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Feb 3, 2022: Tinnitist: Back Stories | Remembering Buddy Holly
If Feb. 3, 1959 was the day the music died, then Sept. 7, 1936 was when it all began. On this date, rock ’n’ roll pioneer Buddy Holly was born in Texas. Barely 22 years later, he died in the plane crash later immortalized in Don McLean’s song American Pie. But during the tragically brief window of his life, he put an indelible stamp on music.
If Feb. 3, 1959 was the day the music died, then Sept. 7, 1936 was when it all began. On this date, rock ’n’ roll pioneer Buddy Holly was born in Texas. Barely 22 years later, he died in the plane crash later immortalized in Don McLean’s song American Pie. But during the tragically brief window of his life, he put an indelible stamp on music.
Oct 8, 2020: Entertainment Weekly: Buddy Holly biopic Clear Lake casts Ruairi O'Connor in lead role
The Buddy Holly biopic Clear Lake has cast Ruairi O’Connor as the iconic singer-songwriter who died in a plane crash in 1959.
O'Connor, who currently portrays a young King Henry VIII in the Starz drama The Spanish Princess, was hired to bring Holly to life following an expansive six-month search.
The Buddy Holly biopic Clear Lake has cast Ruairi O’Connor as the iconic singer-songwriter who died in a plane crash in 1959.
O'Connor, who currently portrays a young King Henry VIII in the Starz drama The Spanish Princess, was hired to bring Holly to life following an expansive six-month search.
Feb 3, 2019: Independent: The Day the Music Died: 60 years since that fateful plane crash, Buddy Holly’s rock’n’roll legacy lives on
Holly has come to be considered a pioneer and one of the most creative forces in rock’n’roll. Alexandra Pollard reflects on the tragic circumstances that took him, Ritchie Valens and JP ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson, as well as the crucial influence he had on some of our most celebrated stars
Holly has come to be considered a pioneer and one of the most creative forces in rock’n’roll. Alexandra Pollard reflects on the tragic circumstances that took him, Ritchie Valens and JP ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson, as well as the crucial influence he had on some of our most celebrated stars
Feb 3, 2016: Guardian: Buddy Holly: the rocker next door – a classic profile by Mick Farren
On the 57th anniversary of the his tragic death we revisit this profile of the clean-cut icon, first published in NME in September 1975 and taken from Rock’s Backpages
On the 57th anniversary of the his tragic death we revisit this profile of the clean-cut icon, first published in NME in September 1975 and taken from Rock’s Backpages
Mar 4, 2015: CNN: Buddy Holly plane crash may be re-examined
It’s the day the music died.
In the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, a small aircraft carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson crashed a few miles from Mason City Municipal Airport, near Clear Lake, Iowa.
Pilot Roger Peterson also died in the crash.
The voice of the hit songs “Peggy Sue” and “That’ll Be the Day” was silenced forever.
It’s the day the music died.
In the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, a small aircraft carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson crashed a few miles from Mason City Municipal Airport, near Clear Lake, Iowa.
Pilot Roger Peterson also died in the crash.
The voice of the hit songs “Peggy Sue” and “That’ll Be the Day” was silenced forever.
Sept 7, 2011: NPR: Buddy Holly At 75: A Tribute To An Unlikely Star
He was an unlikely star — a rather plain-looking, geeky 20-something in thick-framed glasses. But with hits like "That'll Be the Day," "Rave On" and "Peggy Sue," Buddy Holly became a rockabilly icon. He was a pioneer.
He was an unlikely star — a rather plain-looking, geeky 20-something in thick-framed glasses. But with hits like "That'll Be the Day," "Rave On" and "Peggy Sue," Buddy Holly became a rockabilly icon. He was a pioneer.
| Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas. In fall 1953 Holly, Montgomery, and bass player Larry Welborn earned a regular spot on Lubbock radio station KDAV's Sunday Party program. While attending Lubbock High School, Holly studied printing and drafting and worked part-time at Panhandle Steel Products. He apparently never doubted, however, that he would become a professional musician. The Crickets were a band formed by Holly and Jerry Allison in the early 1950s. The band is best known for their hits ‘That’ll Be the Day’ and ‘Peggy Sue.’ He achieved mainstream success in 1957 with the release of both songs. He continued to have hits throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Crickets toured extensively in the United States and the United Kingdom. February 3 is a day music fans worldwide, and especially in Lubbock, will always remember. Feb. 3 even was referred to by singer-songwriter Don McLean in hit song "American Pie" as nothing short of "the day the music died." His reference was to the crash of a private, chartered aircraft at high speed into a cornfield near Clear Lake, Iowa, immediately killing Lubbock-born music pioneer Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holly, along with two other musicians (Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson) and young pilot Roger Peterson. Buddy Holly became the first artist to score a posthumous UK Number 1 single when It Doesn’t Matter Anymore reached the top spot in April 1959. |
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