Buddy Holly R.I.P. Rock In Perpetuity!
February 5, 2007
I saw Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens at an Alan Freed Rock and Roll show in the late 50’s, and remember standing in the rain hoping to meet them at the stage door. Ritchie, came out and graciously signed autographs for anyone who asked. Joe B. Maudlin, and Jerry Allison of the Crickets, emerged next and signed my autograph book as well.
I stayed another half an hour…’cause I couldn’t wait to tell Buddy how much his music meant to me and how I sat in the 3rd row for the last few days making diagrams of where he put his fingers on the frets so I could play just like him! When his bandmates returned, Joe said that Buddy probably wasn’t coming out. Disappointed, I took the subway back home to the Bronx before it got dark.
When your plane crashed, they said it was the “Day the music died”…but Buddy, your music has never died for me…”Rave On” and Rock In Perpetuity!
Respectfully, Artie
Copyright 2007 by Artie Wayne
February 8, 2007 at 3:18 am
Personally, I get a little tired of hearing 2/3/1959 referred to as “the day the music died.” I know about poetic license and all, but the music didn’t die - it was just cut off at the source.
October 6, 2007 at 3:19 am
just a word. you probably didn’t grow up then. and you probably didn,t end up in indian country in v-nam, but buddy meant a lot to us along w/ elvis,jerry lee, and even mozart. think back if you ever heard an m14 or m16 and qualified w/ an old garand m-l. iraq aint shit. adios and happy trails.
May 5, 2008 at 7:27 pm
wow… buddy holly was a great guy… id tell you like i told everyone else. The soul music died but we have more artists now… love you