Today is singer/songwriter Buddy Holly’s birthday. He would’ve been 89-years-old today, but as most people know, this influential rock and roll musician died in a place crash in 1959 when he was at the height of his career and just 23-years-old.
Buddy Holly had a short musical career, but the musicians he inspired is never-ending. A short list includes, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, The Hollies, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and the Grateful Dead.
In honor of this influential musician, who along with Chuck Berry was one of the first rock and roll artists to write his own songs, I’ve got links to six online articles about Buddy Holly and a video link with an interview he did with Dick Clark back in 1958.
Plus, there’s also the MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening on the blog next week!
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Sunday Links
The Life and Legacy of Buddy Holly: Rock and Roll Pioneer - This is a fantastic feature on Holly’s life, his musical career and the on-going influence and legacy he left behind.
10 Fascinating Facts About Buddy Holly - Ten interesting facts are listed in this article, including how he indirectly was responsible for the naming of The Beatles!
Buddy Holly — The Pioneer of Rock ’n Roll - This article lists six examples of Buddy Holly’s influence on rock and roll and the future musicians he had a huge impact on. There’s also a list of Buddy Holly references in pop culture through the years.
Paul McCartney discusses Buddy Holly’s influence in Radio 2 documentary - Paul McCartney and The Beatles always cited Buddy Holly as a huge influence and they recorded his song, “Words of Love” in 1964 for their album, “Beatles for Sale.” Paul McCartney was part of a documentary the BBC produced last year to mark the 65th anniversary of Holly’s death. There’s quotes from Sir Paul from that documentary in this interesting article.
Buddy Holly — 10 of the best - This is a great collection of essays and videos about ten of Buddy Holly’s greatest songs he ever wrote.
Buddy Holly Trivia - Some great trivia here, including the fact that John Wayne was an influence for the song, “That’ll Be The Day.”
Buddy Holly - Interview- 1958 - Dick Clark interviewed Buddy Holly back in 1958, one year before his death.
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: Last Friday I went with my friends, Amber, Joe and Shaun to The Bay Leaf Indian Restaurant and Bar in downtown Peoria. We had a delicious dinner and celebrated Joe’s birthday as the Bohannan Birthday month begins!
Tuesday: This week we’re starting off the MBIP appetizer tour and the first stop was The Fish House and I enjoyed a trio of delicious appetizers at the bar! Tune in Tuesday to check it out!
Wednesday: Pottstown Meats moved from the Metro Centre to their original location about a year ago and I’ve been meaning to go and check out their new location and I’m heading there this week. You can see photos of this journey this coming Wednesday!
Thursday: I’ll be putting up a Throwback Thursday post from a blog that was posted over a decade ago!
Friday: We’ll be enjoying snacks on another Friday Bites post this coming Friday.
Saturday: Once again, we’ll be looking back in Peoria’s past for another Meanwhile, Back in Peoria’s Past post.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: The Beatles Last Concert, Punk Magazine and Keith Moon.