[TruthWillWin]

It was 50 years ago today that he met his untimely death. I can remember where I was when I learned that he (along with Richie Valens and the Big Bopper) had died.

His band 1st was called "Buddy Holly and the Crickets" and it seems I heard somewhere that is where the Beetles, big fans of Buddy, came up with their name.

[.44 Special]

Buddy Holly died at Clear Lake, Iowa; thirteen miles from where I lived and I was thirteen at the time. It broke my heart. Clear Lake was named after a big swimming hole and was a teenage hangout for kids from Muscatine and Davenport. John M. & Jon C if you read this: Cathy’s Clown says hello.

Kathy if you read this, well I don’t know - once burned, once learned in my book. “Harold Roark”, aye Ayn?

[PzLdr]

Hell. the HOLLIES named themselves after Buddy [and did a really great “Peggy Sue Got Married” singing and playing backup to Buddy’s vocal on a tribute album].

The BEATLES did “Words of Love” on one of their LPs. The SEARCHERS used a lot of his stuff in their early days. The Stones first U.S release was “Not Fade Away”.