friend Holly was born on September 7, 1936. Then, on February 3, 1959, American rock as well as roll lost one of its most ingenious early voices when friend Holly died in a airplane crash, together with The huge Bopper as well as one more legendary pioneer, Richie Valens. Holly hailed from Texas as well as was born in the middle of the fantastic Depression, perhaps explaining why his music so seamlessly mixed Gospel, country as well as rock. He opened for Elvis as well as expense Haley, as well as his bass player was the fantastic Waylon Jennings! He was an influence on numerous rockers from the 1960s all the method to now–yet most youngsters today have barely even heard of him.
To make sure we don’t fail to remember the embarrassingly bountiful array of singles he left behind, I’m publishing a G.O.A.T. tribute to the man, starting after the break…