The drummer got frostbite and had to be replaced by one of the stars of the show. The support band tried to keep warm by burning newspapers on the tour bus.
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Tommy Allsup with Kevin Montgomery and Band, the Village, Leith
The drummer got frostbite and had to be replaced by one of the stars of the show. The support band tried to keep warm by burning newspapers on the tour bus. Never mind Spinal Tap or even the BBC's infamous Calum Kennedy on the road documentary, the 1959 Winter Dance Party tour had enough macabre humour, human drama and, ultimately, real-life horror to render its participants perpetually fascinating.
