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    • Nov 24, 1931
    Guitarist Tommy Allsup is born in Owasso, Oklahoma. A member of Asleep At The Wheel, The Texas Playboys and Buddy Holly's Crickets, he plays on hits by John Anderson, George Jones, Tanya Tucker and Kenny Rogers, among others
    Feb 2, 1959
    Buddy Holly plays his final concert, using a band that includes Waylon Jennings and Tommy Allsup, at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. It's also the last show for J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Ritchie Valens
    Dec 2, 1982
    The movie "Honkytonk Man" premieres in Nashville, with appearances by Ray Price, David Frizzell & Shelly West, Porter Wagoner, Gordon Terry, Tommy Allsup, Merle Travis and fiddler Johnny Gimble, who portrays his former Texas Playboy boss, Bob Wills
    Jul 6, 1987
    The movie "La Bamba" is released. The biopic covers the life of Ritchie Valens, who died in the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. All three are portrayed in the picture, as are Eddie Cochran, Jackie Wilson, songwriter Sharon Sheeley and future Nashville studio guitarist Tommy Allsup
    Feb 23, 2000
    "Bob's Breakdowns" wins Best Country Instrumental Performance during the 42nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for Asleep At The Wheel featuring Tommy Allsup, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, Vince Gill & Steve Wariner
    Oct 27, 2005
    The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inducts Toby Keith, plus guitarist Tommy Allsup, KVOO disc jockey Billy Parker, The Ventures' Bob Bogle and Nokie Edwards and Cain's Ballroom during a ceremony at the Muskogee Civic Center
    Jul 30, 2007
    ABC-TV airs "6 Degrees Of Martina McBride." The special's guests include Miranda Lambert, guitarist Tommy Allsup, Rodney Atkins, Janie Fricke, Asleep At The Wheel's Ray Benson and songwriters Victoria Shaw and Roxie Dean
    Feb 2, 2009

    The Crickets, Wanda Jackson and guitarist Tommy Allsup perform a Buddy Holly tribute concert at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, with Graham Nash, Delbert McClinton, Dave Mason, Los Lobos and Joe Ely

    Jan 3, 2017
    Tommy Allsup is checked into intensive care with an undisclosed illness. He played guitar on hits by Kenny Rogers, Johnny Paycheck, George Jones and Charlie Rich
    Jan 11, 2017
    Guitarist Tommy Allsup dies in Springfield, Missouri. Formerly with Buddy Holly's Crickets, Bob Wills' Texas Playboys and Asleep At The Wheel, he also played on Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn," George Jones' "The Grand Tour," Johnny Paycheck's "Take This Job And Shove It" and Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler," among others
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