Buddy Holly

[jbaseball44]

Being that it is 50 years ago today, or i guess it is yesterday now that it is past 12, that the music died i looked for a thread with the search function and didnt find anything.

http://www.kevinray.co.uk/images/buddyholly.jpg

Thoughts on his importance/favorite songs, etc.

[bradsonemanband]

maybe baby, i love you

[Gumbyjag]

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[Gumbyjag]

seriously though, the man's a legend. his classics still ring in people's ears today.

[mybreakingpoint]

Buddy Holly is the man.

[JimGray]

I wish more people would realize the importance of this man.

[jbaseball44]

Such a shame, he was only 21. I listen to him a lot.
Agreed, it's hard not to think about what might have been.

[jbaseball44]

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Have always enjoyed that Weezer video.

[El_Jeffe]

i posted this in the general forum the other day, this is a copy of what someone else (who i forget) originally posted in the music forum a while back. i copied it to read later, but kept it because the buddy holly curse is one of the craziest things i've ever come across

the buddy holly curse:

On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly (22 yrs old), Richie Valens (17 yrs old), and the Big Bopper (29 yrs old) died in a plane crash.

On February 3, 1967, Joe Meek, Buddy Holly’s British manager committed suicide

Eddie Cochran was supposed to be on the plane with Buddy Holly. On Easter Sunday 1960, Eddie was killed in a taxi crash. The last song he recorded was with The Crickets (Buddy Holly’s back up group). The Crickets were also in England at the time of the crash.

After Buddy Holly’s death, The Crickets got a new singer, Ronnie Smith, who hung himself. The next signer with The Crickets, David Box, eventually went solo and, in 1964 died in a plane crash at the age of 22, the same age Buddy Holly was when he died in a plane crash.

The Cricket’s next singer, Bobby Fuller was beaten to death in 1966. The last song he recorded before his death was written by Buddy Holly.

Marc Bolan, Guitarist for T-Rex was killed in a car crash in 1977. There was a pen with Buddy Holly’s name on it in the car.

In 1978, The Buddy Holly Story, staring Gary Busey as Buddy Holly hit the theaters. The screen writer committed suicide. Gary Busey bought a guitar owned by Buddy Holly and was shortly thereafter involved in a near fatal motorcycle accident.

On September 6, 1978, Who drummer, Keith Moon, saw Buddy Holly’s movie and stayed overnight at Harry Nilsson house. He overdosed on medication and died the next day, September 7, which is Buddy Holly’s birthday. (As an aside, he died in the same room that Mama Cass died in 4 years previously)

In 1979, Ricky Nelson died in a plane crash. The final song he played was about Buddy Holly. (As an aside, Nelson bought the plane from Jerry Lee Lewis, who sold it because he had a premonition that he would die in a crash on that plane)

On February 3, 1990, the anniversary of Buddy Holly’s death, Del Shannon gave his last performance. He played with The Crickets in the same venue where Buddy Holly gave his last performance. Five days later, Del Shannon shot himself in the head.

On February 3, 2003, the anniversary of Buddy Holly’s death, Phil Spector, Buddy Holly’s US producer, was arrested and charged with the bloody murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

[Circa1628]

wow that's a crazy post

[jbaseball44]

i posted this in the general forum the other day, this is a copy of what someone else (who i forget) originally posted in the music forum a while back. i copied it to read later, but kept it because the buddy holly curse is one of the craziest things i've ever come across

the buddy holly curse:

On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly (22 yrs old), Richie Valens (17 yrs old), and the Big Bopper (29 yrs old) died in a plane crash.

On February 3, 1967, Joe Meek, Buddy Holly’s British manager committed suicide

Eddie Cochran was supposed to be on the plane with Buddy Holly. On Easter Sunday 1960, Eddie was killed in a taxi crash. The last song he recorded was with The Crickets (Buddy Holly’s back up group). The Crickets were also in England at the time of the crash.

After Buddy Holly’s death, The Crickets got a new singer, Ronnie Smith, who hung himself. The next signer with The Crickets, David Box, eventually went solo and, in 1964 died in a plane crash at the age of 22, the same age Buddy Holly was when he died in a plane crash.

The Cricket’s next singer, Bobby Fuller was beaten to death in 1966. The last song he recorded before his death was written by Buddy Holly.

Marc Bolan, Guitarist for T-Rex was killed in a car crash in 1977. There was a pen with Buddy Holly’s name on it in the car.

In 1978, The Buddy Holly Story, staring Gary Busey as Buddy Holly hit the theaters. The screen writer committed suicide. Gary Busey bought a guitar owned by Buddy Holly and was shortly thereafter involved in a near fatal motorcycle accident.

On September 6, 1978, Who drummer, Keith Moon, saw Buddy Holly’s movie and stayed overnight at Harry Nilsson house. He overdosed on medication and died the next day, September 7, which is Buddy Holly’s birthday. (As an aside, he died in the same room that Mama Cass died in 4 years previously)

In 1979, Ricky Nelson died in a plane crash. The final song he played was about Buddy Holly. (As an aside, Nelson bought the plane from Jerry Lee Lewis, who sold it because he had a premonition that he would die in a crash on that plane)

On February 3, 1990, the anniversary of Buddy Holly’s death, Del Shannon gave his last performance. He played with The Crickets in the same venue where Buddy Holly gave his last performance. Five days later, Del Shannon shot himself in the head.

On February 3, 2003, the anniversary of Buddy Holly’s death, Phil Spector, Buddy Holly’s US producer, was arrested and charged with the bloody murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
Crazy as hell

[El_Jeffe]

yea it's definitely one bizarre situation. i'm never usually one to buy into "curses" & superstitions, etc. but once i read that for the first time i fully took any of my buddy holly cds out of my car haha

[jbaseball44]

yea it's definitely one bizarre situation. i'm never usually one to buy into "curses" & superstitions, etc. but once i read that for the first time i fully took any of my buddy holly cds out of the my car haha
I am also one who never believes in curses or superstitions but this one is, if nothing else, very very interesting. I don't own any hard copies of Buddy Holly CD's but i'll have to be careful of when i listen to him.

[jbaseball44]

Bump, been listening to him a lot lately.

[jbaseball44]

Gonna try and bump this again

[chipdip18]

Okay, Mr, jbaseball, educate me on the wonders of Buddy Holly. You've proven to me that you've got sweet music taste.

[chipdip18]

bump

[jbaseball44]

He is possibly my all time favorite artist. You can trace so many of the great artists back to him: Dylan, The Beatles, Etc. His voice, songwriting and ability to play the guitar influenced so many of the greats. Also the entire look of him, this nerdy look that eventually would become "cool" and he made it cool. In terms of music it's hard with him because he died so young but a greatest hits album would serve you well to start with, "Maybe Baby" is one of my all time favorite songs.

[jbaseball44]

This is a quote from Bob Dylan in his Grammy acceptance speech for Time Out of Mind

"And I just want to say that when I was sixteen or seventeen years old, I went to see Buddy Holly play at Duluth National Guard Armory and I was three feet away from him...and he looked at me. And I just have some sort of feeling that he was — I don't know how or why — but I know he was with us all the time we were making this record in some kind of way."

[Jaxon Adams]

buddy holly rules. love this guy

[jbaseball44]

buddy holly rules. love this guy
That's what i like to hear

[cshadows2887]

Watched The Buddy Holly Story today and it's got me spinning his stuff again. What a talented mofo.

[FolieaTrois]

Bump.

Does anybody know what album "It's So Easy" first appeared on? Googled and came up with nothing..

[cshadows2887]

His second record makes for a great fall album.

[jbaseball44]

Bump.

Does anybody know what album "It's So Easy" first appeared on? Googled and came up with nothing..
I believe it first appeared on The Buddy Holly Story, which is a compilation album released around 1959. Was probably around as a single before that

[FolieaTrois]

I believe it first appeared on The Buddy Holly Story, which is a compilation album released around 1959. Was probably around as a single before that

Oh cool, thanks.

[cshadows2887]

The Chirping Crickets. 'Nuff said.