08-25-2016, 12:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-25-2016, 12:43 PM by Eric the Green.)
1957 was the best year for a major rock n roll figure, Buddy Holly. He is well-known and influential, ahead of his time. His band The Crickets was the basis of the name The Beatles adopted. Buddy and the Crickets were the first four member guitar/drums band. His "stuttering" vocal style is still imitated, and I think his timeless melodies transcend the styles of the early rock n roll era that he helped create.
The last of my picks of his songs chronologically was "Oh Boy" https://youtu.be/apgL0QcoXIc
The B side was Not Fade Away, which was also the first hit for the Rolling Stones (posted earlier for 1964).
My favorite Buddy Holly song is "Everyday" https://youtu.be/t2QODf1NNwY which is not on my list because I didn't know about it. It was the B-side of "Peggy Sue," a huge hit that must have been the most over-played oldie on our radio station, along with Little Darlin' by the Diamonds. I still don't like that one, but I got to like Peggy Sue OK. It has a great guitar instrumental section. https://youtu.be/ZPXuZ355780
His #1 hit was That'll Be the Day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly
As most people know, his life was cut short in February 1959 by a plane crash that also killed Richie Valens (LaBamba) and the Big Bopper J.P. Richardson (Chantilly Lace). It was "the day the music died" according to Don McLean in the epic, poetic song American Pie from 1972, one of the most popular songs ever, which I like but is not one of my picks.
The meaning of American Pie https://youtu.be/VsZFiMo8TIc
I always thought American Pie was as much about the mood of circa 1970 as about 1959. It all comes together I guess in this "song about America" in this time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly_discography
The last of my picks of his songs chronologically was "Oh Boy" https://youtu.be/apgL0QcoXIc
The B side was Not Fade Away, which was also the first hit for the Rolling Stones (posted earlier for 1964).
My favorite Buddy Holly song is "Everyday" https://youtu.be/t2QODf1NNwY which is not on my list because I didn't know about it. It was the B-side of "Peggy Sue," a huge hit that must have been the most over-played oldie on our radio station, along with Little Darlin' by the Diamonds. I still don't like that one, but I got to like Peggy Sue OK. It has a great guitar instrumental section. https://youtu.be/ZPXuZ355780
His #1 hit was That'll Be the Day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly
As most people know, his life was cut short in February 1959 by a plane crash that also killed Richie Valens (LaBamba) and the Big Bopper J.P. Richardson (Chantilly Lace). It was "the day the music died" according to Don McLean in the epic, poetic song American Pie from 1972, one of the most popular songs ever, which I like but is not one of my picks.
The meaning of American Pie https://youtu.be/VsZFiMo8TIc
I always thought American Pie was as much about the mood of circa 1970 as about 1959. It all comes together I guess in this "song about America" in this time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly_discography