RIP Buddy Holly (1936-1959) A victim onboard a Beechcraft Bonanza which crashed in Grant Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, U.S. due to following loss of control in poor weather at night.
That’ll Be the Day is one of the top ten greatest rock 'n roll songs ever. It still hits the spot. Buddy Holly and the Crickets is probably the most influential rock band of all time. The Beatles claim them as a major influence, as do so many others. Rock On, Buddy!
That was AWESOME!!! a really good short interview. musicians would always have such tight schedules you would have to squeeze in an interview whenever you could. wish there was more of this. Buddy Holly was fantastic he is definitely missed.
and then after that sentence he mumbled soon to be released "Well Alright" that Santana made big. Just astonishing how talented that man was at so young and not even in his prime years yet.
The 1978 movie with Gary Busey is good, but Buddy needs another, new movie! Also interesting about his comments on jazz here, when shortly before he passed away, he moved to New York City and began to immerse himself in the jazz scene. What could’ve been…
Wow. I saw Alex as Buddy in London while I was working at Wimbledon, 1993, 1994, 1995. Went every year. He was amazing. My family came over and saw it. The best musical I've ever seen. It was memorable. Taking my family, my mother and sister and her husband to it was the best of it.
Buddy Holly was the OG of rock and roll in the 50s Elvis was more of a singer and mainstream but Buddy was doing proto punk rock. But at 22 you barely know anything just imagine if Buddy had lived to see the 60s cause I know he was wild anyways, poor guy.
If you get the chance, visit the Buddy Holly Center and his gravesite in Lubbock, Texas. The BH Center is a wonderful museum with lots of artifacts from his life. They have his motorcycle, quite a few of his clothing items, his famous glasses, and some of his personal correspondence with representatives from his record label. Unfortunately, taking photos and video inside the exhibit area is not permitted. His gravesite is also in Lubbock and is worth visiting. He was 22 when he died. As of 2023, he wound be 87. RIP Buddy Holly.
@@darkash900 Right.......... yeah I am sorry mate. So did not actually check his age at the time of his death, instead i just calculated in which he year he was born and in which he died. Now that I think of that too was wrong. Anyways I will be editing this comment so anyone who reads this, give some credit to @darkash900.
For a high school kid, Ronnie King did a nice interview. Today's "journalists" always ask long, rambling questions that funnel the subject into a predetermined angle instead of letting them say whatever comes to mind.
Didn’t want this interview to end. Knowing what ended up happening months later… I just want to cry and say “Buddy, please don’t go!” Such a kind and wonderful person.
When he said “I’m 22” my heart sank… especially since the quality is so good, it feels like you time traveled to 1958 and listen to this, and you know what’s going to happen but you can’t change it… poor guys
Holly comes across as down-to-earth in this rare interview in the fall of 1958--quite a gentlemanly contrast from his dynamic presence on stage. So sad he never got to develop his career further. Rock on, Buddy! 😢😿🎸🎸🎶🎵
It’s actually impossible to believe that Buddy was to die tragically, only 3 months after this interview. Unfortunately Buddy, Ritchie Valens and JP “The Big Bopper” Richardson and the young pilot perished in a plane crash, just after being in a concert together. It’s surely the saddest incident in Rock & Roll history.
