Great Tragedy: Winter Dance Party 1959

This CD has all of the hits from all of the artists what were in that tragic plane crash. The only issue I experienced was a damaged CD case, because the item was shipped in a padded envelope and had a rough ride to my residence

I am very pleased with the product. I've read some reviews calling some of the tracks muffled and such. They may not be remastered quality, but they are at the least ,serviceable, and at best what you would expect. This CD gives you a window into a show from that tour, with tracks I've never heard before from the lesser artists. The news flashers, though short add to the feeling of the tour and the history. The tribute tracks are a plus, really taking you back to the emotion of the time. My dad was a big fan of Buddy's as he was of the time. I became a fan through his record collection. This is a very enjoyable and well compiled work. Well done, Bear Family.

There are no live recordings from the winter dance party because none were made (that we know of). There are 40 tracks on this single CD. It has the winter dance party radio promos, the best studio hits of the three, fine cuts from the other performers, and the Rare single from Debbie Stevens. This also has a couple of early interviews with Buddy Holly by Alan Freed. It has some of the radio reports of the crash and a few (admittedly awful) Tribute singles that were rushed out. On the whole, Bear Family did as good of a job of putting this single CD together as one could reasonably expect. This is not, of itself, a "Classic", but it is a fine tribute and remembrance of three great artists, and one wretched day.

This is a great cd with great songs from all the headliners on The Winter Dance Party. The best are the ones from the three who made an unfortunate decision to fly a plane in snowy weather. Especially Buddy Holly. Their material took up over half the cd. You should get this.

Good selection of all songs by different groups.

Fascinating cd. Includes many promos for the ultimately tragic event. The day the music died will live on infamy. Bear Family hits a home run documenting it all, featuring great performances by all the principals. Be sure to get Volune 2 which picks up the history of the tour after the tragedy. I loved it. Bravo Bear Family!!

I think this is great love the songs on it

A great cd in spite of a flaw on the track listed above.