[cripplecreek]

I’m guessing that Buddy Holly and his contemporaries would be quite pleased at how big rock became.

[publius911]

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[Steve_Seattle]

"I’m guessing that Buddy Holly and his contemporaries would be quite pleased at how big rock became."

However, rock music seems to be dying out. The days of the rock band (Beatles/Stones/Animals/Beach Boys), or even the solo rock singer (Elvis/Dion/Jerry Lee Lewis), seem to be over. What we have now are rap, hip-hop, and flash/glam rock performed by divas such as Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry. It's all fireworks and dance routines and flashing lights and stagecraft. The music itself is just a buzz, a loud mush.

[a fool in paradise]

Buddy had a hard enough time convincing his first label that even “That’ll Be The Day” could be a hit.

Here he is on the phone being told “no, no, nope no, AND DON’T YOU THINK OF DOING ANYTHING WITH THOSE SONGS FOR 5 YEARS!!!” Couldn’t buy them back because ‘well we MAY do something with them” “we are dropping your contract...”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiGlIQE1AXI