A girlfriend’s mom went to high school with Buddy Holly. She said that it was a small class and the guys treated him like crap. Well, he came back to the reunion and, of course, the girls went crazy for him and the dudes acted like his best friend. Holly was only there for the the few who were originally nice to him, and ignored the rest. She said it had the polarizing effect on the others that he likely hoped for.
A cover performed by Buddy Holly & friends that not too many people have heard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rakpcDv6DFQ
Poor guy, he didn’t have auto tune microphones and he didn’t use a bunch of pre-recorded backing tracks. All he was able to do was get up onstage and play and sing the songs he wrote. I guess it’s pretty safe to say he’ll never in the same league as current musical ‘artists’.
Not persuaded by his argument that buddy holly was a bigger pioneer than elvis. Holly song list pretty weak. Peggy sue? Not much there.
Also: Holly was Holly there is no need to build him up using implication in saying the audio gear of the day was ‘primitive’. If you couldn't make it today using EXACTLY the same gear Holly used, you can't make it PERIOD.
Wellllll...That’ll be tbe day!
I once owned the complete Buddy Holly box set, back when we still had a record player.
As a boomer I grew up on this music and C & W. Still have tapes, but have recently put many on USB stick for my car.
Now I can listen to great music and not put up with Taylor Swift bubble gum garbage.
For the those who love the old C & W, RFDTV, Country’s Family Reunion, host Whispering Bill Anderson. Who is still writing today. Whiskey Lula bye is one of his latest.
Slipping Away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgu74uQgZNc
Lee Greenwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbIKTYu4Q_k
Riding with Private Malone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34IwQglPak8