Buddy Holly

Wat Tyler · December 13, 2015

He was the business.
Dead at 22, every time I hear one of his songs it makes me think of what might have been. Rave On is one of the best things you will ever hear. 22 though, what might have been!!!!

ilikecheese · December 13, 2015

Great song.

One of Weezer's most catchy tunes. Ooo we ooo I look just like Buddy Holly...

Huyton Layne · December 13, 2015

Oh oh and you're Mary Tyler Moore

chicoazul · December 13, 2015

Didn't even know he was dead. Thought he may have just kicked the bucket now hence this thread. Phew.

l4toffee · December 13, 2015

ilikecheese · December 13, 2015

chicoazul said:
Didn't even know he was dead. Thought he may have just kicked the bucket now hence this thread. Phew.

You were probably a Ritchie Valens fan anyway.

Jamo Martinez · December 13, 2015

I've probably posted this before but wtf.
Country artist Waylon Jennings was a 19 year old bass player with the Crickets. On that fateful day The Big Bopper was going to drive up to the gig they were due to play together. However, as he had a cold, young Jennings gave up his seat on the plane to him and he went by car.
True story.

Clint Planet · December 13, 2015

l4toffee said:
RIP

Awful news. 22 is no age.

Groucho · December 13, 2015

What's worse is, the shock of this news caused his wife to have a miscarriage.

Absolute tragedy.

Jamo Martinez said:
I've probably posted this before but wtf.
Country artist Waylon Jennings was a 19 year old bass player with the Crickets. On that fateful day The Big Bopper was going to drive up to the gig they were due to play together. However, as he had a cold, young Jennings gave up his seat on the plane to him and he went by car.
True story.

Similar thing with Stevie Ray Vaughan - he was wanting to get to the city of his following night's gig, so his friend Eric Clapton said "g'wed, take my seat on my helicopter". Crash, dead, tragedy.

Jags..class · December 13, 2015

Planes in those days were dangerous.

Pasty Cline was 30 when she died in a plane crash. She is one of the best county singers.

deipnosophist · December 13, 2015

Jamo Martinez said:
I've probably posted this before but wtf.
Country artist Waylon Jennings was a 19 year old bass player with the Crickets. On that fateful day The Big Bopper was going to drive up to the gig they were due to play together. However, as he had a cold, young Jennings gave up his seat on the plane to him and he went by car.
True story.

I never knew that...good post

degsy · December 13, 2015

The day the music died...who knows what he would've gone on to do and be.
would've been interesting to see him go head to head with the UK giants of 60's pop.
not to mention the psychedelic / progressive / west coast hard rock of the late 60's

tonyhorne · December 13, 2015

One of the great rock and roll originals. Also a gun-toting Texan. Apparently, the Big Bopper was found some distance from the crash site in possession of Buddy Holly's gun. One theory goes that Holly, known to be a nervous flyer, caused (or at least contributed to) the crash by panicking in turbulence and firing his gun. The Big Bopper initially survived the crash impact and set off to find help only to perish in the bad weather.

Could be utter cobblers........