Glasvegas' James Allan: 'Buddy Holly was a real rebel, a real punk'
When I was younger, I always knew there were two things that could make my sister Denise laugh. One of them was an impression of Goofy, and the other was to sing like Buddy Holly. I'd do it in the almost hiccuping style that Buddy used: "Love like yours will surely come my way … a-hey, a-hey, a-hey." And no matter how upset she was or how much she'd been crying because she never got the right shoes or whatever, I could always cheer her up with that. I knew the song Everyday from watching t...
ContactMusic — BUDDY HOLLY's widow still blames herself for the rocker's untimely death - because she is convinced she could have stopped him from boarding the plane which ultimately cr... more info
NME — February 3 is - according to Don McLean's 'American Pie' - "the day the music died", as it marks the anniversary of the plane crash with claimed the life of Buddy Holly. more info
WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Bad business decisions practically defined Buddy Holly as much as his role as a rock n' roll icon/pioneer/visionary/legend/statue/freakish cult figure (for some). Dur... more info
Guardian Music — When I was younger, I always knew there were two things that could make my sister Denise laugh. One of them was an impression of Goofy, and the other was to sing like Bud... more info
ContactMusic — The widow of rock 'n' roll pioneer BUDDY HOLLY still finds it difficult listening to his music, 50 years to the day after his tragic death.
Holly's singing career lasted ... more info
All About Jazz — Sorry, Don McLean, but the music didnt die 50 years later, Buddy Hollys songs still alive in tunes we hear today.
Buddy Holly was the James Dean of his generation. But... more info