‘One can only wonder how his music would have evolved had he lived longer to write and perform more music.’
A glimpse of Holly’s plans for the future:
“By the time [Buddy Holly and his wife] had settled into their Manhattan apartment, Holly had set up a recording and publishing company called Prism, which he intended to focus on as a talent-spotter and producer, parallel to his songwriting and performing career. His dreams didn’t end there: he wanted to perform in movies (like Elvis Presley did), write musical scores for films, record a gospel album (ideally with among his favorite gospel singers, Mahalia Jackson) and begin collaborating on duets with other artists, such as Ray Charles. Prism’s chief objective was to tap into the huge reservoir of musical talent in West Texas, where Holly grew up.”
- See more at: http://rockhall.com/blog/post/9334_buddy-hollys-final-recordings/#sthash.bghZGybt.dpuf
RE: and begin collaborating on duets with other artists, such as Ray Charles.
THAT would have been something. I would REALLY love to hear that !!