Why Buddy Holly will never fade away

The Telegraph ^ | Philip Norman

[SeekAndFind]

This article is a little dated, but fun to read for modern music lovers....

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FUN TRIVIA:

Though normal-sighted as a teenager, Elton John donned spectacles in imitation of the famous Holly horn-rims and ruined his eyesight as a result.

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

I’m only 52, but I’m a big fan of Buddy Holly. I liked him a lot more than I liked Elvis.

[gorush]

Look at “Jeff Beck Live at Ronnie Scotts”.

[dfwgator]

"Rock n roll's been going downhill ever since Buddy Holly died."

[gorush]

Hearing suffers in that business as well.

[ifinnegan]

Remember what the aliens said?

Send more Chuck Berry!

It’s funny, Beatles covered a relatively boring Buddy Holly song, Words of Love.

[MeganC]

Who?

[SeekAndFind]

Unlike Elvis, Buddy Holly was relatively free of any self-destructive tendencies. He was very amiable and quite religious too.

One can only wonder how his music would have evolved had he lived longer to write and perform more music.

He was only 22 when he died !!

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RE: Who?

How old are you?

[MayflowerMadam]

Not a huge fan of Holly — can take him or leave him. But his song, “True Love Ways”, is one of my favorites. Just beautiful.

[MeganC]

23.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Youtube has a lot of his demos which is pretty cool. Amazing he did so much in only a few years. One story I like was he was doing an interview at a radio station with Waylon Jennings and the DJ bet him he couldn’t write a song in 5 minutes and they took a 5 minute break and they came back with this.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaGYA_KQIJU

[DeFault User]

I can't remember if I cried

When I read about his widowed bride

But something touched me deep inside

The day the music died

--Don McLean, "American Pie"

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RE: Don McLean, “American Pie”

And don’t forget the refrain: “That’ll be the day that I die” (from Buddy Holly’s hit song ).

[Tax-chick]

If you were from Texas, you’d know Buddy Holly anyway.

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RE: 23.

You are older than Buddy Holly when he died. :)

[yetidog]

This article is 100% on target. Buddy Holly was an rare original artist that wrote and performed music
as fresh today as it was when it was performed/recorded. Very little of his music rode on the back of previous successes - his own or others-- and his sound was totally unique for its time and place. He was not a “rock star” or a “teen idol” rather loved for the music he made. That he left us at age 22 makes his legacy all the more amazing and profound.

[llevrok]

Will Buddy ever fade away? That’ll be the day !!!

[Fair Paul]

who died in a plane crash 50 years ago next Tuesday

The day the music died was over 55 years ago, February 3rd, 1959.