tvyelwhiteflag Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 In honour of one the kings of Rock and Roll, play some Holly today -"it's so easy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Summerisle Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Is it really 50 years to the day since he died? Tragic. One of the most important figures in modern music. By the way, for anyone interested in his 1958 sunburst Stratocaster (serial#028228), here is an article about its restoration: http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/guitar.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexygibson Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Buddy dies 10 years before i was born but I have been a huge fan since the age of 13 when i saw Gary Busey in " The Buddy Holly Story ". I have and always will say that had Buddy lived he would have been considered " the King of rock & roll." I will never forget hearing an interview with Paul MaCartney where he made the comment, " if there had never been Buddy Holly and the Crickets than there would never have been the Beatles." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtufguy Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 GREAT article. Thank you for sharing. I cannot stand most of what is played on the radio these days. This is TRUE rock n' roll !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvyelwhiteflag Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 LOVE that story, thanks for posting it :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvyelwhiteflag Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 LOVE that story, thanks for posting it :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 did you know waylon jennings was supposed to be on that plane? PS don't forget Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-ap-ia-hollyconcert,0,6163108.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I remember sitting at the Control Board at my local college radio station when the teletype started spitting out the news that the plane carrying the Lynyrd Skynyrd band had crashed...Broke in on the music to tell the listeners... Hadn't thought about that in years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I went to my first concert.. name act.. at the Surf Ballroom, in Clear Lake, Iowa. Went there many times growing up. I saw the Fendermen, one hit wonders with 'Mule Skinner Blues'.. complete with three girls in tassled bikinis dancing in lighted cages. And the Everly Brothers. Who were just incredible in every way. Stood three feet away. It was part of our local lore, the tragedy. And All these guys had and have die hard fans in Iowa. Buddy was the true early pioneer.. and had the greatest promise in his work of just about anyone and everyone at that time. Last I knew there was still a band in Mason City, just a few miles away, called the Ravons, rave-ons, which had taken the name in Buddys honor. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSDx Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 By the way' date=' for anyone interested in his 1958 sunburst Stratocaster (serial#028228), here is an article about its restoration: http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/guitar.html [/quote'] Interesting article - thanks for the link. .....wow, 50 years ago......man, I was 1 year and 1 day old when we lost Holly, Valens, the Big Bopper and whomever else was on the plane. "The day the music died" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 My radio show last night was a tribute to Buddy Holly, and I left a note for whoever was in today to recognise him. I'm returning to the stage tonight with That'll Be The Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexygibson Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 did you know waylon jennings was supposed to be on that plane? PS don't forget Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-ap-ia-hollyconcert' date='0,6163108.story[/quote'] Actually it is a common myth that Waylon was supposed to be on the plane. The story is true but it was actually band member Tommy Allsup that gave up his seat to Ritchie Valens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluezOldy Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hmmm .... somehow I don't think you Buddy Holly fans will be too impressed by a letter published in today's Sydney Morning Herald: I appreciate the marketing and hype for the Buddy Holly show is in full swing, but please can we lasso this myth once and for all ("Smells like Brylcreem spirit: why Buddy's legend refuses to die", February 3). Holly wrote and performed simple, cute whitebread songs for white America. Nothing more. Had he survived he would have been washed up by 1965, along with Bobby Vee and Bobby Rydell - then revived by the 1980s to tour with other old rockers. To mention him along with Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley is ill-informed. Ask 15-25s if they have heard of him. Ask young musicians whether he is an influence. Research his minuscule record sales around the world. Finally, watch the relatively short run of the musical. PS Brylcreem was a greasy hair product popular in Australia in case it wasn't known in the US and elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexygibson Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I think that this writer is about full of crap. Sure, we will never know what path Buddys career may have taken, but to say that he wasn't as talented as ELVIS ? Buddy wrote his own material, Elvis did not. Buddy was a muti-talented musician, Elvis was three chords and a cloud of dust. This writer obviously does not know sh*t about Buddy Holly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSDx Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 PS Brylcreem was a greasy hair product popular in Australia in case it wasn't known in the US and elsewhere. Yup' date=' Brylcreem was sold stateside (I was slightly too young to need/use/want it ) Smells like Brylcreem spirit ....... that's rather funny ....a lil mean spirited, perhaps, but...funny, nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluezOldy Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Here's the original article the letter was referring to: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/02/02/1233423129801.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 "Actually it is a common myth that Waylon was supposed to be on the plane. The story is true but it was actually band member Tommy Allsup that gave up his seat to Ritchie Valens." well... " Throughout '58, Jape ("the big bopper") signed onto many tours to promote his record. His last tour being the Winter Dance Party of 1959. The tour was scheduled to play in remote locations throughout mid-west United States, and the mid-west was suffering a harsh winter. The bus provided to the musicians had engine problems and no heating system. For this last reason Jape had caught the flu. When the tour rolled into Clear Lake Iowa, Buddy Holly chartered a plane to fly his band to the next gig. Jape approached Buddy's bass player, Waylon Jennings, and asked for Jennings seat on the plane, so that Jape could get some rest and a doctors appointment. Waylon agreed and gave his seat to Jape, a decision that saved him, but killed the Bopper. Waylon would feel guilty for this for some time. The plane took off from Mason City Airport around 1:00 the morning of February 3rd, 1959, and crashed 8 miles after takeoff, killing Jape, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the pilot Roger Peterson." http://www.officialbigbopper.com/i_thestories.htm http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/17/entertainment/main2369529.shtml this is in several books, as well, including Jennings' autobiography...as I understand it, two seats were swapped... During the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, the charter airplane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (aka "The Big Bopper") crashed outside Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all on board. In his 1996 autobiography, Jennings admitted that in the years afterward, he felt severe guilt and responsibility for the crash. After Jennings gave up his seat, Holly had jokingly told Jennings, "I hope your ol' bus freezes up!" Jennings shot back facetiously, "I hope your damn plane crashes!"[6] 6^ VH1's Behind the Music "The Day the Music Died" interview with Waylon Jennings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Buffalo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Fifty years ago today, a little after 12:05 a.m., a small plane carrying Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, & the "Big Bopper", (J.P. Richardson), crashed in a corn field just outside Clear Lake, Iowa. I heard about it on the news, as I was getting ready for school later that morning. Even though I was only 9, I knew who Buddy Holly was. (My older sister used to listen to his music). Even if Don McLean hadn't written "American Pie" it's something that's stayed with me after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Fifty years ago today' date=' a little after 12:05 a.m., a small plane carrying Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, & the "Big Bopper", (J.P. Richardson), crashed in a corn field just outside Clear Lake, Iowa. I heard about it on the news, as I was getting ready for school later that morning. Even though I was only 9, I knew who Buddy Holly was. (My older sister used to listen to his music). Even if Don McLean hadn't written "American Pie" it's something that's stayed with me after all these years. [/quote']Eeeek! Another old fart on the forum. I was 8, Pops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks for the suggestion. I plugged in my Casino and played The Beatles version of "Mailman Bring Me No More Blues." That Beatle version is the greatest song to just slowly sway back and forth to as you strum. It is such a fantastic song to just close your eyes and float away to. I have the absolute worst voice in the world, but when I played "Mailman" today I just had to start singing. One of the greatest songs ever. Mailman, bring me no more blues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I think that this writer is about full of crap. Sure' date=' we will never know what path Buddys career may have taken, but to say that he wasn't as talented as ELVIS ? Buddy wrote his own material, Elvis did not. Buddy was a muti-talented musician, Elvis was three chords and a cloud of dust. This writer obviously does not know sh*t about Buddy Holly.[/quote'] +1. Add to that the fact that he was very innovative with overdubbing, and was one of (if not the) first to use string sections on "rock" records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks for the suggestion. I plugged in my Casino and played The Beatles version of "Mailman Bring Me No More Blues." That Beatle version is the greatest song to just slowly sway back and forth to as you strum. It is such a fantastic song to just close your eyes and float away to. I have the absolute worst voice in the world' date=' but when I played "Mailman" today I just had to start singing. One of the greatest songs ever. Mailman, bring me no more blues... [/quote'] Without realizing the signifigance of the date, and for no other reason, the past few days I've been perfecting my playing the lead in the Beatles version of Words of Love. I learned this decades ago when it first came out using a friggin' reel to reel tape recorder, playing/backing up...playing/backing up...etc almost measure by measure till I got it right. I personally think that Buddy Holly was a musical genius who would have had an even bigger impact on music in general had he lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenrirlupus Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Saddening. exactly one year ago, i started playing on my friend's stratocaster copy. i diddn't know what day it was, but i wanted to play peggy sue, because it seemed pretty simple for a first song to learn... i looked at the comment section of a youtube video, and then i realized that the first day i played guitar was 49 years after buddy holly died. so today, one year later, is not only the one year anniversary of my first serious attempt to play guitar, but also 50 years since buddy holly died. earlier today i did play some buddy holly, again not realizing what day it was, and it was one of the few times that i attempted to actually sing the song i was playing. i think this last december was the 20th year since roy orbison died too... we really ought to cherish the old rock n roll artists we still have... chuck berry, jerry lee lewis, fats domino, even the beach boys. sure, that surfer stuff isn't quite as good as regular 'ol rock and roll... but it sure beats the pants off of rap. geez i wish i could have been alive to see buddy holly, ritchie valens, and the big bopper... as it is, i only get to see old black and white footage and hear old records (or new cds made from the old recordings...)... and i like what i hear. thank god for the internet, and thank god record companies re-release old recordings on cd. Rock and roll is most definitely NOT the devil's music. Rest in peace buddy holly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarxBros Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Sorry...late for the tribute but thanks for the music...always and ever..... =D> =D> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 " Well All Right" Rave On !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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