Today is the birthday, in 1936 (Lubbock, Texas) of Buddy Holly – a pioneer of Rock and Roll. He started playing with his band – The Crickets – in 1955 and released his first hit single ‘That’ll Be the Day’ in 1957. He died in a plane crash in 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa at the age of 22.
Despite his short career, he released several hit songs and he helped define the traditional rock and roll band of two guitars, a bass and drums. He was one of the first musicians in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and his influence was widely felt. We miss him.
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