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Rave On: The Biography of Buddy Holly
His birth name was Charles Hardin Holley and he was born on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas. His nickname became Buddy. He always enjoyed music and his first musical instrument was a toy violin his parents bought him and he played it at a schoolhouse concert and won a five-dollar first prize.
At the age of ten, his father bought him his first guitar at a pawnshop. Buddy liked to play country music in his room, on the front steps of his house and on the bus taking him to school.
When in High School, Buddy and his friend Jack Neal would perform a program called “Buddy and Jack’s Sunday Party” on a new country radio station, KDAV.
Eventually Jack Neal decided to get married and stated that he could no longer play with Buddy on the radio as he had to be a responsible husband. Buddy now played with his friends, Bob Montgomery and Larry Welborn who took his place, and now the group called themselves, “Buddy and Bob.” A young farmer’s son, Sonny Curtis joined soon after and turned the trio into a quartet.
The boys loved listening to black music and wondered how they could ever be a part of it. KDAV played a recording of the song, “That’s All Right, Mama,” from Sun Studio from the singer by the name of Elvis Presley. The song wasn’t country and it was in the style of black music.
Buddy and his fellow performers were hooked and wanted to play music like Elvis. Buddy who usually just stood still when he played country, now began to move around on the stage as he played for audiences. The boys would meet Elvis in Lubbock when he performed at their home town, and they found him to be friendly, but quiet. KDAV was now the Elvis Presley station, alienating much
The PEOPLE
In addition to Robert Unger, there have been some special people who took care of the facility and the skaters on a daily basis for many, many years. Two of the best known are Chambliss and Ruth Pierce. The Pierces were a part of the Ice Chalet from the beginning until they retired in the 1980s. The Pierce Award was established in 1998 in their honor and is awarded at each annual MVDC (now Robert Unger ISI Competition) to the top place teamLaura (Bennett) Kennedy with student Paige Greer
- Larry LaBorde, who began helping out at the Ice Chalet at age 11 in 1967 and eventually became the Manager and Vice President and later President and Owner,
- Laurie (Davis) Valiga, skating school director for many years,
- Faye Rankin, Mr. Unger's first secretary and a skating student,
- Laura (Bennett) Kennedy, longtime instructor,
- Martha Freer, another longtime instructor,
- Dan Baird, who took over for Chambliss Pierce when he retired.
- Shawnda Ernst, who served as Skating School Director for many years.
- Julia Hardin, who became Skating Director in 2004,
- ... and many more!
Tonya Harding
American former sportswoman (born 1970)
This article is about the American figure skater. For the Australian softball player, see Tanya Harding. For the Sufjan Stevens song, see Tonya Harding (song).
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| Full name | Tonya Maxene Price |
| Born | Tonya Maxene Harding (1970-11-12) November 12, 1970 (age 54) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) |
| Country | United States |
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Tonya Maxene Price (née Harding; born November 12, 1970) is an American former figure skater and boxer, and reality television personality.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Harding was raised by her mother, who enrolled her in ice skating lessons when Tonya was 3 years old. Harding spent much of her early life training, eventually dropping out of high school to devote her time to the sport. After climbing the ranks in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships between 1986 and 1989, Harding won the 1989 Skate America competition. She was the 1991 and 1994 U.S. champion, and 1991 World silver medalist. In 1991, she became the first American woman and the second woman in history (after Midori Ito) to successfully land a triple Axel in an international competition. Harding is a two-time Olympian and a two-time Skate America Champion.
In January 1994, Harding became embroiled in controversy when her ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, orchestrated an attack on her fellow U.S. skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. On March 16, 1994, Harding accepted a plea bargain in which she pled guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution. As a result of her involvement in the aftermath of the assault, the United States Figure Skating Association banned her for life on June 30, 1994; she was stripped of her 1994 title.
From 2003 to 2004, Harding competed as a professional boxer. Her life has been the subject of many books, films, documentaries, an .