Buddy Holly is a perfect example of the word "Classic". His appeal holds, even after these 50+ years.  Simple music made easy sounding...yet, why does no one else come close to the music that holds appeal over time.  He even set the basic band instruments... All this from Lubbock, Texas. The gateway to Muleshoe, Texas...

Sweet! 

 LizK wrote: 
McCartney's documentary, "The Real Buddy Holly Story" (http://www.amazon.com/Real-Buddy-Holly-Story/dp/B0002VGTBQ), debunks more than a couple of myths. One, Buddy was far from a nerd: hip guy, hugely talented, and—like a lot of geniuses; Lennon comes to mind—knew it. Second, the glasses were a gimmick; he knew no one would ever forget the image of a rock'n'roller in nerd glasses. He had little to worry about, right? The music spoke for itself.

To respond to another post below, IMHO Buddy would have continued to write, play, and produce novel, accessible music well into the '60s and beyond. My personal guess is that his career would have had an arc a lot like Stevie Wonder's—long bursts of creativity spanning decades.

 bseib wrote: 

Love that military-spec bulletproof birth control device he's wearing on his face. 

I haven't heard this one in a while.  It's my favorite Buddy Holly song.  Yay!!!

Tony Perkins introduced me to Buddy Holly's music (another Tony Perkins of course) and it stuck. Ironic that his class mate would have been Keith Richards, had he (TP) not been held back a year or two for failing to pass exams.

 SlappyJunkwood wrote: 

Oy veh!  I was 13 when Buddy Holly died. Who could forget it?  But I can tell you that a pink sweatshirt and purple pants would have qualified any teenage boy for a lickin' from the football team. Did he really wear that, or was it a designer palette from the cover artist?  Buddy was a nerd. A marvelously creative one. An original.

Buddy Holly................the ORIGINAL Beatle...............

SlappyJunkwood wrote: Somebody's been reading too much Achewood. Except there's no such thing as too much Achewood.

Yes this is great, but the cover with Humble Pie is also a floor filler.

Hey Bill, get the album art up for the original recording!!


 

 gatorade wrote: 

Yessss...

Timeless, and an 11.

Look at him on the cover... All-American-looking and bringing the sweet music and lyrics. You know he was slayin' em back in the day.  All up in those poodle skirts every day.

awesome...?

I think The Knack (of "My Sharona" fame) did a wicked cover of this song. Anybody remember that?

I loved the ITV show by the same name. Kinda cheesy but good.

Cool...

Awesome...

There are certain artists that for me rate virtually automatic 10s: The Beatles, Steely Dan, Joe Jackson—and Buddy Holly.

Yes!  So hard to believe the number of great songs Buddy Holly produced before his untimely death at 22.

Dang... NO 3 on the comments.... agreed good tune, not that I need it all day but, definatly legiondary.

Way to GO BILL!
Shimmering pop perfection if ever there was such a thing.

Good tune. I especially like the version recorded by Humble Pie with Peter Frampton performing the vocal. IMS, I also have a version sung by John Mellencamp I like very much.