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Well it's exactly 50 years today that the great Buddy Holly was tragically killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa USA in 1959.

i'm a massive fan of his music, and have a jukebox stuffed with them. they are still very popular tunes today and familiar to most people , even youngsters.

he was a massive influence on the early rock and roll scene and then onto groups like the beatles and the rolling stones who in turn were inspirations to more modern artists like oasis and paul weller , so it can be argued that he is responsible for even modern music.

there is only a very small memorial at the crash site and he never seems to get the headlines when it comes to 60's music, Elvis is always the bigger star. well not for me .
i often wonder what music he would have gone on to produce had his life not been so tragically cut short .

anybody else a Buddy fan ?



R I P Buddy Holly 7/11/1936 - 3/2/1959

Can he play centre half or in goal?

DB10 thinks. . . . Maybe the basement isnt a bad thing after all!!!!!

it's posted here because from what i can see , no one uses the fucking basement plenty of other threads in this section that should also be there , like 'snow' etc etc etc .

move it if it pleases you !!

mr top banana wrote:it's posted here because from what i can see , no one uses the fucking basement plenty of other threads in this section that should also be there , like 'snow' etc etc etc .

move it if it pleases you !!

Calm down mate its called banter

why didn't you mention The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens they both died that night as well in very unlucky circumstances

imagine losing your life to a toss of a coin - spoooookkkkkkyyyyyyyy

I am a great fan of Holly!

legend

i prefer gus

Holly

gus ceasar is a legend wrote:I am a great fan of Holly!

i prefer this holly

I have to say its a shame that any young person dies especially in an accident but i really can not stand his music. Im not a big fan of 50's and 60's music but can appreciate the like of The Beatles were good but i really dont get Buddy Holly "Peggy Sue" makes me cringe its awful.

Sorry if thats upset anyone

flash gunner wrote:I have to say its a shame that any young person dies especially in an accident but i really can not stand his music. Im not a big fan of 50's and 60's music but can appreciate the like of The Beatles were good but i really dont get Buddy Holly "Peggy Sue" makes me cringe its awful.

Sorry if thats upset anyone

try this
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=gq3ntOSn0Wc

pivomit wrote:

flash gunner wrote:I have to say its a shame that any young person dies especially in an accident but i really can not stand his music. Im not a big fan of 50's and 60's music but can appreciate the like of The Beatles were good but i really dont get Buddy Holly "Peggy Sue" makes me cringe its awful.

Sorry if thats upset anyone

try this
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=gq3ntOSn0Wc

I'll have to try it later i cant listen at work

I think it is always a shame when somebody that has something to offer the world dies young. The list is endless of great people/performers/politicians etc. that have died tragically young.
Off the top of my head I could name dozens of sad losses. The saddest of all in my humble opinion was Rocky. Bastard evil disease

SPUDMASHER wrote:I think it is always a shame when somebody that has something to offer the world dies young. The list is endless of great people/performers/politicians etc. that have died tragically young.
Off the top of my head I could name dozens of sad losses. The saddest of all in my humble opinion was Rocky. Bastard evil disease

if i didn't know what you were talking about - i could of made some cheap joke about Rocky Balboa

but i always remember Rocky Rocastle - RIP