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Monday Morning Video: Vintage Buddy Holly from 1957

Monday, September 22, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Now no matter what you think of rock and roll, I think you have to keep a nice open mind about what the young people go for, otherwise the youngsters won’t feel that you understand them. Now if we’re ready for our rock and roll specialist, we have Buddy Holly and the Crickets.

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Buddy Holly

Listen Up: Rave On Buddy Holly

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

When Buddy Holly died in a tragic plane crash in 1959, the world lost a tremendous musical talent. Only 22, Holly demonstrates a depth of talent rivaled by few in rock history. As important, he inspired generations of rock artists who now return the favor with a wide-ranged tribute to the rock legend. The sheer […]

Filed Under: Pop, Reviews, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Black Keys, Buddy Holly, Cee Lo Green, Detroit Cobras, Fiona Apple, Florence and the Machine, Graham Nash, Jenny O, John Doe, Jon Brion, Justin Townes Earle, Karen Elson, kid rock, Lou Reed, My Morning Jacket, Nick Lowe, Paul McCartney, She and Him

Celebrating Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper

Monday, February 09, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

The rumors were fast and furious. Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones were mentioned. I even heard Ozzy Osbourne, although that may have been a town local toying with me. The occasion? 50 Winters Later, a special concert honoring the legacy of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. The […]

Filed Under: Features, News, Reviews, Rock, Rockabilly Tagged With: Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, Dave Mason, Delbert McClinton, Graham Nash, Joe Ely, LA, Los Lobos, los lonely boys, Lubbock, Ritchie Valens, Texas, the Crickets

The Day the Music Died

Monday, February 02, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Fifty years ago tonight, the music world lost some shining lights. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died when their plane crashed into a field on February 2nd, 1959. We’ll never fully know what they would have accomplished had they lived. Yet there is little doubt of the impact that they’ve had on […]

Filed Under: Features, In Memoriam, News, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, Clear Lake, Iowa, Ritchie Valens

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