Buddy Holly Keep Resting in Peace

Let's take a break from all the bad economic news and remember, as many are doing today, Buddy Holly. A lot of the Gen Y and Xers we know blew us off when we mentioned it was the 50th anniversary of Buddy's death. In their mind, he was just some early rock and roller who nobody plays anymore. But of course it isn't just what you do while you're here, it's who you influence while you are doing it. So let's look at a few who hung on Buddy's guitar strap. Our source is Wikipedia.

Teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney did not attend a Holly concert, but they watched his TV appearance on "Sunday Night at the London Palladium"...Lennon and McCartney later cited Holly as a primary influence...Their band's name, The Beatles, was chosen partly in homage to Holly's Crickets… The Beatles did a cover version of "Words of Love" that was a close reproduction of Holly's version. McCartney owns the publishing rights to Holly's song catalogue...Keith Richards attended one of Holly’s gigs, where he heard "Not Fade Away" for the first time (one of The Rolling Stones early hits was a cover of "Not Fade Away)...A young Bob Dylan attended the 31 January 1959 show, two nights before Holly's death. Dylan referred to this in his 1998 Grammy acceptance speech for his 1997 Time out of Mind winning Album of the Year… Run-DMC's music video for the song "King of Rock" has an extended video on Buddy Holly performing on The Ed Sullivan Show...The 2008 Ukulele Recordings EP by Hellogoodbye includes a cover of the song "Everyday"... And then this kid on You Tube doing our fav: "Oh Boy"