ALABAMA
1. ALAN JOHNS - Russellville
2. NICHOLE WILSON - Guntersville
3. SAM SNYDER - Birmingham.........."Well,
all right!"
4. REBEKAH EDWARDS -
Birmingham.........."He was taken too
soon!"
5. FRANK RYAN -
Madison.........."Rave On!"
ARIZONA
1. SUE FREDERICK - Tucson
2. GARY & RAMONA T. - Arizona City
3. FREEMAN HOVER - Tucson
4. MAYNARD HERSHON - Tucson.........."you
know our love not fade away"
5. JULIAN CROSBY -
Pheonix.........."Went
to Clovis and Lubbock and became a huge fan"
6. DOUG McLEOD - Pinetop
ARKANSAS
1. MICHELE F. - Midway.........."RaveOn!!!"
CALIFORNIA
1. ALAN CLARK - West Covina.........."Buddy Holly
Lives!"
2. ROGER MANNING JR. - Encinitas
3. CESAR ROMERO - Antioch.........."Buddy
Holly Always!"
4. ALLEN BABCOCK - Antioch
5. ERIC WILLIAMS - Sacramento....."Seen Buddy
at the Memorial Auditorium - been a fan ever since!"
6. CARL BUNCH - Palmdale.........."I owe Tommy Allsup for
my unique place in R&R History with Buddy"
7.
JOHN OSTROM - Palm Springs..."Buddy is among
the 1st inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame"
8.
WARREN CRANDALL - Grass Valley.........."Thank
you Buddy!"
9.
BRIAN BATEMAN - Los Angeles....."I was born
on Feb. 3rd, 1971. It's always a bittersweet birthday"
10.
JOYCE ROBBINS - Studio City - "Buddy will always be
the most beautiful & brightest star in the heavens"
11. RAY LAWRENCE JR. - Oxnard.........."Buddy
Holly still ROCKS!!"
12. ANGEL NORIEGA - Fresno.........."Buddy
Holly Rocks!"
13. NIKKLIS ANDERSON -
Chico
14. JULIE RAGLAND
15. GLENDA HODGES - Alturas.........."As
long as there are fans, he will live on!"
16. SUNNY SPRINGER.........."Buddy
Holly lives on in his music and in our hearts"
17. BRION WOHOSKY -
Hesperia.........."My
first influence to music. I owe him!"
18. BOB GUY - Alta
Loma.........."Buddy's
music is "Words of Love". The TRUE King of Rock!"
19. DREA LORRAINE -
Valencia.........."RIP
Buddy. We love you. We miss you"
20. MARK STOKES - Los
Angeles.........."I
always felt The Beatles were Buddy's natural progression"
COLORADO
1. KEVIN GRIFFITH - Longmont.........."No one
was better at Rock & Roll than Buddy Holly"
2. JIM STICK -
Longmont.........."Rave On!"
CONNECTICUT
1. ALEX ALAPATT.........."Thank
you for Rock & Roll!"
2. CHRIS CODERRE -
Putnam.........."Wish
I could have seen Buddy play live!"
D.C.
1. J.P. McDERMOTT - Washington
DELAWARE
1. LESLIE J. - Georgetown
FLORIDA
1. STEVE FORD - Palm Bay.........."The Crossover Band,
still doing Buddy's tunes here in Florida!"
2. VINCE WELSH - Orlando.........."Faithfully obsessed
since 1978"
3. GREG BUCKLEY - Gainesville
4. J.J. FRIEDEN - W. Palm Beach.........."saw the
WDP in Ft. Dodge, IA in '59. Great show & memories"
5. BOB PIERCE - Safety
Harbor.........."Their music will live
on forever"
6. GARY CORSAIR - Lady
Lake.........."Buddy's music is the
best"
7. BRUCE RESTAU -
Lakeland.........."Buddy Holly LIVES
everytime we play rock and roll!"
8. GARY ANDREW.........."I'm a Buddy tribute
artist on a casino ship in Florida"
GEORGIA
1. JIM STEVENS - Athens.........."Thanks for the music
Buddy"
2. GINGER.........."always
in my heart"
3. GREG DAYTON -
Clayton.........."So
much music we never got to hear...of only"
IDAHO
1. DAN LEE - Orofino
2.
ANTHONY G. - Idaho Falls
3. STEPHANIE R. - Boise
ILLINOIS
1. JACK DREZNES - Chicago.........."Proud
to be a Buddy fan"
2. PAULA RENKEN - Metamora..."Buddy will NOT
FADE WAY! Oh Boy how we miss you"
3. TOD JACOBS - Springfield.........."True
genius is measured by creativity - Buddy was a True
Genius"
4. JOHNNY ROGERS -
Chicago.........."February 3rd - the day
the music became eternal"
5. COURTNEY FOX -
Stronghurst........."He Might Be Gone But
His Memory Still Lives On!!!!"
6. AMANDA JOCKISH -
Lewistown
7. BOB HALE - Park Ridge (emcee WDP Surf Ballroom 1959).........."it
was "The Night The Music Cried!"
8. EARL GARDNER -
Chillicothe.........."Buddy
lives on because his music will never die"
9. BRUCE WILKINSON -
Dekalb.........."Everyday
it's a getting closer!!!"
10. DENNY McCALLUM -
Rock Island.........."Buddy's
influence lives forever!"
INDIANA
1. RON BRANCA - Indianapolis.........."Buddy
Holly lives every time they play rock and roll"
2. KATIE S...........To the gentleman of Rock 'N' Roll: may
you be "a happy, happy soul"
3. ANTHONY GARRETT -
Jeffersonville.........."You are the best of all, miss you"
4. ANTHONY ALONZO -
Munster.........."In memory of their youthful sounds which
continue to inspire"
IOWA
1. ANNE H............"Rave On & Not Fade Away,
Buddy Lives!"
2. MARK BROWN - Des Moines.........."Wish
Buddy could of made it to the Val Air - it's getting torn
down"
3. JOHN C. - Clear Lake
4. DENNIS / PATRICIA FARLAND - Newton.........."Rave
On! ALL You Holly Fans"
5. MARIA GARCIA -
Clarion.........."it is a privilege to
be Maria Elena Santiago in the play about Buddy"
6. MARY KAY - Gibson.........."Buddy Holly lives on
in Johnny Rogers - RAVE ON"
7. JULIA O. -
Davenport.........."An Unfinished
Masterpiece"
KANSAS
1. MELISSA
2. MARK DILLMAN - Topeka.........."This is where Buddy
recorded his interview w/ DJ Dale Lowery, 11-57"
3. KEITH FARMER - Ft.
Scott.........."I
was 17 at the time in H.S. I will never forget him and the Crickets"
4. CORRINE WHITE.........."I
am only 17 years old but I love Buddy Holly's Music"
KENTUCKY
1. LINDA LINN
2. JEFF McELROY - Louisville
3. EARL ALLEY - Monticello.........."all
of his songs was diffrent"
4. JEFF DAVIS -
Louisville
LOUISIANA
1. JAY HORNE - Baton Rouge.........."Rock
on"
2. LINDA BARBEROT -
Kenner.........."Saw the Buddy Holly
tribute show, Raved On all night!"
MAINE
1. DAVID LARA - Portland.........."Not
Fade Away"
MARYLAND
1. JACK MILLER
2. Z-MAN - Baltimore.........."Rave on, it's a crazy
feeling"
MASSACHUSETTS
1. SHAUNA E..........."I love you Buddy"
2. MATTHEW WITMER.........."I don't think your statue is tall enough!"
3. AARON CHINN.........."Buddy, your music and memory will live on
forever"
4. JENNIFER CHINN.........."People told me Buddy didn't achieve anything;
we're proving them wrong"
5. TONY Z. - Billerica
MICHIGAN
1. DONNIE BRIGGS - Three Oaks.........."Always looking to
talk Buddy"
2. KEVIN McKAY.........."Buddy's the King! Been a fan
since 7th Grade"
3. ANGIE GIBSON -
Warren.........."Wish he was still around..lucky for us his
music will live on forever"
MINNESOTA
1. DAVID FRECHETTE - Grand Rapids.........."I've been a fan
since 1979 (grade school)"
2. DAVE NICHTERN - Starbuck
3. GARY BELICH - Duluth
4. DAN HEIKKENEN - Hermantown.........."Well...All
Right!"
5. NICK MANDOLI JR. - Cloquet.........."He was
fantastic!"
6. ANDY SCHNEIDER - Minneapolis.........."One of the best of all
time.Buddy rules!"
7. MIKE BLAZEJACK -
Duluth.........."What a voice, Soft,
then just kinda ruff, then pop soft"
8. JANICE ROSE -
Arlington.........."Always sing along with
Buddy on radio! Miss him a lot!"
MISSISSIPPI
1. LIN COUNCE - Starkville..........The TRUE King
of Rock & Roll
MISSOURI
1. CHERYL D. - Lee's Summit.........."time
goes by, we'll still remember you"
2. DANA FROEHLICH - Lee's Summit.........."A love
for real, not fade away"
3. DARCY FROELICH - Lee's Summit.........."Maybe,
baby"
4. KELLY WOLFE - Stanberry
5. R.M. ELLIOT - Ladue.........."NEVER
fade away"
6. DENNIS G. - Rolla.........."Rave
On!"
7. KEN THOMAS -
Springfield.........."Not
Fade Away Since 1957"
MONTANA
1. GLENN LOGAN.........."Thank
you, Buddy"
2. BARBARA EDWARDS -
Big Timber.........."So
sad that we lost a great talent. His music lives on"
NEBRASKA
1. KACI N. - OMAHA.........."The Music DIDN'T die. I
Love you, Buddy!"
2. TIM & MYLA J. - Omaha.........."Rave On
Buddy!"
3. DOYLE COOPER - Omaha
4. RICK PETERS - Lincoln.........."This
is a fantastic Buddy Holly site worthy of the rock-n-roll legend!"
5. MONTY SCHMIDT -
Columbus.........."Dim,
Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)"
NEVADA
1. LEON GRESHAM - Reno.........."Memories will follow me
forever"
2. HOWARD OLSON - Las Vegas
3. AMANDA CODER - Reno.........."Thanks
for the great website!"
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1. VICKI W. - Salem
2. BOB RINES.........."Buddy,
A Musical Genius.Way ahead of his time. Will not fade away"
NEW JERSEY
1. JOHN FOWLES - Roselle.........."long time Buddy fan
originally from Southern England"
2. MATTHEW FOX -
Sicklerville.........."Buddy Holly is the true King of
Rock&Roll"
3. ANTHONY BUMBICO -
Leonardo.........."Been a fan of Buddy for a long time.
He started it all"
4. DREW LAURA -
Cresskill.........."the sadest moment in rock and roll
history"
5. JENEEN S. - Butler.........."greatest Legend there ever
was....bright shining Star"
NEW MEXICO
1. THOMAS KIRBY - Roswell.........."Long
live Buddy Holly and please preserve the Norman Petty
legacy"
2. ASHLEY J. NYE - Gallup.........."Buddy
Holly Lives!"
3. MARYLINE BIGHAM - Clovis
4. LANCE MONTHLY - Sandia Park.........."Holly
was a true pioneer of Rock & Roll"
5. CHAS PIKE - Aztec.........."New Mexico - home of
Norman & Vi, The Fireballs and Clovis"
6. STACEY CATHEY -
Roswell.........."Tragedy leaves a legacy"
NEW YORK
1. GARY P. - Syracuse.........."Buddy Lives - Rave
On!"
2. WILLIAM LOOFT - Utica
3. VIC G - Huntington Station.........."After
43 years, I still haven't forgot that mornings newscast
!!!"
4. BUDDY YANK - New York..........Buddy: The King of Cool &
My Hero"
5. BILL LYND - Albany
6. ROGER NOLFE - Ticonderoga.........."One of
the most talented of all time!"
7. TIM PASIEKA - New York.........."yes, he
was the start of the best"
8. JOE PADOVANO -
Staten Island.........."Rave on in Heaven
Buddy!!"
9. GEO R. GALLAGHER -
Watertown.........."Buddy was all I
listened to until the British invasion"
NORTH CAROLINA
1. CHUCK SMITH - State Road.........."Always
entertaining!"
2. TOM HUGHES - Arden.........."Wishing" you were
here....Rave On"
NORTH DAKOTA
1. BRAD SONMOR - Fargo.........."wow, the first North Dakotan,
well...alright!"
OHIO
1. BILL FOLEY - Columbus.........."I have been a
Buddy Holly all of my life."
2. BILL STORK - Delaware
3. JERRY OROSZY - Columbus.........."I keep
Buddy's music out there at my Mobile DJ shows"
4. NATASHA - Akron.........."I am only 11 and I like
Buddy's music very much"
5.
DANE JENKINS - N. Ridgeville.........."musical
genius - we miss him very much"
6. DANNY LOGAN - Mansfield
7. JOHN D. THOMAS - Springfield.........."I have
all of Buddy's recordings"
8. TONY MATTHEWS -
Cleveland.........."I learned a lot about
music and Guitar playing"
9. BRAD EMERINE -
Newark.........."Still cry every year
first week of Feb. He was the best!"
OKLAHOMA
1. TERRY NOLAND.........."Buddy's buddy"
2. BLAINE SMITH - Tahlequah.........."Buddy
is awesome. There will never be another like him"
3. SUSIE T. - Stillwater.........."Buddy's my angel - and
he has my heart!"
4. DRIFTWOOD.........."Buddy's music rules - keep ravin' on"
5. LARRY BRIGGS -
Sperry
OREGON
1. TODD KERANEN - Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
1. APRIL DAWSON.........."relatively a new fan, but I love the
music just as much had I listened to him all my life"
2. TROY VALE - Greenville.........."Buddy
Holly Forever & A Day; LEGEND"
3. BENNETT RABIEGA - Ephrata
4. TED CHRISTOPH - Perkasie.........."Buddy
and his music live eternally"
5. JOHN ELINE - Easton.........."Buddy Holly will
always be the greatest Rock n' Roller"
6. FRED & LUCIA -
Boalsburg
7. CARSON G. LONG - Ashland.........."May
God Bless the Holley family, and Buddy's sweet memory"
8. MIKE McCARTHY.........."I
was 16 when Buddy died. Thanks for the great memories"
9. CINDY
BOJALAD - Pine Grove.........."Your
music as my first into to rock & rock. thank you"
7. MARK FARLEY -
Lansford.........."Buddy
Hollys Music Will Live On Forever!"
8. SHANE BECKER -
Easton.........."Buddy,
blessed we all are to experience your music!"
9. REBECCA KING -
Tunkhannock.........."Rave
On"
10. HENRY BENNER -
Lewistown
RHODE ISLAND
1. DENNIS TABELLA - Warwick
SOUTH CAROLINA
1. BOBBIE PUTSCHE - Charleston.........."Rock on
Buddy - you are the best"
2. KEVIN AUSTIN - Mt. Pleasant.........."Great
music - been a fan my whole life!"
3. CHARLES AUSTIN.........."Buddy's more alive
today than ever...I saw him at Starbucks last night"
4. CHRIS STEELE -
Prosperity
SOUTH DAKOTA
1. CHUCK GAY -
Sioux Falls
,
SD
TENNESSEE
1. BOB McCLELLAN - Memphis.........."Buddy's
music will never die, get old or cease to influence"
2. STACY VERROS.........."Buddy Holly's music still rocks
in the youth today - I'm proof"
3. DAVID L. MAY -
Nashville.........."I love playing Buddy's music on my Fender Strat!"
4. B.J. KYLE -
Watertown.........."I wish I'd been around in his time!!"
TEXAS
1. RENE SANDOVAL - Corpus Christi.........."Buddy Holly -
nuff said!"
2.
JOHNNY ISAACS - San Antonio.........."Buddy
& Waylon is why I Play guitar today!"
3.
DAVE WACHT - Plano
4.
RANDY STEELE - Austin.........."Where there's a radio
or jukebox, Buddy Holly will RAVE ON!"
5.
SKIP B. - Houston.........."Buddy was the
best!"
6.
RANDY HENDRIX - Lubbock.........."Buddy was a poet, way
ahead of his time" -- Bob Dylan
7.
FRED WEISS - San Antonio.........."Rave On!"
8.
STEVE BONNER - Dallas
9.
BRENT BAILEY - Houston
10.
DANIEL WEBER - Dallas.........."Buddy Holly was great!
His music will live forever"
11.
JOE OLVERA JR - Ft. Worth.........."Crickets
forever more"
12.
STUART SCOTT-DAVIS - Dallas..........Been a Buddy
fan since arriving in the states 3 years ago.
13.
MICKEY MINTER - Lubbock.........."The Music" will
never die!
14.
JOYCE BEJARNO - Dallas..........Buddy Holly Lives!!!!
15.
TROY DOMBROSY - Nederland..........Buddy Holly
lives every time you play Rock & Roll
16.
ANDY STURROCK - Houston..........We miss you pal
17.
ANDY CREWS - San Antonio.........."I'm just sittin' here
reminiscing"
18.
MIKE DIGANGI - San Antonio.........."Buddy
Holly Rocks!!"
19. MIKE WERNER -
Lubbock.........."Came to Lubbock 25 years ago, it's
been worth every minute!"
20. RAMONA REECE -
Tyler.........."Buddy Holly is the most original
artist of our time! Rave On!"
21. KYLE HUNTER -
Roscoe
22. JEFF JOHNSON - El Paso.........."gone
but will never be forgotten"
23. DON COOPER -
Marshall.........."There
will NEVER be another like Buddy"
24. ZACK METHVIN -
White Oak.........."Buddy
Holly was the greatest. Never get tired of his music"
25. TOM HENDRICKS -
Dallas.........."I've
recorded two of his classics"
26. RICK JOHNSON -
Austin.........."Buddy
was the true pioneer; musician, songwriter, producer"
27. GARY BOND - Bonham
VERMONT
1. PARIS WATTS - Killington
VIRGINIA
1.
BILL MOULTON - Waynesboro.........."I still
have the newspaper that reports his death - but he lives
on!"
2.
BRIAN McTAMANEY - Richmond.."Buddy, your
music is always there to bring me up when I feel down"
3.
PAUL HICKEY - Fairfax
WASHINGTON
1.
T. McCUTCHEN - Seattle......"Grew up in
Lubbock, die hard fan. Cruised the Hi-D-Ho, age 59"
2. ZONGO - Gig Harbor.........."Buddy is still missed,
but his music is still great!"
WISCONSIN
1.
ANNA COMMO - Fond Du Lac.........."And on the 8th day, God
created Buddy Holly!"
2.
ROBIN GERTKEN - Woodruff.........."Buddy Holly WILL NOT
FADE AWAY. Thanks, Buddy~Rave On"
3.
MARK STEUER - Green Bay.........."I am a true blue Holly Buddy who promotes
area shows...Oh!Boy!"
4.
ROD SHEFFIELD - La Crosse..........I'm an annual
visitor to The Surf Ballroom "Winter Dance Party"
5.
JOE & LYNN ABFADER - Neenah.........."My wife
& I met at The Surf & were married on Buddy's
40th"
6.
KATE W. - Woodruff
7.
JAMES MOTTS - Milwaukee
8. STACEY McGOWAN - Oshkosh
9. JANET GOLLNICK - Green Bay.........."Green
Bay loves Buddy, the last really happy WDP tour location"
10. JEN LEARMAN -
Hortonville.........."Buddy
Holly Lives!"
11. MIKE LEANNAH
- Sheboygan
12. MIKE O'BRIEN -
Mukwonago.........."You
live on Buddy!!!!!!"
13. RAY PETERSEN -
Brookfield.........."My
love of old rock and roll will "Not Fade Away"
14. JIM McCOOL -
Madison.........."Great
site Shawn! Thanks for all the hard work!"
15. DIEGO CASTILLON -
Madison
16. CHARLES BRUSS - Milwaukee.........."This
is an awesome site!!!! I wish Buddy was still here!"
17. JIM RETZLAFF -
West Bend.........."Never
too late to learn Buddy's music (age 60)"
18. IAN CHESKE -
Milwaukee.........."rave
on!!!"
19. TIM GUNDRUM -
Hartland
WYOMING
1. JOHN ANASTOS - Green River.........."Buddy
Holly - Set the Stage for Our Music"