Holly was born on this date in 1936, which means that he is closer to my mother's age than my age. Then again, look at him and the Crickets in tuxedos, with an army of prom queens (?) in the background.
In this next clip he absolutely gets down on the guitar in a way not normally heard. And I don't know about you, but personally I don't need the words on the screen
How influential was Buddy Holly? Don't ask me. Ask this guy:
Don McLean, like him or not (and I"m on the meh side, myself), should not own Buddy Holly. Considering Holly's influence—be yourself, be a group, get down, write and perform your own songs—he belongs to music. It didn't die. You can listen to Buddy Holly songs any day of the week. And you probably should.
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