Rock N Roll
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From the early days of rock and roll, a voice that, at the tender age of 21, was silenced "the day the music died," on February 3, 1959 in Clear Lake Iowa.
The Great Buddy Holly, "Maybe Baby," Enjoy.
The Great Buddy Holly, "Maybe Baby," Enjoy.
Still the King, over 60 years since "Kid Galahad" was released. I always wondered if Elvis got lucky with Joan Blackman, who also co-starred with the King in "Blue Hawaii."
Elvis, "I Got Lucky," Enjoy.
Elvis, "I Got Lucky," Enjoy.
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My first rock & roll idol at age 16. Had hair then, did the front forehead curl, wore glasses and they were dark rimmed like his. Bought almost everything he recorded from his days with the Crickets and later on, too bad how he was killed. The Day The Music Died.
This is the neatest part of the biopic, "The Buddy Holly Story." starring Gary Busey. Enjoy.
years ago...me and my girl friend, who being from Trinidad never heard of Buddy Holly went to see the live play/ musical about Buddy Holly at the now defunct Stage West theater in Mississauga....i never told her about Buddy and his sad fate....by the end of the night she had tears in her eyes....................it was a great show, great dinner..a wonderful evening
A clip from Ed Sullivan, from September 9, 1956, The King and "Don't Be Cruel." From the ancient annals of rock and roll, enjoy.
Note the Jordanaires in the background.
Note the Jordanaires in the background.
I remember seeing Elvis on the Sullivan show, I think more than once. If you could get a copy of his appearance on that TV show, you will notice that the coverage never showed Elvis below his waist, as his so called sexy hip movements could not be seen on TV. Trivia question, how many countries did Elvis appear in live. Answer, my mother in 1957 saw him at the Maple Leaf Gardens.
Another favourite of mine in his later years, It Doesn't Matter Anymore. Interesting point, his song was True Love Ways, a lovely ballad was later recorded by Waylon Jennings who was a member of the crickets, his version was sung in a cappella. Of course he gave up his seat on a flight with Holly, Ritchie Valens(La Bamba) to the big Bopper, JP Richardson who were killed in their plane accident, hence the song The Day The Music Died by Don McLean, American Pie. IMO, Waylon was a great country singer, also known for being a part of the group The Highwaymen. Consisting of him, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, ugh, and one of the great songwriters in country and folk, Kris Kristofferson who wrote one of Gordon Lightfoot's biggest and best hit songs, Me And Bobby McGee. Ah, the memories.
That was the song my second ex and I had them play for the first dance at our wedding. Fell kinda flat as the singer was no Buddy Holly, and the band wasn't The Crickets. And the marriage didn't last, so there ya go...
I was lucky enough to see "skinny Elvis" live at the Las Vegas Hilton when he was in residence. Killer show, with James Burton on his Tele and as the head of the orchestra.
