The death of 3 artists, the birth of legends ... and conspiracy theories.
Bill Powell On 3rd February 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J P ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with the pilot. Conspiracy theories abound. This lecture discusses what really happened.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mr Bill Powell
Bill's working career was in finance, firstly as an accountant with BT. He joined St Michael's Financial Services (now M&S Money) shortly after they were established in the mid-1980s as Head of Customer Service. He then became the UK Chairman of the Consumer Credit Trade Association.
He took early retirement and embarked on a completely different career as a tour manager, escorting groups of people to various destinations around the world. He started lecturing on cruise ships in 2013 and is able to use his experiences as a tour manager as the basis for many of his talks.
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