Rear view of the Fender amplifier showing the  Jensen 15” speaker

The 1951 Fender “Pro – Amp” regularly used by Buddy Holly in 1958 can be seen in
the museum at the Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, NM.

1958

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From left: Waylon Jennings, Buddy Holly, and Tommy Allsup

It was on this day in 1959 that Buddy Holly kicked off the twenty-four date Winter
Dance Party at the Million Dollar Ballroom in Milwaukee, backed by Tommy Allsup
on lead guitar, Waylon Jennings on bass and Carl Bunch on drums.