theater - Indianapolis, Indiana
8 - Coliseum - Ft. Wayne, Indiana
9 - State Fair Coliseum - Louisville, Kentucky
10 - Fox Theater - Detroit, Michigan
11 - Sports Arena - Toledo, Ohio
12 - Syria Mosque - Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
13 - Warner Brothers theater - Erie, Pennsylvania
14 - RPI Field House - Troy, New York
15 - Boston Gardens - Boston, Massachusetts
16 - State Theater - Hartford, Connecticut
17 - Forum - Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
18 - Auditorium Arena - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
19 - Buffalo Municipal Auditorium - Buffalo, New York
20 - Arena - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22 - Municipal Auditorium - Norfolk, Virginia
23 - Coliseum - Charlotte, North Carolina
24 - Mosque - Richmond, Virginia
Although the date was cancelled result of the Alan Freed Show bookings,
Buddy & The Crickets were scheduled & advertised for a Clear Lake, IA show
at the Surf Ballroom for Nov. 26th, 1957. It would have cost .90 cents!
Clipping courtesy of Andy Crews.
DECEMBER
ALAN FREED CHRISTMAS SHOW OF STARS
Featuring: Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Everly Brothers, The Rays,
Paul Anka, Danny & The Juniors
26-31 - New York Paramount Theater
January 1-6 - New York Paramount Theater
