Carl Bunch (born November 24, 1939 in Big Springs, Texas) is an American musician. Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

Carl Bunch began playing drums as a teenager, in order to recover from extensive surgery on his right leg. By age seventeen, he was recording with Ronnie Smith and the Poor Boys, in Clovis, TX. Buddy Holly was also recording in Clovis at the same time and was impressed with the young drummer. Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and Roll. ...

Bunch was invited to join the Winter Party Dance Tour in 1959, along with Tommy Allsup and Waylon Jennings. Due to the failure of the tour bus heater, Bunch suffered from frostbite and was hospitalized three days before the crash. He rejoined the tour on Feb 5th, In Sioux City, IA. Ronnie Smith, Jimmy Clanton and Fabian were also recruited to help fill out the playbill and Waylon Jennings sang lead for the deceased Buddy Holly. The tour completed on Feb 15th, 1959 in Springfield, IL. Tommy Allsup was the person who luckily lost the toss to Ritchie Valens for a place on Buddy Hollys aeroplane, on The Day the Music Died in 1959. ... Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was one of the most respected and influential American country music singers and guitarists of all time. ... Jimmy Clanton , known as the swamp pop R&B teenage idol[1] and his band recorded a hit song Jut a Dream with Clanton had written in 1958 on the Ace Records label. ... Fabian is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. ...

Following the end of the Winter Party Dance Tour, Bunch enlisted in the United States Army, but eventually he was drawn back to music. After his discharge, he spent some time playing for the Bob Osburn band, before moving to Nashville to play for Hank Williams Jr. and Roy Orbison. Hank Williams, Jr. ... Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed The Big O, was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. ...

Carl Bunch eventually left the music industry and became a minister. He is now retired and lives in Southern California.

External links

• Buddy Holly Online: Biography
  
• Interview with Carl Bunch: Real Country Music
  
• Interview with Carl Bunch: Music Dish