Passing It On

Happy birthday, Buddy Holly!

Buddy Holly would have been 71 years old this Friday, September 7.

To celebrate his life and music, Rudy Sheptock at WILW-FM (94.3) in Wildwood, N.J., will be offering a tribute show during his 7 p.m. to midnight oldies show on Friday night.

I'm honored to be among Rudy's guests. I'll be discussing Buddy's last tour, the subject of my 5-star Amazon-rated book, "The Day the Music Died," from 8:30 to 9 p.m., Central Daylight Time. I'll be followed by Peggy Sue Gerron (yes, that Peggy Sue).

Be there or be square!

Flickr photo of Buddy Holly statue in Lubbock, Texas, courtesy of tentonbricks.

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You can add live radio to the mix of thousands of on-line genealogy sites, now that Family Roots Radio is celebrating its first month "on the air."

Noted genealogist Kory L. Meyerink is host of the weekly, hour-long show that airs live every Thursday beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern time. Meyerink takes calls, too, from his toll-free line, 1-866-472-5788.

All shows are archived and available in MP3 format.

The show, which debuted on Feb. 8, 2007, is broadcast on the VoiceAmerica channel.