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Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly was one of rock 'n' roll's first great singer/songwriters, a double threat who inspired The Beatles and countless other recording artists to take control of their own repertoires; he was also a product of country music who made that music's influence on rock 'n' roll clear (like so many early rock stars: Elvis, Johnny Cash, etc). Buddy Holly's greatest achievement is the collection of songs [in too short of a time!] that became a part of rock 'n' roll's DNA. Songs that sound just as fresh today as they did in the 1950's: "That'll Be the Day," "Peggy Sue" (and the better sequel "Peggy Sue Got Married"), "Maybe Baby," "Everyday," "Not Fade Away," "Oh Boy" and "Rave On." If this music doesn't move you in someway- you have no soul. Buddy Holly's run started in 1956, after being dropped from Decca Records, he went and gave producer Norman Petty his song "That'll Be The Day" and the rest is history. The single (with the b-side "I'm Looking for Someone to Love") hit number one. What Buddy and his band (The Crickets) did next was nothing short of amazing: they would hit the top twenty three times, hit the top thirty once, and hit #10 with "Oh Boy" and #3 with "Peggy Sue." There is so much that can be said about Buddy Holly... whether we're talking Weezer and ooo-eee-ooo he looks just like Buddy Holly... or how Don McLean summarized the day (February 3, 1959) Buddy Holly died in a plane crash as "the day the music died." This era or rock 'n' roll was so pure. It was in it's incubator stage. The innocence of it all is beautiful. Hell, most of his songs are under two-minutes: How awesome is that? Don't bore us- get to the chorus. And that's what he did. I think there is a John Lennon quote where he says if you had to re-name Rock 'N' Roll you should name it Chuck Berry... and although I agree with that... Buddy Holly has a better ring to it. You can't talk about rock 'n' roll without Buddy. He is the man... the myth... the jolly...
It's...
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly was one of rock 'n' roll's first great singer/songwriters, a double threat who inspired The Beatles and countless other recording artists to take control of their own repertoires; he was also a product of country music who made that music's influence on rock 'n' roll clear (like so many early rock stars: Elvis, Johnny Cash, etc). Buddy Holly's greatest achievement is the collection of songs [in too short of a time!] that became a part of rock 'n' roll's DNA. Songs that sound just as fresh today as they did in the 1950's: "That'll Be the Day," "Peggy Sue" (and the better sequel "Peggy Sue Got Married"), "Maybe Baby," "Everyday," "Not Fade Away," "Oh Boy" and "Rave On." If this music doesn't move you in someway- you have no soul. Buddy Holly's run started in 1956, after being dropped from Decca Records, he went and gave producer Norman Petty his song "That'll Be The Day" and the rest is history. The single (with the b-side "I'm Looking for Someone to Love") hit number one. What Buddy and his band (The Crickets) did next was nothing short of amazing: they would hit the top twenty three times, hit the top thirty once, and hit #10 with "Oh Boy" and #3 with "Peggy Sue." There is so much that can be said about Buddy Holly... whether we're talking Weezer and ooo-eee-ooo he looks just like Buddy Holly... or how Don McLean summarized the day (February 3, 1959) Buddy Holly died in a plane crash as "the day the music died." This era or rock 'n' roll was so pure. It was in it's incubator stage. The innocence of it all is beautiful. Hell, most of his songs are under two-minutes: How awesome is that? Don't bore us- get to the chorus. And that's what he did. I think there is a John Lennon quote where he says if you had to re-name Rock 'N' Roll you should name it Chuck Berry... and although I agree with that... Buddy Holly has a better ring to it. You can't talk about rock 'n' roll without Buddy. He is the man... the myth... the jolly...
It's...
Buddy Holly
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