[fogia.4]

So I've been sitting here listening to songs like Oh Boy! and Peggy Sue and wow, these songs really rock

Old school surely, but great anyway. Anyone else likes Buddy Holly and has similar bands to recommend?

 

[bjjp2]

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Originally Posted by fogia.4 So I've been sitting here listening to songs like Oh Boy! and Peggy Sue and wow, these songs really rock Old school surely, but great anyway. Anyone else likes Buddy Holly and has similar bands to recommend?

Buddy Holly was great. Somewhat underappreciated now. If you like Buddy Holly, try Marshall Crenshaw for a more modern take.

 

[Aman]

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Buddy Holly: am i the only one here that likes it?

If I said yes, would you feel special?

 

[Jahn]

"That'll Be the Day" is on the Fender 40th Anniversary CD, sounds nice and cleaned up. Buddy Holly was the man, the originator of Geek Rock.

 

[joelongwood]

Buddy Holly was/is GREAT! His output and variety in just a few short years is incredible.........without Buddy Holly and the Crickets, there would have been no Beatles (at least in the name.)

 

[OlManRivah]

Oh Yeah........How 'bout "Heartbeat"......

If you like Buddy you'll probably like the CCR.....

 

[Gord SW Ont]

"Maybe Baby" is another one.

 

[Rempert]

You might try Chuck Berry, or Elvis's early rock albums. Maybe early Elton John... he rocked the piano pretty hard before he got older and mellower.

 

[sno1man]

He was enormously influential. Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones (covered not fade away), Queen (crazy little thing called love was inspired by him supposedly) Stray Cats, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Elvis Costello, Ben Fold, Weezer, (the song Buddy Holly), Don McLean (American Pie was about his death), the list goes on and on.

Marshall Crenshaw is the most directly like him (and talented as well). He even played Buddy Holly in the movie La Bamba.

 

[fogia.4]

Thanks for all the replies I'll look all these up

 

[grawk]

I've been grooving to jerry lee lewis and ray charles some lately. The days when rock and roll was still all about fun.

 

[duff138]

anyone have the 6 disc set "Buddy I Knew" my brother-in-law is looking for a copy. If you got it give me a PM. thanks

 

[johnjac]

Only the good die young

 

[VicAjax]

my theory is that, had buddy holly lived, elvis would have been an also-ran while buddy would be revered today as the greatest american rocker.

 

[bjjp2]

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Originally Posted by VicAjax my theory is that, had buddy holly lived, elvis would have been an also-ran while buddy would be revered today as the greatest american rocker.

This theory overlooks the fact that Elvis was, at least in his younger days, one of the most good-looking and charismatic entertainers who ever lived, while Buddy Holly was, er, not.