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Rock & Roll Traveler USA, 1st Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Juke Joints, Street Corners, Whiskey Bars and Hotel Rooms Where Music History Was Made (Fodor's Rock & Roll Traveler USA)

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The book is pretty good, but I noticed the following errors:

Page 155 gives the Big Bopper's birthdate wrong, as Oct. 29, 1932. He was actually born on Oct. 24, 1930.

Page 159 says the Buddy Holly statue in Lubbock, Texas, was unveiled in 1979. It was actually unveiled in 1980; I was there and took pictures.

Also on the same page, Peggy Sue's last name is given as "Backman". Her full name is Peggy Sue Gerron Allison Rackham.

Page 181 says that the sheriff of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, found Buddy Holly's glasses while walking through a field. The sheriff actually found several items belonging to the Three Stars in storage, not in a field.

It's errors like this which show sloppy research that I didn't rate the book any higher.

For rock-and-roll fans, this book is long overdue. Whether you're planning a road trip to Graceland or just want to know where to find a hole-in-the-wall record store on your next vacation, this book is for you. Most travel guides focus on families and seniors, but this book is definitely written with a younger, hipper sensibility. Region by region and state by state, you'll find most everything you'd want to know about a city's rock-n-roll shrines and out-of-the-way spots that most guides (including Fodor's) usually leave out.