something I’ve always wanted to do,” he said. “It’s something I will never, ever forget.” Doug Radig lives near Des Moines and has been coming to the Winter Dance Party for 11 years.
On Jan. 29, 1959, the original "Winter Dance Party" tour — featuring Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson — performed at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Davenport.