It’s the 50th anniversary of “The Day the Music Died,” when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were all killed in a plane crash.
In observance, here’s an article about how Buddy Holly made the world obsessed with dead rock stars (or something); here’s a link to a cool M. Ward cover of Holly’s song “Rave On;” and here’s a clip of the Filipino James Deans impersonating the Mexican-American Elvis:
Sorry, I don't have much to offer on the Big Bopper. Hellooooo, baaaaby!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Bye bye, Miss American Pie
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Were they all rock star death age?
Sadly no. Buddy Holly was 22 I think, Valens was like 17 (poor kid), the Big Bopper was close at 28.
That article I linked to reminded me of two others who were 27: Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) and Robert Johnson (influential blue guys)
If you haven't yet, you should check out The Big Bopper's follow-up to "Chantilly Lace" called "The Big Bopper's Wedding". Someone actually posted a sample of a Big Bopper compilation CD. If you go to the 30 second mark of the following link, you can hear a portion of "The Big Bopper's Wedding":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQpT9F0u0gk
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