Fifty years ago today....."the day the music died"

[Diego_Sideburns]

Fifty years ago today, 22 year old Buddy Holly died in a plane crash, along with the pilot, 17 year old Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Although his music career only lasted eighteen months, Buddy Holly has had a great influence on popular music. His death was referred to in Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ as “the day the music died”.

 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8_lGx3UPpMw&...feature=related

 

He left behind many recordings that were released posthumously, and he soon attained legendary stature and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

 

Biography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly

 

Guardian tribute:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jan/3...holly-rock-roll

 

Live:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lhgO8rZs1Fg&...feature=related

 

The video for The Ramones ’Do You Remember Rock ’n’ Roll Radio?’ features a clip of Buddy Holly performing on The Ed Sullivan Show.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bzdz2_jogFc

[dkenyonqfc2]

Fifty years ago today, 22 year old Buddy Holly died in a plane crash, along with the pilot, 17 year old Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Although his music career only lasted eighteen months, Buddy Holly has had a great influence on popular music. His death was referred to in Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ as “the day the music died”.

 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8_lGx3UPpMw&...feature=related

 

He left behind many recordings that were released posthumously, and he soon attained legendary stature and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

 

Biography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly

 

Guardian tribute:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jan/3...holly-rock-roll

 

Live:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lhgO8rZs1Fg&...feature=related

 

The video for The Ramones ’Do You Remember Rock ’n’ Roll Radio?’ features a clip of Buddy Holly performing on The Ed Sullivan Show.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bzdz2_jogFc

fantastic music and still popular today