Tommy Allsup

Thomas Douglas Allsup (November 24, 1931 – January 11, 2017) was an American country music, rockabilly and Western swing musician. He was an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. With a career spanning over six decades, he most famously worked with entertainers such as Buddy Holly, including playing lead guitar on "It's So Easy!" and "Lonesome Tears", as well as playing with Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. He was originally slated to be on the plane which crashed in 1959, dubbed “The Day The Music Died”, but gave up his seat to Ritchie Valens after losing a coin toss.